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Neighbor raises $53M for self-storage marketplace after 5x YoY revenue growth

TechCrunch

Neighbor has developed a unique peer-to-peer model, c onnecting “renters” in need of storage space with “hosts” in their neighborhood who are willing to lease storage space in their home, garage or even driveway. Xu and Cutler will join former Uber CEO Ryan Graves as investors and advisors to the Lehi, Utah-based startup.

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We’re disrupting TechCrunch Disrupt: 8 stages, 3 days, 1 city

TechCrunch

Each industry stage will also feature partner sessions , where TechCrunch partners get the spotlight to share their POV on their sector directly to an audience of their peers. Sustainability Stage: Tackles social and environmental solutions such as urban mobility, sustainable tech, green infrastructure, and new mobilities.

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“One Thing You Wish People Better Understood About Venture Capital” – Part V, featuring Ethan Kurzweil, Lily Lyman, Ashley Mayer, and Leshika Samarasinghe.

Hunter Walk

There are many ways to make (and lose) money in this asset class, to construct a portfolio, to source and win investments, and to help (or not) founders build companies. I asked some investor friends to share, as the title suggests, one thing they wished people better understood about venture capital. Reporting out in batches of five.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: VC robotics survey, Visa Bulletin update, SaaS engagement metrics

TechCrunch

A robotic taxi drove me home a few nights ago, and it was just fine. As it carried me through Golden Gate Park at a steady 23 miles per hour (slowing down to 6 mph for every speed bump), I felt like a packet of information being delivered across a network. Is robotics mainstream now? How do I make sense of the Visa Bulletin?

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Newsletter: Lunar land rush begins

OurCrowd

DayTwo’s science is based on more than seven years of research at the Weizmann Institute, Mayo Clinic and other leading research centers, and has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals including the New England Journal of Medicine and Cell and Nature. OurCrowd has an allocation in this time sensitive Series A round.

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Energy X secures $20M at $120M valuation to slash building sector emissions

TechCrunch

The built environment’s whole process — including materials manufacturing, construction, heating and electricity, maintenance and demolition, drives an estimated 40% of greenhouse gas emissions globally. That’s when the duo pivoted from their first startup — a sustainable architecture crowdfunding platform, called Xquare.

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3 ways founders can turn feedback into action

TechCrunch

Three ways VC firms can construct sustainably diverse portfolios. That’s the reality most startup founders face: They’re routinely bombarded with feedback from investors, customers, peers, mentors, family, friends, and sometimes even random people on the internet. Here are three ways to get started. Understand your goals.