TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

Save the date and get ready to rub virtual elbows with mobility’s best and brightest minds — the movers, shakers and policy makers that are shaping the future of transportation. We’re excited to host another day dedicated to the people — and the technology they’re developing — that’s changing transportation. Yes, you can!

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 31, 2023

Led by LG Technology Ventures, the venture capital arm of the LG Group, the round also saw participation from Safar Partners, UOB Venture Management, and existing investors Alpha JWC and LDV Partners. LG Technology Ventures was established in 2018 in Silicon Valley and manages over $500 million of fund assets.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. In a few months, TC Disrupt will kick off at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Apply today to join Startup Battlefield 200 for the chance to exhibit your startup for free at TechCrunch Disrupt this October and win the $100K equity-free prize.

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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. The result of those major disruptions? billion in 2019.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

We partnered with various founder organizations — who in turn nominated promising early-stage startup founders — and collectively provide educational resources and mentorship to help these young founders develop and succeed over the course of the year. Founded by Denise Umubyeyi. Go Together, Inc. : Founded by Kimberly Moore.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The program has two distinct courses: The “Train” Track: Tailored for entrepreneurs prepared to launch with viable business plans, this track involves a 3-month venture-building program where participants receive a monthly stipend of $1,500 SGD.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2021

Proving that Central and Eastern Europe remains a powerhouse of hardware engineering matched with software, Gideon Brothers (GB), a Zagreb, Croatia-based robotics and AI startup, has raised a $31 million Series A round led by Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), the venture and growth arm of Koch Industries Inc., Nenad Baki?

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 22, 2022

Having had the opportunity to work at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, Thanh decided to turn it down and return to Vietnam to start a business, devoting himself to the development and betterment of Vietnamese society. In 2013, Thanh founded the BusMap Project, a free public transportation app for urban bus passengers.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2023

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. million in a Series A2 round led by Blue Bear Capital and HSBC Asset Management with participation from Riverstone Holdings and Capnamic Ventures. Channel19 , a startup that developed software for refrigerated trucking companies, raised $2.7 Vroom vroom!

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

The company, which first launched in Uganda, is disrupting the offline market of local motorcycles referred to as boda-bodas in Uganda and okadas in Nigeria. When starting in Nigeria, most two-wheel ride-hailing startups begin from Lagos, the nation’s hotbed of commerce and transport. Chinese and Japanese investors.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

They were developing specific technology that could impact many sectors,” noted Jilani on InstaDeep’s pioneering tech. Yet, it’s too early to assume that because of that, it’ll suddenly open the sluice of venture capital in Tunisian tech or Africa’s AI market, which currently lags several industries as hotbeds of investments on the continent.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

BioNTech (the company behind Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine), Chimera Abu Dhabi, Deutsche Bahn’s DB Digital Ventures, Google, G42 and Synergie participated in the round. The lab’s mandate was to deploy the latest advances in AI and ML to develop novel immunotherapies. InstaDeep was founded by Karim Beguir and Zohra Slim in 2014.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

Also participating was Samsung Ventures, Renault-Nissan importer Carasso Motors and Shlomo Group, as well as existing investors such as Entrée Capital, Fosun RZ Capital and JAL Ventures. With the new investment, we will continue to create disruptive solutions as well as penetrate new EV segments.”.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

NFX and existing backers Pear and Mexico-based Wollef (formely known as Jaguar Ventures) doubled down on their investment, which values Melonn “in the neighborhood” of $100 million post-money and brings the Bogota-based startup’s total raised to $24 million since its November 2020 inception.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

Between 2006 and 2010, CEO Wilkerson, then a journalist and researcher, spent a great deal of time using motorcycles ( Boda bodas ) for quick and flexible transport. It was such an effective means for transport for him that he built a large contact list of “go-to” boda boda riders he would call for rides when need be.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2021

But while the company does hope to sell as many of these as possible to the Monaco and Dubai crowd, the bigger opportunity may be in public transport, of all things. With a predicted 60 mile range per charge, the P-30 should be able to make multiple trips without stopping and plug in to a fast charger at terminals without too much disruption.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2021

million in a Series A round led by Khosla Ventures, with additional participation from Uber, 8VC, Radical Ventures, OMERS Ventures, BDC and Aurora Innovation, as well as leading AI researchers Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, Pieter Abbeel, Sanja Fidler and others. Most self-driving vehicle developers use a traditional form of AI.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

Having reliable transportation is at the top of any gig worker’s list, but in Latin America, that’s not always easy to secure. The company’s Series A was led by Kayyak Ventures and included individual investors like Creditas’ Sergio Furio, Betterfly’s Eduardo della Magiora and Affirm’s Huey Lin.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Today, Alex Wilhelm says both transportation platforms plan to reach adjusted profitability by Q4 2021. The quartet selected four startups each from Chicago, Boston and Techstars Workplace Development. Scott Friend, partner, Bain Capital Ventures. Li Jin, founder, Atelier Ventures. Josh Constine, principal, SignalFire.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

Fashinza , a Dehli, India-based supply chain “marketplace” for fashion brands and retailers, was co-founded months before the disruptions. billion injection from venture firms last year. . Imagine the disruptions brought about by Uber and Amazon in their respective industries. ”

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The round was led by TIP, an innovation fund within the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board that focuses on late-stage venture and growth equity investments in companies that deliver disruptive technology. The new funds will primarily be used for research and development, according to the company.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2022

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Russia invaded Ukraine last week, which, in addition to being a human rights tragedy, is going to affect industries far and wide as supply chains become even further disrupted than they were before war broke out. First thing’s first. Miscellaneous.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The Series B round was led by Koch Disruptive Technologies and brings its total funding raised to $118 million. Other existing investors increased their investments, including NEA, 8VC and Prologis Ventures, according to the company. New investors included Henry Crown and Company and Evolv Ventures. Image Credits: Outrider.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2021

The internationally funded Series C was led by Moore Strategic Ventures with participation from PTT, a Thai state-owned oil and gas company, and Disruptive Innovation Fund. Industry’s response has been to develop technology like DC fast chargers, which have managed to shave charging time down to only 20 or 30 minutes.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 5, 2023

NASHVILLE— GoodShip , a collaborative cloud-based analytics and transportation procurement platform for shippers, announced a $5M seed round today. and was co-led by Ironspring Ventures and Chicago Ventures, with continued participation from FUSE VC and Cercano Management. The raise brings GoodShip’s total funding to $7.4M

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The global shipping and freight industry has never been more in the spotlight, as the pandemic and other disruptions have led to enormous supply chain bottlenecks. Existing investors SignalFire, GLP Capital Partners and Alphabet’s venture fund GV also participated.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Electric bike sales boomed in 2020, a phenomenon driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and the disruption it delivered consumers’ daily lives. The team that will grow the fastest is Rad Power’s research and development department, which is currently at about 35 people, Radenbaugh added.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Their latest Series B funding round was with Shell Ventures and Cherry Ventures. Digitally led subscription services have the potential to disrupt the traditional car sales model, and new startups are entering the market all the time. UK’s Drover raises $26M to take its car subscription marketplace to Europe.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2021

SPACs have essentially proven a pressure-release valve for the space startup market, which has been waiting on high-profile exits to basically prove out the math of its venture-backability. To Disrupt The Aerospace Industry With Small, Affordable Satellites. Spire Global debuted in 2012, and has raised more than $220 million to date.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2021

Kovi today is announcing it has raised $104 million in a Series B round of funding co-led by Valor Capital Group and Prosus Ventures. Quona, GFC, Monashees, UVC Investimentos and Globo Ventures also participated in the financing, in addition to Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel through his family office.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2022

During the pandemic, delivery startups — whether focused on groceries, essentials, or takeout — became the darling children of venture capital firms. According a report from AgFunder, total venture investment for “e-grocery” companies reached $18.5 billion post-money valuation, while Gopuff, a U.S.-based

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2022

Ridge Ventures partner and five-time CIO Yousuf Khan wrote a column for TechCrunch+ that explores “ what CIOs look for in solutions and how you can tailor your sales approach accordingly.”. firms that qualify can deduct as much as $250K each year in payroll taxes to offset money spent on research and development. In the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2022

TechCrunch is excited to announce Swyft Cities won the TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility 2022 pitch-off and is fast-tracked into the Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt in October. The Mountain View-based company is committed to improving transportation through the use of autonomous, lightweight, fixed-cable vehicles.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2021

” He knew Nadeau had focused on transportation and mobility, and the duo eventually decided that they would “swing big.” million seed round led by Freestyle VC, with participation from Blue Fog Capital, Fontinalis Capital Partners, Concrete Rose, Uprising Ventures and Backstage Capital. Image Credits: Loop.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Startups, tapping into new manufacturing techniques, new batter technology, and new energy infrastructure, see a ripe opportunity to build new vehicles to disrupt the current status quo with safer and cleaner alternatives. Volta said it will also use some of the funding to continue developing smaller 7.5-

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2022

Using real-life examples, Popchuk explains how startups can employ and leverage the JTBD framework to improve their SEO strategy, marketing, and product development. Battery startups are working to disrupt more than just cars and trucks. ” Battery startups are working to disrupt more than just cars and trucks.

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StartupNation

MARCH 10, 2021

It’s home to a world-class university, developing cutting edge research as well as top tech talent. This tech startup makes software that is critical for communities when developing new programs or trying to solve problems, as it helps community leaders make better decisions. Not just in the Midwest, but in the country. Dynamo Metrics.

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