TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

We are also continuing to invest in our route optimization software, which just helps districts get more efficient and greener,” Joanna McFarland, CEO and co-founder, told TechCrunch. “By Rideshare startup HopSkipDrive raises $22M to focus on school transportation.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

Lori Systems , an African on-demand logistics and trucking company digitizing haulage and providing shippers with solutions to manage their cargo and transporters, has raised a pre-Series B round in which Google participated along with other existing investors. We are focusing on investments where we believe that Google could add value.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

AtoB’s integrated financial platform is like Stripe for transportation, says Harshita Arora, co-founder of AtoB. Now, five years later, the company she co-founded with Vignan Velivela and Tushar Misra has raised a total $230 million in a combination of venture equity, debt and strategic working capital.

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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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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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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 25, 2024

million in Series A funding, led by GreenPoint Partners with support from Speedwagon Capital Partners, to accelerate expansion of its managed properties and technology platform. FirstFleet, PAM Transport, Dot Transportation, Western Flyer Xpress, and Riverside Transport, as well as more than 1,500 midsized fleets and small trucking companies.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

million jobs due to Google’s $1 billion investment in the continent. The continent’s investment story. The report first highlights the growth of venture capital on the continent over the past six years; within this period, investments in African startups have grown 18x. This is compared to 37%, 70% and 66% in the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2023

Signaling that investments in the supply chain sector remain robust, Pando , a startup developing fulfillment management technologies, today announced that it raised $30 million in a Series B round, bringing its total raised to $45 million. Customers can customize the tools and apps or build their own using Pando’s APIs.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2022

The tech industry loves generalizations — and don’t worry, I enjoy my fair share too — but as the downturn continues to play out, it’s increasingly important to think about the structural changes that may be forming in the venture capital landscape. There was the path where you did some investments and made money.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2022

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. ” That might sound silly coming from a media outlet focused on technology — and the people investing and building it. Investment activity in aviation — specifically air taxis — continues to ramp up as illustrated by Boeing. Deal of the week.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

The company, co-founded by Michele Romanow and Andrew D’Souza, positions itself as an alternative equity-free capital solution for early-stage founders. While we’ve invested in over 4,000 businesses using this model, we’ve also turned away over 50,000 who weren’t at this scale or level of repeatability,” D’Souza tells TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2021

As consumers around the world slowly start to get moving again — fingers crossed that new waves of COVID-19 cases do not set that back — one of the big players in on-demand mass transportation services is announcing a growth round to move with them. Where top VCs are investing in travel, tourism and hospitality tech.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The round was led by Inven Capital, a growth fund out of the Czech Republic. Additional investment came from Iris Capital, with strong participation from current investors, including Rider Global, Northzone, Cherry Ventures and the Italian venture fund H14. It’s now raised $103 million since its launch in 2016.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

InstaDeep , a Tunis and London-based enterprise AI startup that creates decision-making systems for solving real-world problems, has raised $100 million in Series B financing led by Alpha Intelligence Capital and CDIB. Other examples are the design of advanced therapeutics with silicon and routing components on a printed circuit board.

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HPA

MARCH 21, 2024

HPA is excited to announce our investment in Fuel Me ’s $18M Series A Round , which was co-led by Pritzker Group Venture Capital and Tribeca Venture Partners and includes co-investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Interplay Venture Capital, and FJ Labs.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2021

GM, Honda and other institutional investors have also put more capital into Cruise as the autonomous vehicle company inches closer to commercializing its technology. While Microsoft’s capital is important, the partnership might provide equal and longer-term value for Cruise, at least in the two companies’ views. .

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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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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MARCH 8, 2020

They are also about attaining metrics that lead to positive cashflow and attract investment. When it comes to metrics, the customer growth story from SendaRide, a young Oklahoma company that provides customized, concierge, non-emergency medical transportation, packs a punch. They do not abandon a company once they invest.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

We named this summit after a report we wrote with Pitchbook at the end of 2021 to explore the impact of the pandemic on investment patterns. Roads, bridges, and transport will make or break a city’s ability to grow its startup ecosystem and talent pool. marking its highest level since 2017. Infrastructure touches everything.

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

This market growth is one of the many reasons why Revolution was excited to announce our investment in CLEAR last week. link] Why We Invested in CLEAR was originally published in Revolution on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2021

Toyota AI Ventures, Toyota’s standalone venture capital fund, has dropped the “AI” and is reborn as, simply, Toyota Ventures. So while Toyota Ventures’ investment approach isn’t changing, it’s broadening the scope of startups it will consider investing in. . The Frontier Fund is a step outside of mobility.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

All Raise hires new CEO : A nonprofit focused on “increasing diversity within venture capital deals and decision-makers” per our reporting, All Raise now has a new boss. The venture result : The tough market is starting to show up in venture capital results, early data indicates. Sarah Kunst, managing director, Cleo Capital.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 23, 2023

The funding round was led by Ortus Star, with participation from existing investors Cocoon Capital and YCAB Ventures and new investors, including Goldbell Investment, NP Consulting, Damson Capital, and several angel investors. Register The Indonesia-based fleet-tracking startup, TransTRACK, has successfully raised US$2.1

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

SmartRyde , a Japanese online pre-booked airport transfers service platform, is a marketplace that connects travelers to local transportation operators/online travel agencies (OTAs). SmartRyde announced today it has secured a $1.6 It will also use the funding for global expansion, Kimura said.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 23, 2023

Vehicle networks to drive down cost and complexity while improving power efficiency in next-generation architectures Capital continues to flow to technologies that are driving the future of the automotive industry, as seen in the recent announcement made by startup Ethernovia, Inc. having recently completed a $64 million A-round.

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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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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Their offerings include MoveinSync Ion, a SaaS-based platform designed to manage employee transportation, and MoveinSync One, a comprehensive solution for accessing various commute modes like cabs, shuttles, and buses. According to a presentation for investors, MoveinSync boasts over 450,000 monthly active users and facilitates more than 2.5

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Revolution

APRIL 24, 2023

As investors who bet on those entrepreneurs and the industry-transforming startups they’re building, VCs have a unique perspective on what “investing in the planet” looks like at scale. What does investing in our planet mean to you as a venture capitalist vs. as a consumer? “As Here’s what they had to say. “As

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Revolution

JUNE 21, 2022

Last month, we gathered more than 150 investors across 42 states with more than $180 billion in assets under management to explore new frontiers in regional investment. Second, the gathering came on the heels of a pivotal year in venture capital. Our inaugural Beyond Silicon Valley Summit was timely for several reasons.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Already, BasiGo has set up a charging and servicing depot adjacent to the country’s main airport, the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, in the capital, Nairobi. The support and knowledge of this investor group will catalyze BasiGo in its mission to make East Africa a leader in inclusive, sustainable bus transport,” he said.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

stake in the three-year-old startup, whereas 42dot’s co-founder and chief executive Chang-Hyeon Song, who interestingly also leads the transportation-as-a-service (TaaS) team at Hyundai Motor, held a 36.19% stake as of December 2021, according to 42dot’s regulatory filing. Hyundai currently owns a 20.4% million) in 42dot.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 16, 2024

(April 15, 2024) – Last week, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved the creation of the New Jersey Green Bank (NJGB), which will make investments in the clean energy sector that will help advance the state’s efforts to make an equitable transition to 100 percent clean energy.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2022

But venture capital keeps on flowing even as COVID-19 wanes, recent news shows. Nigeria’s OnePort landed a $5 million investment that will help it expand to three major African hubs by the end of the year. The pandemic played a role in boosting logistics startups, shining a light on how essential supply chains are.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Travel booking startup Hopper today announced that it closed a $96 million follow-on investment from Capital One, bringing the company’s total raised to $740 million. Travel app Hopper raises $96M from Capital One to double down on social commerce by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The European e-scooter market is currently the main battleground for companies playing in the micromobility space, taking advantage as they are of Europe’s relatively compact cities and the desire of populations to move to more sustainable transportation. In 2021, players like Tier, Voi and Dott continued to raise VC backing. and Europe.

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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

JANUARY 23, 2023

If you’re into transportation, don’t miss Kirsten ’s The Station. Give ’em something to ChatGPT about : After much speculation, Microsoft confirmed that it will invest an undisclosed number of billions in OpenAI, thus extending the companies’ partnership. PST, subscribe here. Happy new week! Kyle has more.

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