TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

Aimed at managers, this post offers several testable strategies that will help you boost productivity and say goodbye to poorly run, lazily planned meetings. It’s hard to pin down where Shein is from,” answered Richard Xu from Grand View Capital, a Chinese venture capital firm. Image Credits: Chevrolet.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2022

Brrr, it’s cold in here : Manish writes that a “venture capital winter” will last a little longer, according to SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son. Rebecca ’s transportation and mobility roundup, the Station, was particularly good too, breaking down what is happening in the land of micromobility and much more. The TechCrunch Top 3.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Success breeds IPO : Shared vehicle company Lime reported its first profitable year, with Rebecca writing that “Lime has figured out how to make shared micromobility a sustainable business.” “Capital is more expensive now than it’s been in years,” he writes in TC+. Aria has more.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The Singapore-based startup announced today it has raised a $12 million Series A led by Sequoia Capital India, with participation from Trail Mix Ventures and Alteria Capital. The round also included returning investors Nordic Eye Venture Capital and Motion Ventures. million in seed funding.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Nova itself is a counterpoint to profit-focused corporate venture capital outfits, and is instead focusing on abilities to collaborate with the LG conglomerate across the board, in a few key verticals: the metaverse, connected healthcare, smart homes, electric vehicles (EV) and the wonderfully fuzzily named tech for good.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 23, 2022

Micromobility ain’t looking so hot these days, either, unfortunately. Carv, which came to venture capital by way of Kickstarter, claims its product can be retrofitted to any boot. “This strategy sparks interest, attracts more subscribers to your site and improves the purchase potential of their products.”

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TechCrunch

JULY 18, 2022

Micromobbin’ Before we dive in, I just wanted to spotlight a piece from TechCruncher Annie Saunders on why micromobility might only ever just be a fun way to get around , rather than something that can truly augment public transit. You also can send a direct message to @kirstenkorosec. Check it out (TechCrunch+ subscription required).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Freemium products are everywhere, but unless companies revisit and optimize their strategy, there’s no effective way to optimize conversions. We’ve got your ticket to ride an e-scooter : Lyft wants to reshape shared micromobility with dockable e-scooter. Rebecca has more.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

The investors: Boaz Dinte , managing general partner, Qumra Capital. Daniel Cohen , partner, Viola Ventures. Ben Wiener , partner, Jumpspeed Ventures. Sharin Fisher , partner, Fort Ross Ventures. Adi Levanon Chazan , partner, Flint Capital. Noam Kaiser , partner, Intel Capital. Boaz Dinte, Qumra Capital.

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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 29, 2021

In late November, OurCrowd, Israel’s most active venture capital fund, became the first to open up offices in the UAE for direct investment in Emirati companies,” Thomas Grove notes in the Wall Street Journal , reporting on the Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s historic visit to Abu Dhabi this week. Invest Now.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Micromobbin’ A range of 15-minute grocery delivery companies are cropping up around the world, and they’re fueled by gig workers on micromobility vehicles. In some less bleak news, Spin did some research on mode-shifts and found about 25% of trips on the company’s micromobility vehicles replaced private or rideshare car trips.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2022

We’ll kick off mobility month with a TechCrunch Live event focused on building a better mobility fintech startup featuring Rachel Holt of Construct Capital and Caribou CEO Kevin Bennett. Meanwhile in the land of shared micromobility. TC Live, which is free, will be live-streamed beginning 11:30 a.m. SWTCH Energy Inc.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Micromobbin’ I don’t want to get ahead of myself here, but are we close to reaching the point of no return on our micromobility revolution? Milan , for example, is investing €250 million into its Urban Biking Strategy that’ll see the birth of fast cycle corridors with better public transit integration. Rebecca Bellan.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

The Nordic countries make up just 4% of Europe’s total population, but they account for a significant amount of venture capital investment. One investors we spoke to said Norway is “becoming a major hub, with scale-ups and international capital incoming much faster these days.” E-commerce.

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