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Why TransUnion led blockchain fintech Spring Labs’ $30M Series B

TechCrunch

A number of fintechs have popped up as of late aiming to disrupt the traditional model of evaluating an individual’s creditworthiness. GreatPoint Ventures and August Capital, among other existing investors, are participating in the Series B round as well. “We Spring Labs is one of them.

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Developing Rapid-Response Plans for Cities to Help Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses in This Time of Economic Crisis

Forward Cities

It is this form of connected, community collaboration that is going to be critical to responding quickly to the immediate needs of entrepreneurs and small business owners in the community, especially those most vulnerable to these economic shocks. As disruptive as COVID-19 is, new entrepreneurial opportunities will open up because of it.

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Environmental, social and governance tracking gets easier with ESGgo

TechCrunch

The product itself is focused on data collection; from the first 50 companies ESGgo spoke to, they learned that there were no tools available. The company learned that most ESG tracking is currently done in some pretty esoteric systems — mostly spreadsheets or collaborative databases.

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20 Years of Investing in Startups

Paul G. Silva

provides aquatic data collection services and aquatic drones that work in pods of 1- 20 to collect data at unprecedented scale at orders of magnitude less cost. This experience makes learning to code more engaging, competitive, and collaborative than anything else on the market. Jaia Robotics Inc.

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

Dream It

Via TechCrunch by Arman Tabatabai: Venture capital has been flooding the various subverticals under the robotics umbrella in recent years, and the construction space is one of the largest beneficiaries. Finishing is the ripest for disruption. This is an indication that the industry is ready for disruption.

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Newsletter: Car and motorbike safety + Sustaining Israel’s startups

OurCrowd

OurCrowd’s Top 10 Post-Pandemic Tech Trends offers invaluable insight into what will be hot, disruptive and investible in startups for the coming 12 months. From the summit, it is easy to be dazzled by the achievements of Israel’s venture capital colossus. Watch the full interview here and read the story here. Learn More.

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Newsletter: Future of FinTech + Indoor wireless done right

OurCrowd

The FinTech revolution has brought disruption to banking, insurance and stock exchanges. Investors include Jeffries, the Sony Innovation Fund and FM Capital. Will the developing collaborations between automakers and insurance companies determine the future of the car insurance industry? Learn More. Introductions.