TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2022

The London-based VC aims to raise as much as $130 million more; that would mark quite a step up for the firm, which says it has funneled $30 million into 19 startups since 2018. ” In practice, it’ll fund key areas like regenerative land use, oceans, transportation and the circular economy.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

And while logistics companies were the VC darlings of 2021 into mid-2022, funding has slowed considerably since then. ” Logistics startup Slync raises $24M, attempts to distance itself from disgraced founder by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch The value of this technology is significant in our opinion.”

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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). Rachel Holt, co-founder and general partner, Construct Capital.

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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. Melissa Butler, Founder and CEO.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 31, 2020

So today, I will write about 2020 in the context of tech/startups/VC/crypto. And that makes sense, particularly in a dense urban region where transportation options are crowded and time consuming. Capital and talent are the heart and soul of startups and both are now available to a founder from anywhere.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

The country is quickly catching up to China on the tech investment front, with VC investments reaching a record of $15 billion in 2020, according to TechNation. Its proximity to London has meant that it is a good alternative for founders looking for a more affordable stay while letting them tap the capital’s financial resources.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

Our findings confirmed a significant shift away from the traditional tech hubs of the Bay Area, New York City, and Boston, with the proportion of seed- and early-stage VC dollars funneling into the Bay Area falling below 30% for the first time in more than a decade. Infrastructure touches everything.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2023

This week, DocSend dropped a big load of statistics about the VC activity over the past half year or so. Financially, the world is a little bit wobbly right now, so investors want to see decks that show that founders know how to optimize for break-even, then profitability. Welcome to Startups Weekly. Now the average is 16. Super cool.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

I’m a female founder. I don’t have a technical co-founder. These are all of the things I heard from a founder that I recently backed. So what about all of the above statements—things that founders widely hold to be true barriers to fundraising? Nearly half of the teams I’ve backed have female founders.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2021

Many people in emerging markets depend on informal public transport to move across cities. million Series A investment from VC firms and strategic investment from Google, Nedbank and Toyota Tsusho Corporation (TTC). Google, Toyota Tsusho invest in WhereIsMyTransport to map transport in emerging cities.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2022

Over the past decade, some of the biggest names in the tech, VC, automotive and aerospace industries have poured millions of dollars into developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. What role should it play — in existing cities and when designing future urban transportation systems?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2022

Farmers don’t get embarrassed when the price of corn drops; similarly, there’s no reason for startup founders to lose their joy because publicly traded tech stocks are undercutting their valuations. Cram downs are a character test for VCs and founders. Cram downs are a character test for VCs and founders.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

AtoB’s integrated financial platform is like Stripe for transportation, says Harshita Arora, co-founder of AtoB. Today at TechCrunch Live, we’ll talk to Tarcyznski and Arora about that idea, as well as: How much pedigree plays into a VC’s decision to invest. How to pivot your business model gracefully.

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Revolution

JUNE 21, 2022

That’s led to significant demographic and geographic disparities in funding and missed opportunities to back great founders and companies?—?opportunities The soundbite: “ Underfunded founders don’t need advice; they need capital.”?—?Samara This is an extraordinary place, and you shouldn’t let anyone tell you otherwise.”

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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. We are focusing on investments where we believe that Google could add value.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In 2010, Antonio Garcia Martinez, the founder of AdGrok, wrote, “New York will always be a tech backwater, I don’t care what Chris Dixon or Ron Conway or Paul Graham say.” Top founders want to live in a place where employees are serious about working hard. Startup founders always need help. Mayors don’t build startup cities.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 26, 2021

Zach Aarons, co-founder and general partner, MetaProp. Adam Demuyakor, co-founder and managing partner, Wilshire Lane Partners. Pre-seed round funding is under scrutiny: Is VC pandemic posturing here to stay? Pre-seed round funding is under scrutiny: Is VC pandemic posturing here to stay? Vik Chawla, partner, Fifth Wall.

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2021

So he teamed up with former Lyft exec Andrew Woolf to found Coast , a company that is aiming to meet those needs with the mission of becoming “the financial platform for the future of transportation.”. Coast co-founders Daniel Simon and Andrew Woolf.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2021

Due to the nature of its business, Plentywaka had to make a slight pivot and began transporting essential services across Lagos, especially food items. Early-stage African VC firm Microtraction reports portfolio boom despite the weight of COVID-19. ” Ena, co-founder and president of Plentywaka, said to TechCrunch. .

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2022

It’s a two-day deep dive featuring the best, brightest and most intriguing founders, engineers, investors, regulators and technologists dedicated to transforming the way we move people and packages around the globe. Line up live or online meetings with founders, pitch investors, connect with hiring managers or meet up with other students.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 25, 2023

We appreciate the support and trust placed in us by our Limited Partners,” Chi-Hua Chien, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, stated in a recent release. Goodwater’s Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Eric Kim, emphasized the firm’s dedication to supporting consumer tech startups globally.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

Veo’s approach reflects its co-founder and CEO Candice Xie’s belief that transportation is not an industry that allows companies to scale rapidly and turn a big profit within a year, and especially not if it’s going to make sense for a city. That was pretty bold. . Thank you! That’s why I put out the post.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The European e-scooter market is currently the main battleground for companies playing in the micromobility space, taking advantage as they are of Europe’s relatively compact cities and the desire of populations to move to more sustainable transportation. In 2021, players like Tier, Voi and Dott continued to raise VC backing.

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2022

That’s why we’re thrilled to welcome three experts in the process to TC Sessions: Robotics on July 21: Pieter Abbeel, co-founder and chief scientist at Covariant; Joyce Sidopoulos, co-founder and VP of programs and community at MassRobotics; and Milo Werner, general partner at The Engine.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2022

Get ready for two days of programming dedicated to taking a deeper dive into the future of transportation and to meet the people who are shaping it. Join Jesse Levinson (co-founder & CTO, Zoox) for a Vehicle Spotlight. Welcome to Day One of TC Sessions: Mobility 2022 ! Love vehicle debuts?

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Revolution

APRIL 24, 2023

Industries like construction, commercial real estate, and transportation and logistics are looking into sustainable practices as regulatory pressures become more active over the next 5–10 years, requiring compliance. What industries are ripe for transformation from a sustainability standpoint? What spaces are you watching?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2022

He talked about how the hundreds of new VC firms will either decide to merge with each other to “build a more enduring franchise,” saying some will leave the VC profession and others will lose senior partners to retirement and have tp figure out what the future of their firms will look like. Clubhouse and the bird app.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2023

It recharges in one hour, provides 10 miles of range and can easily be fitted onto bikes by anyone who “knows how to use an Allen key and has put together a piece of Ikea furniture,” co-founder and CEO Oliver Montague told TechCrunch+. Oh, and if you preorder, it only costs around $500. To date, Swytch has shipped over 70,000 kits globally.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The Big Deal tracks funding rounds from $100,000 and above from startups operating in Africa with their headquarters on the continent or HQ outside Africa but with founders from Africa. Briter Bridges : In 2020, the publication reported that fintech companies accounted for 31% of the total VC funding. That number doubled to 62%.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2022

The new version, called PathPilot Lite, will do much of the same, except it will be more integrated, better and cheaper, says Drover’s co-founder and chief business officer Alex Nesic. Drover’s Series A was led by Vektor Partners, a VC firm focusing on the future of mobility.

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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. I know you want to see who made the cut.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 24, 2023

The program is designed to provide all the skills and tools founders need to fund, build, and scale their companies rapidly. The equity-free, fully digital accelerator has helped over 2,500 founders from more than 110 countries and 250 cities raise over $2.2 Past accelerator cohorts averaged more than 17.5 To learn more, visit [link].

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2021

SkyCell , a Swiss company developing smart containers for transporting medicines and vaccines, is announcing a significant round of funding. Since then, the technology has moved forward in one big way: It’s been redesigned to be able to transport mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines, as well as the raw materials needed to make them. .

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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. How to Land Early-Stage Funding. Spoiler alert: Uber for X is no longer a differentiator.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

“It is still small-scale, and the most important thing we are doing that other companies should do is focus on the design, engineering and full-scale installations of vessels and the supporting systems to make a lot of it,” said Josh Tetrick, co-founder and CEO of Eat Just, which sells lab-grown chicken meat in Singapore.

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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. How to Land Early-Stage Funding. Spoiler alert: Uber for X is no longer a differentiator.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2021

The startup said Tuesday it has raised $9 million in funding from DN Capital and Amplo VC. Numerous individual investors from the mobility industry also participated, including former Uber executives Ed Baker, Jörg Heilig, Josh Mohrer and William Barnes, as well as Lime co-founder Toby Sun and Kayak and Travelocity co-founder Terry Jones.

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