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Veo CEO Candice Xie has a plan for building a sustainable scooter company, and it’s working

TechCrunch

The rush to grow, outrun, and disrupt runs in the lifeblood of today’s entrepreneurs, driving their fervor and enabling them to capture markets from giants of industries too big to maneuver in a quickly changing landscape. Startups are the embodiment of frenetic action. In your Medium post titled “Sorry, Boys. That was pretty bold. .

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Extra Crunch roundup: BNPL bonanza, scraping Toast’s S-1/A, early-stage SaaS pricing

TechCrunch

This figure puts Chinese VC investments only 30% lower than investments by U.S. set to disrupt B2B? set to disrupt B2B? Advanced rider assistance systems: Tech spawned by the politics of micromobility. Advanced rider assistance systems: Tech spawned by the politics of micromobility. funds and 12.5

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Newsletter: GoDaddy’s startup pick + WSJ’s miracle material

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The round is led by strategic investor GoDaddy with participation from OurCrowd and existing investors Pitango Growth, Mangrove Capital Partners, Armat Group, Disruptive VC, and serial entrepreneur Richard Rosenblatt. The company is raising a $50M Series C at a $150M pre-money valuation. hours of work), and lost about 1.6

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Extra Crunch roundup: influencer marketing 101, spotting future unicorns, Apple AirTags teardown

TechCrunch

“While all startups are certainly not focused on being disruptive, they often rely on cutting-edge technology and processes to give their customers something truly new,” Zeile writes. Investors Clara Brenner, Quin Garcia and Rachel Holt on SPACs, micromobility and how COVID-19 shaped VC. Image Credits: TechCrunch.

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After a record year for Israeli startups, 16 investors tell us what’s next

TechCrunch

At Qumra, we get excited about companies that disrupt traditional industries while doing good and improving quality of life. Our portfolio includes some great examples such as Fiverr that has disrupted the labor market by unlocking the global talent pool, or Talkspace, which is providing access to therapy to all. More than 50%?

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6 Oslo VCs discuss 2021 trends, deal flow and regional opportunities

TechCrunch

That said, Norway’s VC community has been somewhat dormant for a while. Both micromobility and telemedicine seem very crowded at this point, and we believe the current market leaders in these sectors will become the winners. This is super hard to pinpoint and it is really challenging to label an industry as overlooked.