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Announcing the startups and judges onstage at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

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The judges for this pitch-off will be Yoon Choi (Muirwoods Ventures), Mar Hershenson (Pear VC) and Gabriel Scheer (Elemental Excelerator) on day one; and Sven Strohband (Khosla Ventures), Victoria Beasley (Prelude Ventures) and John Du (GM Ventures) on day two. ” Mar Hershenson — Pear VC. ” Expert panel of judges.

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

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They were developing specific technology that could impact many sectors,” noted Jilani on InstaDeep’s pioneering tech. We often see AI as a technology and a competition between developed countries. And it was also interesting, especially in Africa, where such companies are quite rare.

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Coast lands $27.5M from VC firms, slew of founders to provide expense management to fleet operators

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Founded in late 2020 by Daniel Simon, Coast describes itself as the “modern financial services platform for the future of transportation.” ” It compares itself to the likes of Ramp, Brex or Airbase in that it has developed an expense management software platform for fleet operators and their employees.

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‘How can you understand life if you don’t look at it live?’ — Eikon Therapeutics rakes in $518M

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Adam Goulburn, a partner at Lux Capital, was first struck by Eikon Therapeutics’ pitch to use super microscopes to develop drugs when founder Eric Betzig posed a simple question: How can you understand life if you don’t look at it live? . “It It was such a simple statement, but it was kind of eye opening to me,” Goulburn tells TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Palihapitiya on SPACs, inside Rivian’s IPO, BaaS pros talk shop

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I was joined by Hana Mohan, a transgender woman who is the CEO and co-founder of MagicBell; Leslie Feinzaig, a Latina entrepreneur who started the Female Founders Alliance; and Stephen Bailey, a Black man who is the founder and CEO of ExecOnline, an online leadership development platform. Image Credits: Bryce Durbin.