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6 investors and founders spotlight SaaS, B2B and medtech as Wroclaw’s hot startup sectors

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In short, the city appears to be strong in areas such as B2B, SaaS, marketplace, B2C, gaming and medtech. Most of our VCs, in my opinion, are focused on B2B, SaaS or marketplace-like startups. Good public transportation, small city and cheap apartments were all good reasons to buy your own flat. SaaS, remote work.

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Backbone nabs $14M for supply chain software inspired by mesh networks

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Vic Patil thinks the solution lies in a “mesh” — specifically what he calls a “supply mesh,” inspired by the way wireless mesh networks function. ” Building a supply chain backbone. Patil cofounded Backbone, which is based in San Francisco, alongside Rajesh Chandran in 2017.

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Senegal’s logistics tech startup Chargel raises $2.5M seed funding

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Chargel, which came out of stealth last year, matches shippers with transporters, digitizing processes that were previously largely offline. Image Credits: Chargel Chargel transporters, operating out of Senegal, make deliveries to neighboring countries Mali, Guinea and Mauritania. Moustapha says Chargel did over $1.2

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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. This has been costly.

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Colombian e-commerce enablement startup Melonn raises $20M to help SMBs scale in LatAm

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Additionally, Melonn works with a range of transportation providers, including incumbents such as FedEx or DHL and last-mile startups, to reduce shipping times and costs. . Melonn then takes care of the picking, packing and delivery, so that end-consumers receive their orders on the same or next day, also taking care of returns.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Zendesk rejects $17B offer, sidewalk robots, recruiting survey

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When consumers started buying cars, many predicted the transportation revolution would lead to air pollution, traffic and life-threatening collisions. With that in mind, SaaS startup Wingback made a fractional head of remote its first hire, “and it was the best decision we made,” said Yann Leretaille, co-founder and CTO. “A

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Top five reasons students should attend TC Sessions: Mobility

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Whether you are an undergraduate student with a startup idea or an MBA candidate building your company, TC Mobility offers students the opportunity to connect and collaborate with the industry leaders, investors and operators responsible for driving transportation innovation. 2: Build or expand your network.