TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

This happened to be around the time he lost his father to depression, and Meyer decided to take some time off to focus on healing, and about a year-and-a-half ago, he started a number of side passion projects, including angel investing, advising and starting Keto Kitchen. The project is backed by Kelli Jones of Sixty8 Capital.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

billion in capital as it prepares to ramp up to an annual production capacity of 150 GWh in Europe by 2030. Volkswagen’s investment came to €500 million ($620 million), the OEM said Wednesday, maintaining its 20% stake in the battery manufacturer. Swedish battery developer and manufacturer Northvolt AB has raised $2.75

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 11, 2022

The seed round was led by Go-Ventures and Kreasi Terbarukan TBS, the investment arm of energy companies Toba Bara Sejahtera. Fairatmos, a Jakarta-based firm, plans to use the new investments to strengthen its platform by providing new digital innovations in the carbon market and outreach to more communities and project developers.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2022

HSBC Asset Management, the investment arm of Britain’s HSBC Group, has led a seed round of $4 million in Singapore’s customer intelligence and risk assessment startup Bizbaz , the two said Friday. The investment from HSBC, which doesn’t typically back early-stage startups, is noteworthy for Bizbaz.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Taha Ahmed and Rooshan Aziz left their jobs in strategy consulting and investment banking in London earlier this year in order to found a mobile-only education platform startup, Maqsad , in Pakistan, with a goal “to make education more accessible to 100 million Pakistani students.” Maqsad announced today its $2.1

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Register Singapore-based impact investor Silverstrand Capital announced an additional €15 million ($15.5 million) investment in Netherlands-based aquaculture investment fund Aqua-Spark , bringing its total investment to €25m. The post Impact investor Silvestrand Capital invests $15.5m No account yet?

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TechCrunch

JULY 5, 2022

The Pavilion Capital-backed AI chipmaker has raised about $72.8 Temasek’s Pavilion Capital backs South Korean AI chip maker Rebellions with $50M investment. This is the second strategic investment KT has made with AI chipmakers in South Korea in its effort to accelerate the AI semiconductor business.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

Existing investor Siddhi Capital led the round and was joined by both current and new investors, including Next View Ventures, Riverside Ventures, Silas Capital, Cheyenne Ventures, Shilling Capital, Indico Capital, Mission Point, Gather Ventures and Nextblue Ventures.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

AI is expected to create $13 trillion of realized value to the world’s economy by 2030, according to a McKinsey study. “In manufacturing, every factory does something different, so the problem becomes how we can help 10,000 manufacturers build 10,000 different models without having to hire a lot of manpower.”. Andrew Ng, founder and CEO.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

This will be used to strengthen venture capital ecosystems and invest in early-stage companies in order to address development challenges through technological innovations in climate, health care, education, agriculture, e-commerce, and other sectors. In Pakistan, digital transformation can unlock up to $59.7

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2021

Johannesburg-based investment company Founders Factory Africa (FFA) today announced a partnership with Small Foundation that will see it select 18 agritech startups for an acceleration and incubation program. FFA is an extension of the Founders Factory organisation that has invested in more than 130 companies globally.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 31, 2023

Through a joint announcement, the entities unveiled their intention to combine conventional bank credit with venture capital investment, all while ensuring minimal equity dilution for shareholders. This initiative will primarily focus on startups in the series B and series C funding stages.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 5, 2021

What can we learn from the best 40 venture capital investments of all time? Well, we learn to invest exclusively in men, preferably white or Asian. . So, why invest in anyone who’s not a white or Asian male? . If they had missed it, they would have failed to return capital after fees.”.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 20, 2022

Register Nepalese alternative investment firm Team Ventures has invested about $250,000 in artificial intelligence (AI)-based healthtech startup WISEYAK. billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 38.1% from 2021 to 2030, according to Allied Market Research. AI in the healthcare market was valued at $8.23

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 30, 2022

In a statement, Alchemy Foodtech said the investments will allow them to pursue the next stage of development in markets locally and overseas. The funding round included public-listed Thai President Foods, Pine Venture Partners and Selera Kapital, an investment arm of Sour Sally Group.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2022

” That might sound silly coming from a media outlet focused on technology — and the people investing and building it. Investment activity in aviation — specifically air taxis — continues to ramp up as illustrated by Boeing. Autotech Ventures, Clear Haven Capital Management, Emergent Ventures, and Nelnet invested in the company.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Broaden your view of ‘best’ to make smarter, more inclusive investments. What can we learn from the best 40 venture capital investments of all time? Well, we learn to invest exclusively in men, preferably white or Asian. Image Credits: Versatile Venture Capital (opens in a new window). Katherine Boe Heuck.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 27, 2023

Register Sunrate , a global smart payment and treasury management platform, has successfully raised an extended Series D (Series D-2) funding round from Peak XV Partners, formerly Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia. The recent investment in Sunrate comes at a favorable time as the global B2B cross-border payments market is substantially growing.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The latest funding round is led by D1 Capital Partners, with participation from existing investors, including Tiger Global, Dragoneer, DFJ Growth, Thrive Capital, Gron Ventures and Casa Verde Capital. New investors include Willoughby Capital, Glynn Capital and Park West Asset Management.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2022

SolarSquare has raised $4 million in a round led by Good Capital. Chris Sacca’s Lowercarbon Capital also invested in the firm, its maiden backing in India. On Friday, a number of investors announced they are backing SolarSquare’s dreams. It has taken steps to help startups such as SolarSquare.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

The rest is owned by venture capital firms and strategic investors, including LG Electronics, SK Telecom, Lotte Rental, CJ Logistics and LIG Nex1. trillion WON) through 2030 into autonomous driving software technology and electric vehicle-related businesses. The news comes nearly nine months after 42dot raised $88.5 million) in 42dot.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2023

Signaling that investments in the supply chain sector remain robust, Pando , a startup developing fulfillment management technologies, today announced that it raised $30 million in a Series B round, bringing its total raised to $45 million. Pando isn’t the only vendor doing this.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2023

Terra Drone said today it has raised $14 million in Series C funding from Wa’ed Ventures , the venture capital arm of Saudi Aramco , marking the VC firm’s first investment in Asia. For example, fossil fuel companies in Saudi Arabia will utilize Terra Drone’s technology for inspection services.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The round was led by Enza Capital, a private venture fund that invests in early-stage tech startups across Africa. Spending on education in Africa is expected to grow to $740 billion by 2030, at a 14% compound annual growth rate, and edtech spending is projected to expand fast, reaching $57 billion by 2030. ”

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2021

When it comes to engineering talent in the world of tech, demand continues to outpace supply, a predicament so acute that by 2030, that disparity will balloon to 85 million positions being unfilled, according to research from Korn Ferry.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

million in seed funding Investors: Led by Earth Venture Capital, with participation from Undivided Ventures, Investible, and climate-tech angel investor David Pardo Field: Solar-as-a-service solutions Future Plans: With the $1.5 Funding Details: $1.5

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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. Axios reported that this was 211% over the number of dollars invested in 2020. ?. Keri Findley, founder of Tacora.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Register Committed to accelerate the digital transformation of the world’s fourth largest population, Privy has partnered with KKR , a leading global investment firm. Other participants are existing investors MDI Ventures , GGV Capital and Telkomsel Mitra Inovasi, and new investors including Singtel Innov8.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Future approaches will require serious investment in IP, technology, and R&D but at the end of day, what will continue to matter most is taste. The total market is valued at around $10B today with the expectation that it will reach $210B globally by 2030. based venture capital fund.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Register The Merah Putih Fund , an Indonesian government-backed venture capital firm, has successfully secured $300 million in the first phase of its inaugural fund. The initiative brings together five state-owned venture capital companies, each with a corporate focus.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2022

The fund announced today the formation of the 25 by 25 Pledge , which encourages venture capitalists to commit to investing a quarter of their funds into BIPOC women founders by the year 2025. “This is about changing the power dynamics in venture capital,” Michel told TechCrunch. I just see it as the start.”

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The global food ingredients market is forecasted to be valued at $400 billion by 2022, while plant-based foods are in line to be a $162 billion market by 2030. Joining S2G on the round are returning investors Lux Capital, CPT Capital, Y Combinator and Emles Venture Partners, and new investors, The W Fund, SALT and Veronorte.

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2021

The capital will be used to expand its fulfillment infrastructure, including a network of warehouses and cold chain logistics, hire more people for its engineering team, and sales and marketing. Why Alibaba rival Pinduoduo is investing in agritech. billion) in 2030. This week, it announced 150 million JPY (about $1.4

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

One of the larger seed rounds of 2021 in the industry, the raise was led by XYZ Venture Capital and Congruent Ventures with participation from First Round Capital, Garuda Ventures, MCJ Collective, Skyview Ventures and numerous other individual investors. . The problem with climate project financing. That was great validation for us.”.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 18, 2023

The funding was led by well-known venture capital firms TNB Aura and Antler, with notable involvement from Gobi Partners, Kairous Capital, and GMA Ventures. With this latest injection of capital, the round brings ORA’s total funding raised to over $17 million.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 26, 2020

Nathan Heller published an article called Is Venture Capital Worth the Risk? If you have ideas for how to improve venture capital for founders, please tweet me or send me an email with the link above. Then these firms raised larger funds to invest in LBOs, but they diversified, too. First, venture capital has become much bigger.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The demand for software engineers is expected to grow by 22% between 2020 and 2030, according to a report by the U.S. The VCs in the round include Voltron Capital, Nestcoin, Pledges and Odba VC. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This figure is larger than the 4% average for other careers.

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