TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

Use alternative financing to fuel VC-level growth without diluting ownership. Alternative financing options such as revenue financing or expense financing are often overshadowed by the VC model, but they can be just as, and sometimes more, useful for SaaS startups, writes Miguel Fernandez, CEO and co-founder of Capchase.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2021

Farming carbon” will drive demand for regenerative finance mechanisms, data analytics tools, and new technology like nitrogen-fixing biologicals – all imperatives to maximize the adoption and impact of regenerative practices and spur innovation and entrepreneurship. Offsets are a start, but they are only part of the solution.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

According to the company, the new financing, comprised of equity, credit facility and debt, will rapidly scale its business and provide a million cars globally to people excluded from traditional car financing. Safe and reliable transport is a key driver of social and economic inclusion in emerging economies.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

And that energized us to prove the perception wrong, which was that SafeBoda didn’t really exist” Strategy, hard work and a large Series B investment followed the next couple of years, which has established SafeBoda as a market leader in Uganda. Maintaining its core transport business before venturing into payments and deliveries.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The $75 million investment comes in addition to a previously undisclosed $50 million investment made as part of Joby’s Series C financing round in January 2020 , Uber said. Joby was the first partner to commit to deploying air taxi services by 2023. To date, Joby Aviation has raised $820 million.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

He grew up on a farm, but has degrees in finance, economics and mechanical engineering. We sat down with Falck to talk about Einride’s strategy for scaling revenue, the need for autonomous vehicles to be built on electric platforms and why the future is in startups’ hands. Einride launched its U.S. ” Robert Falck. .

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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

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Debt versus equity: When do non-traditional funding strategies make sense? When it comes to raising funds, understanding the relative benefits (and limitations) of debt and equity financing is required knowledge, however. Debt versus equity: When do non-traditional funding strategies make sense?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Our product has stabilized and we have a very good understanding of our sales process and our go-to-market strategy. The transport marketplace that the company seeks to launch will enable its clients to request additional delivery vehicles, when their fleets are not sufficient.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 28, 2016

Lamey Wellehan is pursuing abundance by weaving sustainability and business strategy together, simultaneously producing outstanding results for the enterprise, planet and community. A 2015 Maine Business Leader of the Year , he reports that eliminating waste and carbon has freed capital for growth, enhancing employee and customer loyalty.

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abovethecrowd.com

JANUARY 30, 2015

Today, the company’s mission statement is “transportation as reliable as running water, everywhere for everyone.” In order for Uber to serve everyone it is critical that Uber not only achieve price leadership, but that the company continually search for new ways to deliver transportation at lower and lower price points. Jeff Bezos.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The broad-brush goals for the strategy are to increase growth in startup investments; attract and retain talent; promote scalability; and inject innovation into the public sector so it can bolster and support Spain’s digital development. “What we do is that work of coordination with all the ministries.

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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 million (5.26

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2022

You are more likely to close a sale if you have actionable insights into your prospective customer’s needs. But for enterprise software startups, this presents a special problem.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

But SaaS solutions to manage the flow of these shipments, collaborate internally with different departments within the company such as sales, customer service, finance and accounting, and aggregate data from multiple ERP systems are few and far between. But also, very importantly, it’s platform-agnostic.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2022

Launched in 1987, the company provides hundreds of transportation and hospitality providers with inventory management and booking services. If you can map every oasis in a desert, you’ve created a transportation network. “Our engineers are excited about this move,” said Pellisé.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2022

billion assets under management (AUM), to drive the CVC’s investment strategy and process. The fund has partnered with World Innovation Lab (WiL), a Silicon Valley- and Japan-based venture capital firm with roughly $1.5

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Startups qualifying under Startup SG can access cash grants, equity financing, and business loans. This intricate strategy amplifies opportunities for startups, providing not just capital but also expert guidance. This collaborative effort injects crucial financial resources to help the expansion of startups.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Before fintechs became the standouts of the African tech ecosystem, it was startups in the online logistics and transport space in Africa linking on-demand apps to move people and goods around the continent that was all the rave. The banks wanted us to ensure we charge the financing costs before they could touch them.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2021

The traditional process of buying, insuring and financing cars across emerging markets can be challenging, and it defeats the purpose of building an all-around car shopping experience. Across emerging markets in Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia, most ride-hailing drivers don’t have access to car financing.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

” The financing brings the San Mateo, California-based company’s total raised since its 2008 inception to $600 million. It also claims that a “lean manufacturing strategy” doesn’t require the capital outlay that a large central factory does.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

NVMe is the storage access and transport protocol for flash and SSDs. “This growth round investment is validation of our strategy and our mission to lead the cloud-native data center transformation by delivering scalable and efficient software-defined storage that is easy to consume.”

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

“Their expectations for quality commercial vehicles, on demand service, flexible financing and tech enabled security features spurred us to innovate. It’s a tall order, and Zoomo’s strategy could be leading a new trend in micromobility of being a one-stop shop that promises quick scalability.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The financing was “heavily oversubscribed,” according to the company, which has now raised $28 million since its October 2018 inception. We’ve demonstrated product-market fit and are helping more and more companies embed finance offerings into their products,” Storf said.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

“Swyft is a new form of urban mobility, using autonomous cabins on lightweight cable infrastructure to solve transportation problems in densely developed areas including corporate campuses, airports, universities and tourism districts. Earlier, she led Finance at a major solar manufacturer. Victoria holds an MBA and M.S.

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StartupNation

JUNE 7, 2021

But if you have a good financial planning in place, you can thrive as a freelancer and enjoy stable finances at the same time. Simply put, financial planning is a long-term strategy that helps you cover your current and future costs and mitigate the impacts of unforeseen changes. What is financial planning and why is it important?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility is back, and this year we are bringing together the best and brightest founders, investors, engineers and experts on the future of transportation for a two-day, in-person event May 18 and May 19 in San Mateo, California. Turning an AV Innovation into a Product. with Oliver Cameron (Cruise) and Laura Major (Motional).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2022

That means if it plays its cards right it could have a clear shot at the market either as a standalone branded commercial provider, or as a partner to other urban transportation companies, before competitors — others hoping to make a mark in this space include Lilium , Kitty Hawk and Joby Aviation — move in.

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TechCrunch

JULY 28, 2021

The trio started the company as a bus-hailing service in Egypt and other ride-sharing services in emerging markets with fragmented public transportation. The company also moved its headquarters to Dubai as part of its strategy to become a global company. Swvl was founded by Mostafa Kandil, Mahmoud Nouh and Ahmed Sabbah in 2017.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility is back, and this year we are bringing together the best and brightest founders, investors, engineers and experts on the future of transportation for a two-day, in-person event May 18 and May 19 in San Mateo, California. Turning an AV Innovation into a Product. with Oliver Cameron (Cruise) and Laura Major (Motional).

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Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

Will the next company to raise $100M in financing just poach from decent seed-stage companies and pay triple the amount to lock up talent? Raise here, but deploy elsewhere” is not a crazy strategy in today’s times. Will folks be able to buy a house and raise their families here? These questions have been rattling around my brain.

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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 team built their own online marketplace with embedded financial tools, a strategy Canals said was so they could control the entire customer journey. Chile-based Migrante is working to change that.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

COVID-19 has spotlighted many of the weakest points in our transportation system, but some of the rapid shifts in consumer behavior are creating opportunities for tech once considered fanciful, like sidewalk delivery robots and eVTOLs (electric vertical and takeoff vehicles).

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 18, 2023

There are complex reasons for this, but at a high level, the success of nuclear power is much more about project management, financing, and policy than it is cutting-edge engineering or safety. Nuclear reactors minimize supply chain issues and offer energy security (and, of course, the military knows how to transport radioactive material).

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Jona Christians and Laurin Hahn, Sono Motors’ co-founders, weren’t that into cars, but they recognized how much transportation contributes to the burning of fossil fuels and thought that would be a good place to start. “We came up with a vision to integrate solar on every vehicle and thought, Okay, what do we need for that?”

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility is back, and this year we are bringing together the best and brightest founders, investors, engineers and experts on the future of transportation for a two-day, in-person event May 18 and May 19 in San Mateo, California. Turning an AV Innovation into a Product. with Oliver Cameron (Cruise) and Laura Major (Motional).

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2021

So we caught up with Reig to talk about what he learned from building the company, how Revel’s business strategy has evolved, and what lies ahead. All we needed to do was finance some e-bikes, and then you have another line of business. So in 2018, Reig quit his job, raised $1.1

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