TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Falck, now the CEO and founder of Swedish autonomous freight company Einride, also worked as the director of manufacturing engineering assembly at Volvo GTO Powertrain. The following interview, part of an ongoing series with founders who are building transportation companies, has been edited for length and clarity.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2022

As far as putting that money to use, Systemiq says it is out to fund founders who are focused on making large industries and cities “more efficient and sustainable.” ” In practice, it’ll fund key areas like regenerative land use, oceans, transportation and the circular economy.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

Son Nguyen, founder and chief executive officer of Dat Bike. million in pre-Series A funding led by Jungle Ventures. Its new funding is the first time Jungle Ventures has invested in the mobility sector and included participation from Wavemaker Partners, Hustle Fund and iSeed Ventures.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

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. since December 2020, as per its statement.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

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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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

Consequently, the Bay Area experienced a surge, capturing over one-third of all early-stage venture funding in the U.S., Roads, bridges, and transport will make or break a city’s ability to grow its startup ecosystem and talent pool. marking its highest level since 2017. Seed- and Early-Stage U.S, Infrastructure touches everything.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The round was led by Novastar Ventures, with participation from a number of existing and new Silicon Valley investors, including Moxxie Ventures, Nimble Partners, Spring Ventures, Climate Capital and Third Derivative. Jonathan Green is the startup’s other co-founder. Image Credits: BasiGo.

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StartupNation

MARCH 23, 2021

.” That was Lori Coulter, CEO and co-founder of Summersalt, speaking at the State of the Midwest Startup Community 2020. There’s no denying that women have made many strides in closing the gender gap in tech, but those trends haven’t necessarily been true for female founders. Lori’s advice to women entrepreneurs seeking funding?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

Rather than raising venture capital and scaling quickly, the company does business the old-fashioned way: Proving the model works in one market before moving to the next. After some market research, Xie and her co-founder, Yanke (Edwin) Tan, a bike engineer, discovered the gap in last-mile transportation in the United States.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2021

MAX ) is planning to enter more markets across Africa as it races towards formalizing the continent’s transportation sector after securing $31 million in Series B funding. It is another milestone in our journey to make mobility safe, affordable, accessible, and sustainable by deploying high-performance technologies and operators.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

So to find out what the startup scene in Wroclaw looks like, we spoke with local six investors, executives and founders. The country’s capital Warsaw has an angel investment scene, but founders instead often look to Germany for smaller investments because “the distance from Wroc? investors, founders, lawyers, designers)?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Electric vehicle startup BasiGo has today announced the launch of its operations in Nairobi, bringing clean energy options to Kenya’s public transport industry, currently dominated by fossil-fuel buses. . “For years, diesel-powered buses have been the only viable solution for bus operators in Kenya.

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TechCrunch

JULY 12, 2021

Jake Rothstein is the co-founder of Papa , a Miami-based company that offers care and companionship to seniors. It has raised upwards of $91 million in venture capital to date. The company also offers add-on services and amenities, including freshly prepared meals, grocery delivery, fitness programming and accompanied transportation.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

“For too long, battery recycling hasn’t been efficient enough for companies to take advantage of,” said co-founder and COO at Cylib, Gideon Schwich. The lead investor of this round is World Fund, while previous investors include Vsquared Ventures and Speedinvest. For this round, 10x Founders also joined.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Startup SG Founder The Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board Spring (SPRING) consolidates various startup assistance programs. Policy Details: Startup SG Founder stands out as one of the most popular schemes, extending funding of up to $50,000 SGD to startups while providing access to valuable resources and mentorship programs.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. A message from reporter Aria Alamalhodaei: “For the time being, your favorite mini-roundup of transportation policy news will be taking an extended hiatus. Tthe transportation world lost one of its leaders this week. A few items before jumping in.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

Atarraya , creator of Shrimpbox, a sustainable “plug-and-play” shrimp farming technology, is swimming to the surface after being in stealth mode since 2019. We wanted to make the shrimp business more sustainable and more efficient without destroying the environment,” Russek said. “We million in Series A dollars, and a new U.S.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Additional investment came from Iris Capital, with strong participation from current investors, including Rider Global, Northzone, Cherry Ventures and the Italian venture fund H14. It also displays an emissions rating for possible transport options, allowing companies to track carbon emissions.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

Hailing from around the United States and the globe, founders will pitch on the main stage, for four minutes, followed by an intense Q&A with our expert panel of judges. Join us on Wednesday, May 18 and Thursday, May 19 to watch these incredible founders take the stage. You can find additional details on each of the judges below.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

The deal could pave the way for a new business that would offer carbon capture and sequestration services to commercial enterprises around the world, if the joint venture between Climeworks and the newly formed Northern Lights company is successful. Corporate sustainability initiatives may open doors for carbon offset startups.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

Tech companies have spent the past decade or more developing innovations that can be applied to old-world industries like agriculture, construction, energy, education, manufacturing and transportation and logistics. The global economy happens indoors,” said Fifth Wall co-founder Brendan Wallace, in a statement.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Their latest Series B funding round was with Shell Ventures and Cherry Ventures. Max-Josef Meier, CEO and founder of finn.auto, said: “We are delighted to have been able to bring such high-caliber investors on board and that our existing investors are cementing their confidence with the current round. .”

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Over the next five years consumers will return an estimated 40 million to 50 million pieces of furniture that more than likely will end up in landfills, creating tons of unnecessary waste, according to Chris Richter, the founder of a new Austin-based furniture startup, FloorFound. Hunt Transport. Minneapolis-based Yardbird raised $4.4

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2022

The climate catastrophe is something that’s happened for decades,” says Gregory Constantine, CEO and co-founder of Air Company. Carbon Direct Capital Management led the round, with participation from Toyota Ventures, JetBlue Technology Ventures and Parley for the Oceans.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

Fez Delivery , a Lagos-based last-mile logistics startup with hubs across Nigeria, has raised $1 million led by pan-African investor Ventures Platform with participation from Voltron Capital, Acasia Ventures and other angel investors.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

We spoke with: Alex Bondar , partner, Acre Venture Partners. Joshua Posamentier , co-founder and managing partner, Congruent Ventures. Maryanna Saenko , co-founder and partner, Future Ventures. Valerie Shen , partner and COO, G2 Venture Partners. Alex Bondar, Acre Venture Partners. I think it varies.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Now that the world has embraced remote work, are visas as critical for startup founders who want to succeed in the United States? Just don’t let it be the only one,” suggests Brian Rothenberg, a two-time founder who’s now a partner at Defy. Meet retail’s new sustainability strategy: Personalization.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The investment came from the Bill Gates-backed Breakthrough Energy Ventures and the Ecosystem Integrity Fund , which led the company’s latest round, alongside previous investors Amazon Climate Pledge Fund, Horizons Ventures , Shell Ventures and Summa Equity. million cash infusion. million grant from the U.K.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2020

She initially thought she’d focus on transportation, but her mind kept returning to consumer consumption habits and the potential to reduce CO2 emissions by targeting consumer behavior. “I didn’t know how we would capture the data to show someone their carbon footprint and help them reduce it until I met my co-founder [ J.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Serve Robotics, a name taken from the autonomous sidewalk delivery bot that was developed and piloted by Postmates X, has raised seed funding in a round led by venture capital firm Neo. Serve Robotics didn’t share specifics of the funding except to confirm that the round, which will be a Series A, has not been completed yet.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Around 7,000 tech workers have joined the ranks of the Armed Forces or Territorial Defense Only last month, OneUkraine sprang up from a host of major European tech founders and investors, who plan to provide sustainable humanitarian relief for the Ukrainian people. Despite such conditions, they rolled out a new product in March.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 4, 2021

Here are some pointers: How-tos: Generally, early-stage founders want the latest useful information about how to create a company, including fundraising, growth and team-building. Founders and investors who have growth marketing experience will go to the front of the line. Alternative fundraising. Quality of life.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2021

We spend such a tremendous amount of our resources growing, processing, transporting and selling food items. “One of our core beliefs is that waste is no longer a necessary or acceptable cost of doing business,” said Spoiler Alert co-founder and CPO Emily Malina.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The investment — which co-founder and CEO Eerik Oja called a bridge round — is a prequel to a larger Series A round next year. million in a seed round in June 2020 and followed it with $10 million in debt from emerging markets-focused venture debt fund Lendable in December. Planet42 founders (Marten Orgna and Eerik Oja).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

“When you can’t quite make it to product-market fit, there’s a third choice that too many entrepreneurs, and their investors, overlook: selling out,” says Kittu Kolluri, founder and managing director of Neotribe Ventures. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. “How can you choose? .

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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. He also detailed how the company faced them and its current state of stable growth and sustainability.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2022

In a column for TC+ , Ben Tigner, co-founder and CEO of electric aerial mobility company Overair, identified four trends that are changing how investors, entrepreneurs and the market are responding to expanding opportunities in eVTOL: An expanding competitive landscape. Sustainable travel at the forefront. Walter Thompson.

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