Angel Capital Association

MAY 18, 2020

To use natural gas as a transportation fuel, it must be compressed so that it has the same energy density as gasoline or diesel liquid fuel. The award money was dedicated to addressing the obstacles and barriers associated with adopting natural gas as a transportation fuel. The following September in 2014 the company received a $3.6

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 18, 2019

As drivers we look out for them, as pedestrians we might be annoyed if they steer in our way but the riders themselves have developed better norms as happens in all forms of transportation. They are no longer remarkable in Santa Monica or Venice or in many cities in America, Europe or South America. They’re not new. They’re not novel.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

Veev, a real estate developer turned tech-enabled homebuilder, announced today that it has raised $400 million a Series D round that propels the company to “unicorn status.” ” The financing brings the San Mateo, California-based company’s total raised since its 2008 inception to $600 million.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

SafeBoda said the investment from Google’s Africa Investment Fund will help “drive its growth in Uganda and Nigeria, scaling its transportation-led app to offer new payment and financial services solutions for its expanding set of customers: passengers, drivers and merchants.”.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 31, 2023

Register Taiwan-based WeMo Corp , a pioneer in urban mobility technologies , today announced raising $15 million in its Series A+ funding round led by AppWorks , with participation from Taiwan National Development Fund. Revenue has returned to pre-pandemic levels, recording double-digit growth.

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TechCrunch

MAY 31, 2021

, she joined the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, where she developed a first-of-its-kind EV Network Technician Training Curriculum. The company uses a workforce-development approach to hiring, meaning that they only hire in cohorts. If it moves people and packages from Point A to Point B, we cover it.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

When starting in Nigeria, most two-wheel ride-hailing startups begin from Lagos, the nation’s hotbed of commerce and transport. While the regulations forced others to pivot into asset financing for bikes and logistics services, SafeBoda was waxing strong with its ride-hailing operations in Ibadan. Chinese and Japanese investors.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2022

Bolt’s Africa regional director, Paddy Partridge, told TechCrunch that the ride-hailing firm has experienced a spike in on-demand transportation services, and that the current drivers — especially in Ghana and Nigeria where “there’s a real shortage of cars” — are not enough to meet this growth. “We

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Last year, Uber and Joby, which is developing an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing passenger aircraft, signed on as a vehicle partner for Uber’s Elevate initiative. The transaction announced Tuesday is part of a complex deal that includes Uber investing $75 million into Joby and an expanded partnership between the two companies.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

This week, I covered Zeta, a new startup working on joint finances for modern couples. Here’s what I learned : The success of Zeta hinges on the idea that people want to share their finances in an ongoing and meaningful way, and that the world of finance is ready to shift from individualism to collectivism earlier and louder.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Register Baichuan , a Chinese AI startup, has successfully secured $300 million in financing, with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., The startup’s journey encompasses introducing four open-source large language models and ongoing efforts to develop two proprietary platforms. Tencent Holdings Ltd., and Xiaomi Corp. and OpenAI.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The company, which runs an app matching truck drivers and merchants transporting cargo and provides financial services to truckers, was formed from a merger between rivals Yunmanman and Huochebang in 2017. It was a time when China’s “sharing economy” craze began to see consolidation and shakeup.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

stake in the three-year-old startup, whereas 42dot’s co-founder and chief executive Chang-Hyeon Song, who interestingly also leads the transportation-as-a-service (TaaS) team at Hyundai Motor, held a 36.19% stake as of December 2021, according to 42dot’s regulatory filing. Hyundai currently owns a 20.4% million) in 42dot.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2020

As one of the architects of the Uber Pool service and a longtime proponent of ridesharing as a means to slash vehicle emissions, Cox leapt at the chance to harness technology developed at MIT that purported to perfect a dynamic routing and vehicle management system for transit authorities. We are thrilled to support The Routing Company.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

MoveinSync’s Strategic Funding Round This financing round is intended not only for growth but also to provide an opportunity for some of its early investors to partially exit. They aim to secure between $50 to $60 million.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

Lori Systems , an African on-demand logistics and trucking company digitizing haulage and providing shippers with solutions to manage their cargo and transporters, has raised a pre-Series B round in which Google participated along with other existing investors.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2021

Foundation Capital also participated in the financing, which included participation from existing backers Broadhaven Ventures, InvestoVC, Monashees, Base10 Partners and Y Combinator. Over time, it has expanded its offerings and now also automates insurance policies for, and provides financing, to its clients. . “In

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The public transport sector in Kenya is largely traditional and a majority of operators, especially those in road travel, still require their clients to physically book tickets at their offices even when making advance travel plans. Others do not have provisions for seat reservation.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2021

Einride is seeking $75 million in new financing, while at the same time exploring the potential for a public listing through a special purpose acquisition company, according to people with knowledge of the company’s plans. Argo, a developer of self-driving technology, is now worth $7.5 billion investment announced in 2019.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

Northern Lights was incorporated in March as a joint venture between Equinor, Shell and Total to provide processing, transportation and underground sequestration services for captured carbon dioxide emissions. That will be the price range needed to build up the infrastructure and finance it.” Image Credit: Climeworks.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2022

The company has now developed 26 end-of-arm robotic tools, on top of a 3D printing system that can print concrete for exterior, interior and roof structures. In particular, the investor gets excited about startups re-inventing energy, transportation, infrastructure, manufacturing, human augmentation and agtech. housing market.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The four-year-old startup’s efforts caught the eye of Khosla Ventures, which co-led the financing along with Zeno Ventures. . Also, Mighty Buildings plans this year to market its Mighty Kit System and a new fiber-reinforced material for multi-story projects as part of a planned B2B platform for developers.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2022

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. The fourth round of the Transit Tech Lab has launched and is looking for technologists to submit ideas on ways to restore customer confidence in public transportation, improve resilience to weather extremes, and further reduce the region’s carbon footprint.

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HPA

MARCH 21, 2024

Focusing on mission-critical energy needs across industries like data centers, construction, and transportation. “This funding marks a significant milestone, enabling Fuel Me to accelerate the development of advanced technology while continuing to deliver unparalleled service to our customers.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2022

Over the past decade, some of the biggest names in the tech, VC, automotive and aerospace industries have poured millions of dollars into developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. What role should it play — in existing cities and when designing future urban transportation systems?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Transportation editor Kirsten Korosec was out for a few days this week, so I (Rebecca Bellan) am here to give you all the important future of transportation news that happened this week. But first! You also can follow me on Twitter — @rebeccabellan.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Shop owners should stop complaining to their local transportation authorities when parking spots get repurposed for bike lanes. billion loan from the agency to help it finance the construction of new lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facilities.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2021

SkyCell , a Swiss company developing smart containers for transporting medicines and vaccines, is announcing a significant round of funding. Essentially, SkyCell has developed a shipping container that maintains temperature, controls vibration and is outfitted with sensors that continuously report the status of the cargo.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

Ghanaian e-logistics startup Jetstream Africa is on the list, and today, it’s announcing that it has secured $13 million in equity and debt pre-Series A financing. . We simplified our business into just the import-export product line by directly them with a combination of trade financing and logistics.”.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

We’re excited to partner with impact-focused institutions like InfraCo Africa, DOB Equity, and Mobility 54 to continue developing electric boda bodas (motorcycles) and charging stations for our customers,” said Zembo co-founder, Étienne Saint-Sermin. Its motorcycles cover 37 miles (60km) on a single charge.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

” To help address the problem, Aso co-founded LexxPluss , a now two-year-old, Japan-based startup that designs and develop autonomous mobile robots to transport loads and optimize workflows within warehouses and logistic sites. with a fresh injection of about $10.7 million (1.45 million (5.26 billion yen). million (1.45

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

million in a Series A financing co-led by Accel and Insight Partners. . Existing backer s Avid Ventures, Better Tomorrow Ventures and BoxGroup also participated in the financing, along with new investors Flexport and The Fintech Fund.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

These markets make up 32% of Africa’s population, 51% of the continent’s mobile network connections, 50% of its professional developers and 51% of its GDP. There are five main sectors in Africa’s startup landscape: financial services, commerce, transport, healthcare and education. from 2010 to 2019. “By Sectoral transformation.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Startups qualifying under Startup SG can access cash grants, equity financing, and business loans. This grant is crucial in supporting the early-stage development and commercialization of proprietary technology solutions, encouraging innovation and sustainable business models.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The New York-headquartered growth equity investor is positioning to lead a new financing round of about $100 million in the Indian startup, the sources said, requesting anonymity as the details are private. billion to $1.25 billion, one of the sources said.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

Up to now, a large part of the work Fetch has been doing has been in the area of IP and technology development (it already has a number of patent applications and patents issued in the U.S. CEO Humayun Sheikh said in an interview that he also believes there is a role for Fetch.ai and Europe). ” An earlier pilot Fetch.ai

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Put simply, Melon is developing tech and fulfillment infrastructure — or the backend — to enable small and medium e-commerce merchants to “easily” sell and grow across multiple channels such as Shopify, Instagram and Amazon, and then deliver almost anywhere in the region. It also plans to soon offer embedded finance products.

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