TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The public transport sector in Kenya is largely traditional and a majority of operators, especially those in road travel, still require their clients to physically book tickets at their offices even when making advance travel plans. Others do not have provisions for seat reservation.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The 4Di Capital, Chandaria Capital, Chui Ventures, PANI, Samurai Incubate, and Verdant Frontiers Fintech participated in the round. said Darshan Chandaria, CEO of Chandaria Capital. We want to do it in a very structured way and our technology is a great foundational layer to enable us to build other products.”.

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HPA

MARCH 24, 2021

Lee Partners (THL), with participation from Qualcomm Ventures, Volvo Group Venture Capital AB and Zebra Technologies, as well as existing investors Hyde Park Angels , August Capital, CEAS Investments, Hyde Park Venture Partners and Bain Capital Ventures, bringing total capital raised to over $200 million.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Getting investors excited about your product is a critical part of raising capital. But founders are often so consumed with talking metrics, milestones achieved, or the capital they need that they sometimes forget to talk about their overarching vision for their startups. Don’t confuse "exit strategy" with your company’s vision.

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Revolution

APRIL 24, 2023

As investors with capital to put to work, we have to have a ‘challenge accepted’ mindset.” While many think achieving that goal is unlikely, as investors with capital to put to work, we have to have a ‘challenge accepted’ mindset.” — Kristin “I look for tech opportunities that enable sustainable B2B change versus small lifestyle changes.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 30, 2024

Before this program, I had the desire to pursue venture capital funding but lacked the clarity on what steps to take. The knowledge and insights gained from these sessions felt like I was unlocking the cheat code to the entire venture capital ecosystem.” The Bridge2 Program has been fundamental to the next phase of my business.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2021

MAX ) is planning to enter more markets across Africa as it races towards formalizing the continent’s transportation sector after securing $31 million in Series B funding. Njoya said the startup is working towards becoming the go-to vehicle subscription and financial services platform for millions of transport operators across the continent.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 6, 2022

Register Transport Capital , a globally-recognised investment management and advisory firm focused on the maritime and aviation industries, has launched its new venture capital arm named TC Ventures. Headquartered in Singapore, Transport Capital’s core expertise is in Real Assets and Private Capital Markets.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

It plans to use the fresh capital to scale its fast charge-capable anode technologies that might enable the next generation of batteries for electric vehicles. Alongside lead investor Lotte Chemical and investment company KTB Network, General Motors’ corporate venture capital arm, GM Ventures, signed on as a strategic investor.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2022

Construct Capital co-founders and general partners Dayna Grayson and Rachel Holt continue to dive into innovation that some investors may not think is so sexy, but actually runs behind the scenes so that our food gets to grocery stores every week and our packages arrive when they say they will.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 16, 2024

The NJGB will make investments through debt, credit enhancements, and other financial vehicles to attract private capital to enable the state to reach its climate goals. The NJGB will inject capital into New Jersey’s clean energy economy and support green businesses and good-paying jobs in the field.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2023

Sendy , a Kenyan logistics startup that enabled retailers to purchase FMCGs directly from manufacturers, among other services, is shutting down its operations and exploring a sale of its assets, TechCrunch has learned. But that hasn’t come easy. But that hasn’t come easy. It has raised $26.5

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2021

But getting real-time access to information from transportation providers has remained somewhat elusive for shippers and logistics companies alike. . And now, project44 announced it has raised $202 million in a Series E funding round led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Emergence Capital. Enter project44.

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Revolution

JULY 21, 2021

Ari understands how to transform the experience of public spaces and enable brands to reach consumers more efficiently and effectively. We’re co-leading Place Exchange’s $20M Series A with Ted Maidenberg at Tribe Capital. Prior to that, he was President and COO of MediaMath, a leading programmatic ad-tech platform.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Merritt Hummer is a partner at Bain Capital Ventures, where she invests in the fintech, e-commerce and proptech sectors. As a venture capital investor in B2B e-commerce companies, I’m carefully watching the industry and have seen several forward-thinking business models emerge for B2B marketplaces. Merritt Hummer. Contributor.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 31, 2023

Led by LG Technology Ventures, the venture capital arm of the LG Group, the round also saw participation from Safar Partners, UOB Venture Management, and existing investors Alpha JWC and LDV Partners. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? million in a Series A funding round.

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TechCrunch

MAY 14, 2021

a startup that enables on-demand repair of electric vehicle charging stations. Will Venture Capital Drive the Future of Mobility? But the auto giant’s push to electrify passenger vehicles is just one of many efforts to be a leader in innovation and the future of transportation.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

-based online university platform Nexford University has raised $8 million in a Series A round co-led by New Markets Venture Partners and Learn Capital, two prominent edtech venture capital firms in the U.S. The tech-enabled startup, launched by Fadl Al Tarzi in 2019, is filling affordability and relevance gaps in education.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

Austin’s venture capital scene has been hot for years now, but a pair of local investment firms just closed on new funds aimed at injecting more capital into startups in Austin and elsewhere. What is different is that with a larger fund, they can deploy the capital faster than in previous funds, Plauche said.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2021

The transaction will enable the combined entity to retain net proceeds of up to $428 million of cash, according to Switchback, which brings $316 million cash-in-trust to the table. ” Special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, have become a popular route for going public amongst transportation startups. .

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

Ugandan technology-enabled asset finance company Tugende today announced that it has closed $3.6 Enza Capital participated, alongside some unnamed angel investors. Between 2006 and 2010, CEO Wilkerson, then a journalist and researcher, spent a great deal of time using motorcycles ( Boda bodas ) for quick and flexible transport.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

The rush to grow, outrun, and disrupt runs in the lifeblood of today’s entrepreneurs, driving their fervor and enabling them to capture markets from giants of industries too big to maneuver in a quickly changing landscape. That has been truer for the mobility landscape than most other industries.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

per the 2020 report of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). Sumutasu says its platform enables users to access a fair house valuation in an hour. . and the U.K., The company is partnered with more than 20 banks and remodeling companies. . Japan Finance Corporation led the debt financing.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

’s Seraphim Capital , the country’s only space tech accelerator, has released details of its newest cohort as part of its Space Camp programme, timed with the end of World Space Week last week. Description: “Helix Technologies – enables precision GPS antennas, providing 10cm level accuracy. Helix Technologies.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Against that backdrop of unsafe practices, I wanted to note an important departure over at the Department of Transportation. The UK’s Department of Transport reports weekday cycling rates have jumped 47% in the first half of 2022. Autonomous vehicles.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

This collaborative program also includes prominent VC organizations like Kleiner Perkins, Salesforce Ventures and Initialized Capital to develop lasting mentorships with the TC Include founder cohort. We joined forces with Black Female Founders , and they nominated an impressive posse of early-stage startup founders. Go Together, Inc. :

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

VCs include WndrCo, DN Capital, Kismet Capital, Spike Ventures, Quiet Capital, Endeavor Catalyst, FJ Labs, VentureSouq, Nellore Capital and Moving Capital. The company started with ride-hailing services because the cities it targeted had dense populations and inefficient transportation services.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

In October last year, Sendy, a Kenyan logistics scale-up, wound up its supplies service , which enabled retailers to purchase FMCGs directly from manufacturers, saying it was directing all its focus on its end-to-end fulfillment offering. Months later, the company is ceasing on-ground operations in Nigeria, one of its four markets in Africa.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

A Shrimpbox farm system enables farmers to become vertical aquaculture farming operations. Then there is the software aspect that enables remote operation management of the production and workflow mapped out with data so that it is easier to train and perform the farming tasks. So they created Atarraya, a U.S.-based Series A funding

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2023

CEO and founder Nitin Jayakrishnan says that the new capital will be put toward expanding Pando’s global sales, marketing and delivery capabilities. “Pando’s no-code capabilities enable business users to customize the apps while maintaining platform integrity — reducing the need for IT resources for each customization.”

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2022

Dave Mullen is an investor at SVB Capital , where he focuses largely on fintech, proptech and insurtech. And when it comes to reducing real estate’s climate footprint, according to Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), the path starts with adopting technologies that enable green certifications such as LEED and BREEAM. Image Credits: SVB Capital.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 20, 2023

The funding round was co-led by AC Ventures, East Ventures, and South Korea’s SV Investment and saw participation from several strategic investors, including Peak XV Partners, Provident, AlfaCorp, M Venture Partners, Northstar Group, Openspace Ventures, Shinhan Venture Investment, Beenext, Kinesys Group, and Skystar Capital.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

million pre-Series A round to expand its tech-enabled logistics solution across the Francophone region. The round was co-led by pan-African venture capital firm 4DX Ventures and regional telecom operator Orange. Today the company is announcing that it has raised a $4.5 Initially , PAPS operated a consumer-to-consumer logistics model.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The funding brings Flip’s total capital raised to $65million. . Sequoia Capital India, Insight Partners and Insignia Ventures Partners co-led the Series B round. Flip, which intends to be the most customer-centric financial technology company in the world, enables users to do fair financial transactions from anywhere to anyone.

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Revolution

JANUARY 24, 2022

But today, players want to capitalize on their personal, multi-million-follower brands at the peaks of their careers rather than afterwards. Content providers and distribution channels want data that unlocks the embedded value in sports and enables fans to connect with their favorite players and teams in a more multi-dimensional way.

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

As transactions involving consumer data become increasingly digital, the need for secure identity authentication is becoming critically important in industries such as financial services, transportation, retail, and entertainment.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2021

The company is developing robotic smart mobile assistants that enable frontline workers to perform their jobs more safely and efficiently. He was receiving inbound interest from investors, and the capital would enable the company to proceed more rapidly. It allows nurses to do a great job without being doctors themselves.”.

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