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How a Company Becomes a Pillar of Its Local Community

Revolution

At the turn of the 20th century, any number of American municipalities with similar access to talent, materials, investment, and transportation might have emerged as the beating heart of the automobile industry. And for decades, until the entire industry was disrupted, that attraction established a virtuous cycle.

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Moonshots, Momentum, and Legislative Tailwinds Beyond Silicon Valley

Revolution

Roads, bridges, and transport will make or break a city’s ability to grow its startup ecosystem and talent pool. Executing on opportunities at the intersection of utility and disruption allows for exponential innovation. Infrastructure touches everything. There are untold impacts of climate change many of us don’t see.

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Le Yen Thanh, CEO of Vietnam’s Phenikaa MaaS, named in 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia

AsiaTechDaily

As a Co-founder & CEO of Phenikaa MaaS (formerly BusMap), Le Yen Thanh is one of the prominent and inspirational names in the Vietnamese startup community. In 2013, Thanh founded the BusMap Project, a free public transportation app for urban bus passengers. In 2021, BusMap received a capital injection of $US1.5

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As Allbirds goes public, sustainability is the mantra of the future

TechCrunch

It has now become a materials innovation company disrupting how clothes are made. This is a huge opportunity for founders to build a purpose-native company that will have generational impact on the community, for employees and investors alike.

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Join Team TechCrunch at these speed networking sessions at Disrupt

TechCrunch

Grab a red Sharpie, circle September 20 on your calendar (ooh, how old-school) and get ready to jumpstart your TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 networking experience. Sure, Disrupt’s “official” run is September 21-23, but why wait to meet other movers and shakers in your specific tech category? Make the most out of your TC Disrupt experience!

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InstaDeep’s acquisition is a classic case of an African startup gone global 

TechCrunch

InstaDeep utilizes advanced machine learning techniques, including deep reinforcement learning in applications within an enterprise environment that cuts across various industries such as biotech, transportation, electronics manufacturing and logistics. I believe that AI is a huge opportunity for Africa and I’ve been vocal about it.

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India’s Xpressbees nets $40m funding from Malaysia’s Khazanah Nasional Berhad

AsiaTechDaily

Xpressbees CEO Amitava Saha stated that there’s a massive opportunity for tech-led disruption in logistics, and the company aims to become a dominant end-to-end logistics player leveraging any strategic opportunities. “We have established a leading brand but are still early in our growth story.