TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2020

A slew of startups have popped up in the past several years all aiming to use technology to transform trucking — the backbone of the U.S. Most have focused on building digital freight networks that connect truckers with shippers. The funds will be used to hire more employees; it has 129 employees to date.

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Haystack

AUGUST 31, 2018

As Fred Wilson noted yesterday , as technology networks mature and spread into new markets (including devices, like scooters), the complexities associated with investing in “atoms” vs “bits” raise many issues. I believe it is important to consider the time in which Uber and Airbnb grew their networks.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Instead, it counts on gleaning data from a network of mass-produced vehicles powered by its solutions. In the case of the GM deal, Momenta’s solution, which uses a mix of consumer-grade millimeter-wave radars and high-definition cameras, will be used in GM’s vehicles sold in China rather than the United States.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2021

RapidDeploy , which provides computer-aided dispatch technology as a cloud-based service for 911 centers, has closed a round of $29 million, a Series B round of funding that will be used both to grow its business and continue expanding the SaaS tools that it provides to its customers. “Now the cloud has become the nexus of signals.”

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mix-use ventures SaaS innovation 93

TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

The upshot was Bounce was able to grow revenue 38x in 2021, per Candee — reaching “millions” in revenue, and expanding its partner network to 40 countries. The 2020 global freeze on leisure travel put a temporary pause on demand for short term luggage storage. It was a gamble and not easy but now we can say it paid off!

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

Israel’s heady mix of questioning culture, tradition of national military service, higher education, the widespread use of English, appetite for risk and team spirit makes for a fertile place for fast-moving companies to appear. Via Transportation raised $400 million in Q1. Waze’s 100 employees received about $1.2

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Y Combinator

JANUARY 21, 2021

They can accrue huge value by reducing friction and aggregating supply and demand — particularly because they have the ability to build network effects and economies of scale. Truck freight is one of the largest industries in the US. Truck freight is one of the largest industries in the US.

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incumbents transportation networking mix-use 72

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Via’s transit tech software helps public transportation agencies, municipalities and school districts optimize fixed bus routes, strategize placements of new bike lanes, plan paratransit and school bus services, and holistically incorporate private on-demand ridesharing services into a city’s entire transportation ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2021

It does so through a patent-pending protocol called Apollo, which uses time-bound cryptographic tokens and distributed ledgers – a mouthful of buzzwords but the centerpiece of Xeal’s technology. The cryptographic tokens are “time-bound” because they dissolve after they are used.

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TechCrunch

JULY 16, 2021

The founders also took in grant money from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research fund during an earlier R&D phase developing the network tech. Suddenly network level adversaries were front page news. And the team behind Nym thinks conditions look ripe for general purpose privacy-focused networking tech to take off too.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2023

But a mix of stronger (and cheaper) competition, coupled with the rapid pace of technology development and the ongoing market slowdown , have left it spinning. The third big blow came in September 2016, when billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries introduced Jio, its 4G network.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 3, 2019

In their book Cracking Complexity , David Komlos and David Benjamin share the steps to working through any complex business problem—both quickly and using existing talent, not consultants. Fixing a car is complicated; fixing a city’s transportation infrastructure is complex. You have a formula for solving complex problems.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

“A lot of founders mix up raising money with making money.” Flexing its “20-minute term sheet” the startup uses an algorithm to shift through a startup’s data, and if it has positive ad spend and positive unit economics, they make an investment worth anything from $10,000 to over $10 million. Mobility-as-a-service.

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Recently, offenders have been using victims’ smart devices, including video and audio capable home surveillance devices,” the FBI said in a formal public warning. Hackers have shut down electric networks, traffic systems and even hospitals. If you have limited or no credit history in the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2021

As consumers around the world slowly start to get moving again — fingers crossed that new waves of COVID-19 cases do not set that back — one of the big players in on-demand mass transportation services is announcing a growth round to move with them. market as well as across Europe.

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Our firm has had the good fortune to invest in many two-sided networks that used information aggregation, supplier aggregation, and user generated content to attract and inform consumers and resultantly disrupt and change different industries. Additionally, all of us that have been consumers of the U.S.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 6, 2022

However noble this pursuit, it typically leads to me rushing my shots and using too much power. In fact, the more power you use, the more time you give to your opponent. but I have a few favourite patterns I use to get my opponent out of position. but I have a few favourite patterns I use to get my opponent out of position.

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