TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2022

A Kenya-based venture studio with a focus on tourism, Purple Elephant Ventures (PEV), has raised $1 million pre-seed funding to build the next generation of startups that use technology to modernize the tourism sector. The venture studio plans to build about four startups at the intersection of tourism, climate and technology, every year.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2022

The Southern Californian startup first hit our (and most folks’) radar as a mug company. At the end of the year, it became clear that it would be focusing new efforts on the cold chain — specifically medical transportation. The standalone vertical began life with an investment from Cardinal Health announced late last year.

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Feedough

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Transportation and Warehousing : a maximum of 500 to 1,500 employees. Health Care and Social Assistance: a maximum of $7.5 This is why, many times, managing becomes a burden and takes a toll on the mental health of an entrepreneur. Startups vs SMEs. Small and medium-sized businesses are often confused with startups.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

Among other topics, Lee will talk about how Guild Education met her criteria for investment before the duo offer feedback on startup pitches submitted by audience members. Why have the markets spurned public neoinsurance startups? ” Why have the markets spurned public neoinsurance startups? startup funding events.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Ripple: Disrupting the non-dairy milk market – Forbes. OurCrowd is joining some top investors raising a $24M investment round for Diagnostic Robotics , a company at the forefront of the digital health revolution that uses artificial intelligence to reduce hospital waiting times and guide patients to faster, more efficient medical care.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

“Basically, it’s a beautiful product, but done in a way that disrupts and transforms the way homes are built,” said Leung. The single module shelter that the company has developed can be transported and put on site in one day. Construction tech startups are poised to shake up a $1.3-trillion-dollar

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2022

That’s the product Backbone , the startup Patil helped to cofound, is selling: a platform designed to enable companies to respond to supply chain disruptions by surfacing replacement options, including vendors. ” Building a supply chain backbone. Patil stayed on at Heighten after it was acquired by LinkedIn in 2017. .

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Christian Ebersol was working for a health insurance company when he became interested in carbon capture storage and plant-based food. Along with Mike Adkins, they started 99 Counties to disrupt the $100 billion U.S. Regenerative farming was something Iowan farmer Nick Wallace was doing when Ebersol met him.

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OurCrowd

MARCH 3, 2020

of the world’s greenhouse gases — more than all forms of global transportation combined. The time has never been better for new technology to disrupt these alarming trends. Health is Personal. Increasingly, consumers are also seeking out personalized approaches to health and nutrition. Livestock accounts for 14.5%

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Startup of the Week: Forbes: A ‘sea’ of opportunities for alternative fish. AEYE Health: Strong signs for eye disease detection. A clinical trial using software from our currently-funding company AEYE Health showed positive results in diagnosing a debilitating eye disease, Ophthalmology Today reports. Learn More.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Grab a red Sharpie, circle September 20 on your calendar (ooh, how old-school) and get ready to jumpstart your TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 networking experience. Sure, Disrupt’s “official” run is September 21-23, but why wait to meet other movers and shakers in your specific tech category? Make the most out of your TC Disrupt experience!

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2021

Wells Fargo, Sonic Automotive and Cambia Health Solutions. The key for startups looking to defend the quarter from disruptions is to adopt a proactive, data-driven approach to inventory management. His experience includes leadership roles at Nike Inc., machine learning and simulation).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Hip, which connected commuters with third-party bus and shuttle operators via an app, was just one of the many mobility-as-a-service startups that watched its clientele and revenue dwindle. Instead of cutting costs and waiting out the pandemic and the disruption it delivered, Hip expanded. Employee shuttles are not new.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2022

With white collar workers settling into hybrid work arrangements — a legacy of the pandemic — companies are rethinking how they deliver corporate perks like transportation, cafeterias, and gyms (much to the chagrin of some ). It’s true that corporate perks are ripe for disruption (pardon the well-worn term).

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

That’s the vision behind The Blue Box , a startup competing this week at TechCrunch Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield. You might one day be able to get a breast cancer screening at home, too, if you have a urine sample and an artificial nose. . There is room for improvement in terms of screening.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

That’s why Clearbanc, a startup I have covered for years, has always had a compelling pitch. Flexing its “20-minute term sheet” the startup uses an algorithm to shift through a startup’s data, and if it has positive ad spend and positive unit economics, they make an investment worth anything from $10,000 to over $10 million.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2023

Wellthy is a startup aimed at helping caregivers be more equipped to deal with all aspects of their various responsibilities by serving as a self-described “tech-enabled care concierge.” It feels like mental health and women’s health have started to get some well-deserved attention but caregiving is still really under the radar.”

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2022

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh, human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends. You can often pick up significant market share in an economic downturn by just staying alive,” top startup accelerator Y Combinator wrote in an internal e-mail to its founders this week. How quickly are startup layoffs accelerating?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2022

TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 kicks off in just four days, startup fans. Here’s a handy how-to guide for everything you can expect at TechCrunch Disrupt presented by AT&T on October 18-20 in San Francisco at Moscone West (Oct. Transcribe TechCrunch Disrupt with Otter.ai! Startup Battlefield 200. 21 online).

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

InstaDeep , a Tunis and London-based enterprise AI startup that creates decision-making systems for solving real-world problems, has raised $100 million in Series B financing led by Alpha Intelligence Capital and CDIB. InstaDeep was founded by Karim Beguir and Zohra Slim in 2014. Karim Beguir (InstaDeep CEO).

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TechCrunch

JUNE 24, 2022

And on the distant horizon, TechCrunch Disrupt will return to San Francisco on October 18. Startups and VC. In drug-related news, a startup called Wondermed raised $4.6 Wondermed claims that it is, as do rivals Mindbloom and Fieldtrip Health. Hold my battery: Package-transporting drones are cool. million deal.

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StartupNation

MARCH 10, 2021

So it’s no wonder why Ann Arbor tech companies and startups are thriving. Workit Health. Founded by two of the top female founders in the Midwest , Workit Health is a health startup that’s providing digital tools for people recovering from addiction. So they created Workit Health. In 2020, they raised $5.5

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Cityblock Health is focused on providing affordable, human-centered healthcare in lower-income and marginalized communities, while also building sustainable business models. Oh my god, essential workers who don’t have health insurance.’ And there are a lot of ways of achieving that,” Ajayi said. ’ We knew this stuff.

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OurCrowd

MAY 20, 2022

Startup of the Week: Trials show Sufresca keeps produce fresher, longer. Israeli startup ProFuse aims to cut the production price of lab-cultured protein. That’s all about to change with the Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle revolution – and it’s making its way into the startup ecosystem. Learn More.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. As far as weeks go, this one was as disruptive as they come. So, let’s do something a little different for Startups Weekly. Overheard at TechCrunch Disrupt 2022.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2022

P.S. Before we forget – TechCrunch Disrupt is back with an in-person event in October. Alex Wilhelm unpacks a Silicon Valley Bank report that suggests that late-stage software-as-a-service companies may also see lower valuations, and startups trying to raise some later-stage capital may not have as attractive a price. Startups and VC.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

I have worked in startups for more than half of my life, and for most of that time, I was the only Black person in the room. Besides my experience, I read and talk about diversity in tech every day, so when I was offered a chance to speak to three founders from underrepresented groups at TechCrunch Disrupt, I was eager for the opportunity.

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Our firm has had the good fortune to invest in many two-sided networks that used information aggregation, supplier aggregation, and user generated content to attract and inform consumers and resultantly disrupt and change different industries. It only seemed logical to us that the same opportunity should exist in healthcare.

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