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Colombian e-commerce enablement startup Melonn raises $20M to help SMBs scale in LatAm

TechCrunch

They were brought back together by the pandemic to start the e-commerce enablement company. Additionally, Melonn works with a range of transportation providers, including incumbents such as FedEx or DHL and last-mile startups, to reduce shipping times and costs. . A wave of LatAm fintechs are laying down new global commerce rails.

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Croatia’s Gideon Brothers raises $31M for its 3D vision-enabled autonomous warehouse robots

TechCrunch

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., That is our superpower.

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Autonomous logistics startup Venti raises $28.8m in Series A funding

AsiaTechDaily

Founded in 2018, Venti Technologies develops highly flexible and industrial-grade precision technology that enables rapid deployment and best-in-class safety and operational efficiency for customers. Its full-scope autonomy solutions require no change to existing infrastructure and work with any vehicle in any logistics or industrial hub.

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Seraphim Capital’s space tech accelerator releases details of its newest Space Camp cohort

TechCrunch

SDR ground station technology improves downlink communications, provides significant cost savings and is far more dynamic, acting as an enabler for the exponentially growing Satcoms market.” Description: “Helix Technologies – enables precision GPS antennas, providing 10cm level accuracy. Helix Technologies.

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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. It is enabling people to contribute to the possibility that their children will enjoy the lives that they did and making them feel good about it? — ?through Most of what we wear on our bodies today is made from plastic. This needs to change. And it will.

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Incremental Innovation is Just As Powerful as Disruption

Tomasz Tunguz

The genuine progress in IT from the 1970s up to the 2000s masked the relative stagnation of energy, transportation, space, materials, agriculture and medicine. Combining efficiency innovations can lead to enabling innovations that create new industries. Transportation. When Plodders Change the World.

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Migrante steps on the gas of vehicle leasing for gig workers in Latin America

TechCrunch

Having reliable transportation is at the top of any gig worker’s list, but in Latin America, that’s not always easy to secure. We saw a huge opportunity to support immigrants,” Canals told TechCrunch. “We We both believe in the value of immigrants and how financial access empowers them to power opportunities.”.