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Space manufacturing startup Varda, incubated at Founders Fund, emerges with $9 million in funding

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From a young age, Will Bruey, the co-founder and chief executive of Varda Space Industries , was fascinated with space and running his own business. So when the former SpaceX engineer was tapped by Delian Asparouhov and Trae Stephens of Founders Fund to work on Varda, he didn’t think twice. Bruey spent six years at SpaceX.

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10 Key Buildings in the Brooklyn Innovation Community

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On a per resident, annualized bases, that's tops for any kind of co-working or incubation space in the city--but, unlike in similar setups, that's not even the goal of the space. Three companies from the Studiomates community-- Sherpaa , Tinybop , and Editorially --received VC dollars in 2012.

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SmartRyde, a Japanese online platform for airport transfers, spurs global expansion with Series A

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SmartRyde , a Japanese online pre-booked airport transfers service platform, is a marketplace that connects travelers to local transportation operators/online travel agencies (OTAs). SmartRyde announced today it has secured a $1.6 It will also use the funding for global expansion, Kimura said.

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Why We’re Backing the Next Generation of OOH Advertising

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CEO and founder Ari Buchalter has more than two decades of leadership experience building successful data-driven marketing businesses. He previously served as CEO of Intersection, a smart cities technology, and OOH advertising company, where Place Exchange was initially incubated.

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Norebase raises $1M to allow companies start, scale, and operate in any African country

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From Onayemi’s point of view, the growth of Africa’s digital economy revolves around gains in six segments: education, payments, logistics, transport, identity, and trade. It allows founders and businesses to start and scale across several African countries at once or periodically.

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Why Convoy’s Dan Lewis expects digital freight to go mainstream within the year

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Dan Lewis, co-founder and CEO of digital freight company Convoy , didn’t start his company because he had a deep and abiding passion for trucking. Dan Lewis, co-founder and CEO of Convoy. At least, not at first. What do you think made Convoy stand out? So YC viewed this as a major disruptive play.

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Apple’s sustainability-focused Impact Accelerator invites first 15 Black- and brown-owned companies

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Apple profiles all 15 companies in this list, but here are five that caught my eye: Volt Energy Utility (Co-Founder: Gilbert Campbell III) – Developer of utility-scale solar projects with a focus on underserved communities. Mosaic Global Transportation (Founder: Maurice H.