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Autonomous driving startup Momenta raises another $500M

TechCrunch

In the wake of a $300 million investment from General Motors in September, Momenta, an autonomous driving solution provider from China, announced today an additional $500 million added to its Series C round. Instead, it counts on gleaning data from a network of mass-produced vehicles powered by its solutions.

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Plume raises $300M as it passes 1.2B devices in 35M homes using its smart Wi-Fi service

TechCrunch

Plume’s CEO and founder Fahri Diner said the startup will be using the money to continue building out its software platform, inking and servicing more deals with carriers and generally expanding its horizons. Insight was the sole backer in its last round, investing $270 million at a $1.35 billion valuation in the startup.

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Behind the scenes: The challenges of building an EdTech startup

Startup Grind

Challenges facing EdTech founders: Small Network: A small number of hugely successful EdTech startups (compared to other markets like FinTech, AdTech, etc) so a very small network to learn from and everyone is still exploring and finding his own way. I would definitely recommend UCL educate program for that side.

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Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women & underrepresented founders?

David Teten VC

A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors are emerging who are using creative investing structures with some of the upside of traditional VC, but some of the downside protection of debt. Revenue-Based Investing (“RBI”) is a new form of VC financing, distinct from the preferred equity structure most VCs use.

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Kandji pulls in $100M Series C on $800M valuation, up 10x since last year

TechCrunch

Kandji , the startup building an Apple device management business, has been doing pretty well for itself with rapdily growing revenue, a fat valuation and lots of investment capital rolling in. It quickly followed with a $60 million Series B last April. In fact, revenue has grown over 700 percent in the last year.

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How Online Video Companies Can Increase Margin and Build Better Businesses

Both Sides of the Table

In my last post I pointed out that many of the media commentators who have criticized the YouTube video network companies as not having strong businesses were mistaken. Much of network television can cost $100,000 / minute to produce. That is the definition of Disruptive Technology. But distribution is now unlimited.

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Super raises $50M to cover home repairs and maintenance via a subscription model

TechCrunch

The startup plans to use the funding to expand into new markets, to hire more people and to continue adding more maintenance/repair services and partnerships into its wider home-warranty-by-subscription proposition. It’s not disclosing actual revenue numbers, nor user numbers.