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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa. We have invested $17.3

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A Life of Purpose: Jessica Robinson Drives Change Through Mobility Efforts

StartupNation

However, as she began working and learning about the local transportation needs of Detroit’s residents, Robinson recognized the opportunity to not only make a difference in the mobility sector, but to also be involved in a meaningful way in making positive change in her newfound community.

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DeltaX wants to digitize the Andean region’s trucking sector

TechCrunch

Transportation startup DeltaX is accelerating its plans to digitize the trucking industry in its native Bolivia and beyond thanks to a recent $1 million seed round. Millions of tons of cargo are transported each year via the Pan-American Highway and its branches across Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Paraguay.

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Japanese insurance company Tokio Marine launches CVC fund to back early-stage startups 

TechCrunch

We don’t tie investments to an immediate strategic opportunity but want to help accelerate development either as an advisor or capacity provider with the hope that there is eventually an opportunity to partner strategically or become a customer as they progress.” . What should startup founders know before negotiating with corporate VCs?

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

TechCrunch

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 Accelerating profitable non-core operations.

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Announcing the startups and judges onstage at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

TechCrunch

“Swyft is a new form of urban mobility, using autonomous cabins on lightweight cable infrastructure to solve transportation problems in densely developed areas including corporate campuses, airports, universities and tourism districts. .” Swyft Cities (Mountain View, CA) — Presenter: Jeral Poskey, CEO. Mar received her Ph.D.

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Extra Crunch roundup: China’s new data privacy law, fractional farming, debt vs. equity

TechCrunch

Now that the world has embraced remote work, are visas as critical for startup founders who want to succeed in the United States? “Paid marketing can be a useful tool in your toolkit to accelerate an already humming flywheel. 5 factors that can make or break a startup’s growth journey.