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Both Things Can Be True: Bias and Bad Fundraising Advice

This is going to be BIG.

She was pitching for a pre-seed round of $400k. Founders hit the street with their pitch deck, some make it, and some don’t, but nearly all of them ascribe a lot more human influence over the process than there probably is. Or that venture capital is a meritocracy? I’m a female founder. I don’t have a technical co-founder.

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Rebranded Toyota Ventures invests $300 million in emerging tech and carbon neutrality 

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Toyota AI Ventures, Toyota’s standalone venture capital fund, has dropped the “AI” and is reborn as, simply, Toyota Ventures. The introduction of these two new funds, each worth $150 million, brings Toyota Ventures’ total assets under management to over $500 million.

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Tive, a startup developing supply chain visibility tools, raises $54M

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Supply chain disruptions — triggered by factors including demand surges, high transportation costs and pandemic-related lockdowns — are expected to continue well into next year, experts predict. Companies are experiencing the brunt of the impact, with 36% of small businesses responding to a 2021 U.S. Last year saw $11.3

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Opportunity knocks: Exhibit at TC Sessions: Mobility 2021

TechCrunch

TC Sessions: Mobility, which takes place on June 9, features the top minds and makers, draws thousands of attendees, fosters collaborative community and creates a networking environment ripe with opportunities. You can highlight your pitch deck, run a video loop and/or host live demos. Will Venture Capital Drive the Future of Mobility?

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Announcing the startups and judges onstage at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

TechCrunch

TechCrunch is excited to announce the six companies pitching in person and onstage at TC Sessions Mobility 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. Startups pitching on the main stage. .”

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Hear why AtoB calls itself Stripe for trucking on TechCrunch Live

TechCrunch

AtoB thinks it has the solution and CEO and co-founder Harshita Arora says the company is essentially Stripe for transportation. PDT for networking and the interview starts at 12:00 p.m. If you register, you can register for Pitch Practice and ask Eric and Harshita questions. PT / 3 p.m. Register here for the hourlong event.

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Hear from Contrary Capital and AtoB on TechCrunch Live today

TechCrunch

AtoB’s integrated financial platform is like Stripe for transportation, says Harshita Arora, co-founder of AtoB. Two years later, she founded the app Crypto Price Tracker, which became an App Store hit and was acquired by Redwood City Ventures in 2018. PDT for networking and the interview starts at 12:00 p.m.

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