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My Opportunity to Give Back to EO

Entrepreneurs' Organization

One, Mbasa, runs the restaurant, and the other, Sabu, has a transportation company that organized the vans that got us there. The post My Opportunity to Give Back to EO first appeared on. The post My Opportunity to Give Back to EO appeared first on. Sadly, the “mama” and founder of Msanzi is in hospice care in Cape Town.

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Treepz founder Onyeka Akumah on how to succeed in transportation tech

TechCrunch

In sub-Saharan Africa, only 33% of the urban population has access to public transportation, compared to 75% in Europe and North America, according to UN statistics. That means that most of the continent faces challenges chasing new job opportunities, going to school, accessing healthcare and just having a night on the town.

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Venus Aerospace’s Hypersonic Global Transport Receives Airbus Ventures Funding

American Entrepreneurship

The convergence of technology, talent and funding now makes the vision of one-hour hypersonic global transport within reach—so say the co-founders of Venus Aerospace and its most recent funder Airbus Ventures. They assembled a team of top industry talent to develop and build cost-effective one-hour global transport.

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IFC backs Bolt with $24M to expand its transportation network in emerging markets

TechCrunch

Bolt , an Uber competitor that is building an international on-demand network of services to transport people, food and other items in cars, scooters and bikes across Europe and Africa, has picked up some strategic funding today to continue expanding its business in emerging markets. billion, based on a 1.5x multiple on GMV of €3.5

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Student transportation startup Z?m to add 10,000 EVs to its platform

TechCrunch

m , a startup that provides optimized transportation services for school-age children, has announced the close of a $130 million Series D raise, bringing its total funding to more than $200 million. m was awarded a $150 million contract to modernize the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) transportation service.

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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. Pro tip: This package is for pre-Series A, early-stage startups only. But wait (insert infomercial voice here), there’s more!

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Bolt raises $182M to expand its on-demand transportation network in Europe and Africa

TechCrunch

on gross merchandise value (GMV: the total figure transacted on Bolt’s platform), à la the recently listed DoorDash, than it is closer to “others” in the transport space that are seeing valuations closer to 0.5x billion ($4.3 billion). .