TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2021

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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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

million seed round, is working to create a more efficient, decarbonized freight network that flows on top of existing railway infrastructure. rail network accounts for 28% of all freight movement , but most of that is bulk movement activity — large trains that move primary resources like coal and lumber. million Series A raise.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

Austin’s venture capital scene has been hot for years now, but a pair of local investment firms just closed on new funds aimed at injecting more capital into startups in Austin and elsewhere. It was a great place to live and work, and I believed that over time, it would be a growing venture opportunity.”.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Merritt Hummer is a partner at Bain Capital Ventures, where she invests in the fintech, e-commerce and proptech sectors. As a venture capital investor in B2B e-commerce companies, I’m carefully watching the industry and have seen several forward-thinking business models emerge for B2B marketplaces. Merritt Hummer. Contributor.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2021

Nancy Pfund is founder and managing partner of DBL Partners , a venture capital firm whose goal is to combine top-tier financial returns with meaningful social, environmental and economic returns in the regions and sectors in which it invests. Nancy Pfund. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Now, it’s agriculture’s turn.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 4, 2021

He has the idea that he believes, knows rather, can be a gamechanger in the transportation space, pitches it in a way that a Creative Director would, with imagery meant to impress and inspire, and I was like “Dude, what the heck is this?” It can be run as a single route or a network of regional hops with swappable batteries.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

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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TechCrunch

MAY 14, 2021

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. Network with CrunchMatch, our AI-powered platform, to find and connect with the people who can help move your business forward.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Aclima , a decade-old startup founded by Davida Herzl, is looking to solve that problem and has raised $40 million in new funding from strategic and institutional venture capital investors to accelerate its growth. We deploy sensor networks that combine mobile sensing where we use fleets of vehicles as a roving network.

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HPA

MARCH 21, 2024

HPA is excited to announce our investment in Fuel Me ’s $18M Series A Round , which was co-led by Pritzker Group Venture Capital and Tribeca Venture Partners and includes co-investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Interplay Venture Capital, and FJ Labs.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

The report also pinpoints other metrics such as fixed and mobile broadband connections and mobile cellular network coverage. These markets make up 32% of Africa’s population, 51% of the continent’s mobile network connections, 50% of its professional developers and 51% of its GDP. The continent’s investment story.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2022

Launched in 1987, the company provides hundreds of transportation and hospitality providers with inventory management and booking services. If you can map every oasis in a desert, you’ve created a transportation network. venture capital activity,” he writes. Image Credits: Gogoro (opens in a new window).

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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. After scoring a job at the development firm Dalberg, then working in India and Ethiopia, Pal returned to the U.S. What the company does have now is $2.5

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2021

Investors like Clara Brenner (Urban Innovation Fund), Quin Garcia (Autotech Ventures) and Rachel Holt (Construct Capital) — all of whom will grace our virtual stage. They’ll have plenty of insight and advice to share, including the challenges that startup founders will face as they break into the transportation arena.

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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. with John Du (GM Ventures), Taylor Ogan (Snow Bull Capital) and Trina Van Pelt (Intel Capital).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

social networking services. “ We have three sections of startup news today, starting with mobility, continuing with venture fund news, and closing with a neat startup round. Day One Ventures agrees with our general vibe, adding ClassPass co-founder Sanjiv Sanghavi as a climate-focused investor to its staff.

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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. Visit the TC Sessions: Mobility agenda , plan your day and don’t forget about the world-class networking — we built time for it into the schedule.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 22, 2024

million funding round led by an investment from First Trust Capital Partners with participation from FCA Venture Partners, Create Health Ventures, Impact Engine, 450 Ventures, LDH Ventures II/Launchpad Digital Health, MassMutual Ventures, Capstar Partners and Wanxiang Healthcare Investments.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2022

Tokio Marine , a Tokyo-headquartered insurance corporation, said Tuesday it has launched its $42 million corporate venture capital (CVC) fund, dubbed Tokio Marine Future Fund, to invest in early-stage startups around the world. . Corporate venture capital follows the same trend as other VC markets: Up.

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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. with John Du (GM Ventures), Taylor Ogan (Snow Bull Capital) and Trina Van Pelt (Intel Capital).

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Against that backdrop of unsafe practices, I wanted to note an important departure over at the Department of Transportation. The UK’s Department of Transport reports weekday cycling rates have jumped 47% in the first half of 2022.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

The judges for this pitch-off will be Yoon Choi (Muirwoods Ventures), Mar Hershenson (Pear VC) and Gabriel Scheer (Elemental Excelerator) on day one; and Sven Strohband (Khosla Ventures), Victoria Beasley (Prelude Ventures) and John Du (GM Ventures) on day two. Yoon Choi — Muirwoods Ventures. Alright, alright. .”

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Revolution

APRIL 2, 2019

Pangian | About : Pangian is a social network powered by artificial intelligence for millennials telecommuters. Reaction Dynamics | HQ : Space Coast, FL | About : Reaction Dynamics manufactures space transportation systems for launch providers and the growing small satellite market. About : Imalac, Inc.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 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. with John Du (GM Ventures), Taylor Ogan (Snow Bull Capital) and Trina Van Pelt (Intel Capital).

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Impact Hub

APRIL 20, 2023

As part of our global environmental strategy, Impact Hub is dedicated to supporting green ventures in scaling their solutions rapidly. Our aim is to provide the necessary support for green ventures in our pipeline to succeed. On November 30th, Impact Hub Accra unveiled their Net Zero Electric Mobility Platform.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

When consumers started buying cars, many predicted the transportation revolution would lead to air pollution, traffic and life-threatening collisions. As part of an ongoing series of interviews with transportation startup founders, ??Rebecca But no one gave much thought to the security aspect. Image Credits: Bryce Durbin/TechCrunch.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

LynxDx pivoted from cancer treatment to COVID-19 testing during the early pandemic, and now is one of the primary providers of rapid COVID-19 tests in Ann Arbor and for the large University of Michigan network of employees. They have been recognized for this innovation in FreightDocs, FreightWaves, and Venture Michigan. FreightVerify.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In November 2020, the Detroit tech company announced that they’re developing three new authentication centers in Toronto and Hong Kong, which will expand the company’s global network by 50%. Plus, this isn’t the co-founders’ first venture—these guys know how to build successful businesses, and we’re excited to see what they do in 2021.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The round was led by TIP, an innovation fund within the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board that focuses on late-stage venture and growth equity investments in companies that deliver disruptive technology. The new funds will primarily be used for research and development, according to the company.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Uber participated in the round as a strategic investor, alongside Delivery Hero-backed DX Ventures, 7-Eleven’s corporate venture arm 7-Ventures and Wavemaker Partners’ food automation-focused venture studio Wavemaker Labs. . “Our goal is to put robots in every major U.S.

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Impact Hub

AUGUST 10, 2023

Scaling green ventures: meet the innovators accelerating climate action In a world echoing with the urgent call for environmental change, the Impact Hub Network is committed to supporting innovative green ventures for a brighter tomorrow. Our aim is to provide the necessary support for green ventures in our pipeline to succeed.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

Austin made headlines in 2021 for being “the place” for startup founders and venture capitalists alike to set up shop. TechCrunch Live is a free weekly event featuring investors, founders, and startups with the goal of helping entrepreneurs build better venture-backed businesses. Register here. It’s free.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

We surveyed: Alena Hloba , community manager, RST Ventures for Earth. Alena Hloba, community manager, RST Ventures for Earth. Good public transportation, small city and cheap apartments were all good reasons to buy your own flat. Definitely lack of capital, network and “how-to-scale” skillset. Maciej Wilczy?ski

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

It wasn’t long before venture capital firms started up and major tech companies like Microsoft, Google and Samsung had R&D centers and accelerators located in the country. Via Transportation raised $400 million in Q1. This came decades ahead of most western governments. So how are they doing?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2022

Transportation reporter Rebecca Bellan interviewed Tortoise co-founder Dmitry Shevelenko about his company’s transition “from using a hardware-as-a-service model to a take-rate scheme that gives it 10% of any sales made from its card payment-enabled bots.”.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

Out of the images collected with the WingtraOne drone Investors in Wingtra’s Series B in aerial mobility fund DiamondStream Partners, EquityPitcher Ventures, Verve Ventures, Ace & Company, the European Innovation Council Fund (EIC Fund), Ace & Company and Spring Mountain Capital Founder John L.

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Impact Hub

JUNE 3, 2019

“She Breaks Barriers” program for ventures removing the barriers faced by girls and young women in sport. About Impact Hub: Impact Hub is a global network focused on building communities for impact at scale. Teams have the chance to co-create with adidas and win €15,000. Start-ups, non-profits and initiatives can apply until July 7.

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