TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

“As a strategic investor in Valtix since 2020, Cisco supports Valtix’s commitment to simplify network security, protecting workloads no matter which cloud they are created or consumed in,” Cisco security business group SVP and chief product officer Raj Chopra wrote in a blog post announcing the deal. Valtix launched in 2020.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Koko Networks , a Kenya-based bio-fuel technology enterprise, has extended its business to cover other fast-moving consumer goods through a new tech platform that will capitalize on its established distribution networks in low-income neighborhoods. Image Credits: Koko Networks.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

With offline events now firmly moved to online for the foreseeable future, startups in the networking space had to pivot fast in the face of the pandemic. One of those was Grip , previously better known as a networking app for physical conferences (including TechCrunch Disrupt, at one point). million people.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Inside Plaid’s plans to build a new, global finance network. Founded in in 2020 by Tan and CTO Deepak Malhotra, Brick now has more than 50 paying clients and supports more than 13 million API calls and almost one million consumers a month.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

It is the open-minded and solution-oriented people that Impact Hub values highly, many of them being a part of the network. There is no doubt that the word coronavirus, or COVID-19, has been one of the biggest topics to be addressed around the world in 2020. Taking in the inspiration from our network. Collaboration goes online.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 18, 2021

The high-caliber leadership content and unique experience of networking with other leaders make GLC one of the top entrepreneurial conferences of the year. The PPP enabled me to keep a small but scrappy team; we dug deep to become the experts on virtual and hybrid events. which is a miracle number given the circumstances.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 23, 2021

To open an Impact Hub, like starting any business, takes courage – even more so in 2020, the year our world changed. From England to Bangladesh via Switzerland, we spoke to some of our fearless founders who opened an Impact Hub in 2020. Impact Hub Dhaka, one of the Impact Hubs that opened in 2020. Let’s start with why.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 12, 2025

December 20, 2024 ) Applications for Delawares fifth annual Startup302 funding competition will be accepted January 2 through 26 from technology-enabled startups with high-growth potential and at least one founding team member from an underrepresented group.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Last November, we surveyed 13 of the top robotics-focused VCs to find out which areas of robotics are exciting them most going into 2020. Nearly two years ago, we set up our first credit fund to provide products like asset and project finance and built out financial tools focused [on] asset-enabled businesses.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2022

In addition, shoppers can create an account once and then use those credentials across a network of hundreds of Bolt network brands. The capital will enable us to bring in the best talent, make strategic acquisitions and expand into Europe, which is important to us.”.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

In September 2020, Halifax-based fitness data management company Kinduct was acquired by mCube. In November 2020, Newfoundland-based Verafin was acquired by Nasdaq for $2.75 Bird also pointed out that the Atlantic time zones are ideal, enabling effective communications with Europe as well as the rest of North America.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 11, 2020

It plans to use the capital to double down on expanding its network of banks and payment services in Europe. The funding comes less than a year after it announced a round of €90 million ($105 million) in January 2020, and is more specifically an extension of that round. It has now raised €175 million in total.

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Y Combinator

MAY 6, 2020

Beyond the social networks we already know and use, we are finding new ways to integrate social into our online lives. 3 In 2020, it is China’s second largest e-commerce platform on an active user basis only lagging behind Alibaba. At Y Combinator, we are considering what this might mean for the future of e-commerce.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

It announced Monday that it made its first acquisition in Tipser , a Swedish-based technology company enabling direct checkout on any digital surface. Tipser’s technology enables consumers to purchase products natively from sites like online publications, mobile marketplaces, price comparison sites, social media platforms or search engines.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Startups involved in B2B e-commerce such as Faire and Mirakl have burst out of the gates in 2020. Instead, B2B marketplaces are discovering creative new ways to monetize their networks, ensuring their approach is tailored to the complex and nuanced world of B2B e-commerce.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2021

DCJ and Yadea will jointly invest $50 million in an operating company to develop new two-wheel vehicles with their own branding that use the Gogoro Network, including its batteries, drivetrains, controllers and other components. Gogoro will be the technology that powers them, so think about it like we’re the Ericsson.”.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The investment will enable Quqo to grow its team and customer base and expand its distribution network across the country. The firm’s B2B platform and SaaS tool enable store owners to browse the best product offers through a “simplified and accelerated procurement process.”. Quqo was launched in Vietnam in 2020.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2021

While most of the market is focused on building and selling 5G infrastructure, an important piece that is overlooked is the application development on 5G networks, according to Vivek Ladsariya, general partner at SineWave Ventures. That’s what makes him excited to support a company like Shabodi.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2021

The capital comes at a critical time for Rivian, which is undertaking the design, development, production and delivery of two consumer vehicles (the R1T pickup truck and the R1S SUV), and building out of its electric vehicle charging network as well as fulfilling an order for 100,000 commercial delivery vans for Amazon.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Its total payment volume stood at $14 billion in 2020 across the six countries in Southeast Asia, representing 84% growth between 2019 and 2020, according to its statement. About 70% came from Thailand while 30% came from the international market, the co-President Thamavaranukupt said.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

SDR ground station technology improves downlink communications, provides significant cost savings and is far more dynamic, acting as an enabler for the exponentially growing Satcoms market.” Description: “Helix Technologies – enables precision GPS antennas, providing 10cm level accuracy. Helix Technologies.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 15, 2024

The four co-founders are continuing to pass major milestones with an acquisition strategy and timely funding since its launch in 2017 Drivers’ parking experiences around the country are now being enhanced through artificial intelligence, enabling them to readily come and go without checking out.

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Ian Hathaway

APRIL 14, 2020

identify and enable entrepreneur-driven solutions; promote and expand entrepreneur-to-entrepreneur mentoring or investment relationships). Should you participate, please submit your response no later than May 15, 2020. I am particularly interested in policies or programs that: Enhance bottom-up, community-driven solutions (e.g.,

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

” Before launching Reveal in 2020, Bouchez was the CEO of Multiposting, an HR tech startup, until 2018, when it was acquired by SAP. But in 2020, the startup began to broaden its product strategy, targeting marketers seeking to create and convert sales leads. ”

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Sesie Bonsi is the founder and CEO of Bleu , a financial technology platform focused on enabling touchless payment experiences. Think: How could you make money without an institutional investor, friends, family or internal networks? There is no science to it; leverage your network and reach out to people over LinkedIn, too.

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HPA

MARCH 21, 2024

Fuel Me provides efficient fuel operations through an aggregated nationwide fuel procurement vendor network. “This funding marks a significant milestone, enabling Fuel Me to accelerate the development of advanced technology while continuing to deliver unparalleled service to our customers.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Sales in this area topped $100 billion in 2020 , driven by the 48 million dogs and cats that were adopted over the past three years. The big story in 2020 was that everyone needed telehealth services for themselves, and we saw that transfer to pets and then exacerbated by the industry,” he added. Pets are big business.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 26, 2021

Many small businesses’ efforts to adopt cutting-edge technology were on a slow trickle until the pandemic hit in first quarter 2020. trillion between 2020 and 2024. Plus, a September 2020 QuickBooks survey reports that 23% of small business starting in the next 12 months will have fully remote workforces – which the cloud enables.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 26, 2023

Founded in 2020 by Ashutosh Shukla and Sandesh Shetty, Explico focuses on assessment using artificial intelligence and machine learning to help students identify their specific strengths and weaknesses to design a unique learning modular based on their individual needs.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2022

Rali_cap was first a collective before a fund, Hayden Simmons , the general partner who launched the firm in 2020, told TechCrunch in an interview. “By the end of 2020, we recognized that was too passive of a strategy,” Simmons remarked. “We’re here as an enabler to help them go from zero to one.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The company’s flagship product is remoteEye, a complete, sensor-agnostic IoT/ AI platform that enables connected operations and maintenance. In 2020, SpaceAge Labs moved to its own unit at PUB’s Singapore Water Exchange, to be closer to the water industry ecosystem, which is one of its key target verticals.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2022

Sub-Saharan Africa’s share of the global population without access to electricity stood at 77% in 2020, according to reports. Its AI-enabled grid management platform, Adora, solves one of two fundamental problems power distribution companies face in Africa.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 2, 2023

Fresh Factory was founded in 2020 by Larry Ridwan, Widijastoro Nugroho and Andre Septiano. The company provides a network of hyperlocal cold chain fulfilment centres and a smart fulfilment management system that allows businesses to have their products efficiently stored, picked, packed and delivered to customers.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

In fact, more than 70 percent of small business leaders felt a moderate-to-large negative effect from the pandemic, according to an October 2020 U.S. Technology enables organizational resilience. Small businesses are vital to our global economy, yet they are disproportionately vulnerable to the economic fallout from COVID-19.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2021

Launched in March 2020 in Jarkata, KitaBeli then entered the cities of Solo and Malang. Its new funding will be used to expand KitaBeli’s operations in Java, growing its logistics network and developing its mobile app. We don’t run the risk of losing our customers if an agent decides to stop working with us.”

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

In early 2020, Bank of America analyst Justin Post released an update on the latest e-commerce market share trends , and it indicates Amazon alone dominates the e-commerce market with 44% market share and growing. Social media enables them to refine their model, explains Rachel Tipograph, founder of social commerce software company MikMak.

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Y Combinator

JULY 24, 2020

In the US, e-commerce penetration increased from 16% at the end of 2019 to 27% in April 2020. Faire has modernized this process, enabling retailers to discover thousands of brands, purchase products online, get free returns on new orders, and finance their working capital. COVID-19 has accelerated the digitization of commerce globally.

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