TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

SmartRyde , a Japanese online pre-booked airport transfers service platform, is a marketplace that connects travelers to local transportation operators/online travel agencies (OTAs). SmartRyde announced today it has secured a $1.6 It will also use the funding for global expansion, Kimura said.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2021

MAX ) is planning to enter more markets across Africa as it races towards formalizing the continent’s transportation sector after securing $31 million in Series B funding. It is another milestone in our journey to make mobility safe, affordable, accessible, and sustainable by deploying high-performance technologies and operators.

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HPA

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Series A Round , which was led by High Alpha, and includes co-investors Grand Ventures, Springtime Ventures, Las Olas Venture Capital, Tech Square Ventures, and Royal Street Ventures. Brands and 3PLs are saving up to 15% on transportation costs and reducing their carbon footprints.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2021

Its 15 active investments run the gamut from autonomous vehicles, to car insurance tech, to ride-sharing, and travel planning, but increasingly the firm is focusing its efforts on vehicle electrification and sustainable supply chains. “We have looked at a number of companies who are developing new battery chemistries.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Alongside lead investor Lotte Chemical and investment company KTB Network, General Motors’ corporate venture capital arm, GM Ventures, signed on as a strategic investor. ” Soelect is not the only battery company that the VC invested in recently. Can solid state batteries power up for the next generation of EVs?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

Northern Lights was incorporated in March as a joint venture between Equinor, Shell and Total to provide processing, transportation and underground sequestration services for captured carbon dioxide emissions. Corporate sustainability initiatives may open doors for carbon offset startups.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

Companies like electric scooter providers Lime and Bird have raised tons of capital to change how the urban population gets around, but that growth has come at the cost of a bottom line still in the red. So it’s striking to see electric scooter company Veo take a different approach to the business.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This grant is crucial in supporting the early-stage development and commercialization of proprietary technology solutions, encouraging innovation and sustainable business models. This investment is directed toward seeding corporate venture capital (VC) funds that, in turn, invest in Singapore-based early-stage high-tech companies.

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Revolution

JANUARY 10, 2019

Over the years, many of Revolution’s investments such as Zipcar, Sweetgreen, and Optoro have experienced explosive growth brought about by their ability to develop sustainable alternatives to problems consumers and businesses were facing in sectors like transportation, food, and e-commerce.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The following interview, part of an ongoing series with founders who are building transportation companies, has been edited for length and clarity. I mean, the heavy freight transport industry stands for between 7% to 8% of global CO2 emissions, and the engines that I helped to produce contribute roughly 1% of global CO2 emissions.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Serve Robotics, a name taken from the autonomous sidewalk delivery bot that was developed and piloted by Postmates X, has raised seed funding in a round led by venture capital firm Neo. TechCrunch reported in January that a deal was being shopped to investors. Image Credits: Serve Robotics.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

As a greater share of the transportation market becomes electrified, companies have started to grapple with how to dispose of the thousands of tons of used electric vehicle batteries that are expected to come off the roads by the end of the decade. “So Giving EV batteries a second life for sustainability and profit.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Things like carbon nanotubes and fiber optic cables, organs and novel materials are all potential targets for a space manufacturing company, because they can conceivably justify the high cost of material transportation. Varda is the sort of big swing ambition venture capital was invented for.”

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 4, 2023

Moreover, both companies plan to deploy joint renewable energy infrastructure for sustainable mobility endeavors. Through this fruitful partnership, Gentari and BMW are exploring various possibilities to advance the adoption of EVs in Malaysia , facilitating convenient and eco-friendly transportation options for consumers.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

Atarraya , creator of Shrimpbox, a sustainable “plug-and-play” shrimp farming technology, is swimming to the surface after being in stealth mode since 2019. We wanted to make the shrimp business more sustainable and more efficient without destroying the environment,” Russek said. “We million in Series A dollars, and a new U.S.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Aclima , a decade-old startup founded by Davida Herzl, is looking to solve that problem and has raised $40 million in new funding from strategic and institutional venture capital investors to accelerate its growth. “We’ve built a platform that enables hyperlocal measurement.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

The trio started the company as a bus-hailing service in Egypt and other ride-sharing services in emerging markets with fragmented public transportation. Swvl was founded by Mostafa Kandil , Mahmoud Nouh and Ahmed Sabbah in 2017. Swvl offerings have expanded beyond bus-hailing services, though.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Mobility 54 Investment SAS, a corporate venture capital subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho Corporation and CFAO group, DOB Equity and InfraCo Africa have invested $3.4 We look forward to continuing to serve our customers and making sustainable mobility a reality in Uganda,” he said.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2022

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. The fourth round of the Transit Tech Lab has launched and is looking for technologists to submit ideas on ways to restore customer confidence in public transportation, improve resilience to weather extremes, and further reduce the region’s carbon footprint.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 4, 2021

We cover a lot of venture capital, naturally, but we have also been covering the rise of alternative fundraising over the years, including revenue-based investing, crowdfunding, social and beyond. But the hopes of today, from personal well-being to the prosperity of cities to a sustainable planet, often feel out of reach.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 6, 2022

Register Transport Capital , a globally-recognised investment management and advisory firm focused on the maritime and aviation industries, has launched its new venture capital arm named TC Ventures. Headquartered in Singapore, Transport Capital’s core expertise is in Real Assets and Private Capital Markets.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Today, Alex Wilhelm says both transportation platforms plan to reach adjusted profitability by Q4 2021. How do you sustainably scale a company that probably doesn’t have revenue and isn’t likely to for the foreseeable future? Oscar Health’s IPO filing will test the venture-backed insurance model.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

This results in operational cost reduction by eliminating the need to replace their existing fleet and yields a safer, more efficient and sustainable transportation system,” CEO Raghavender Sahdev tells TechCrunch. The Hurd Co. Image Credits: The Hurd Co. The Hurd Co.’s

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

-based online university platform Nexford University has raised $8 million in a Series A round co-led by New Markets Venture Partners and Learn Capital, two prominent edtech venture capital firms in the U.S. that have invested in Pathstream, Udemy and Coursera. The West African country is the only market where the U.S.-based

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Around 7,000 tech workers have joined the ranks of the Armed Forces or Territorial Defense Only last month, OneUkraine sprang up from a host of major European tech founders and investors, who plan to provide sustainable humanitarian relief for the Ukrainian people. Finmap A cash flow management service for businesses. It raised €2.5

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2022

As far as putting that money to use, Systemiq says it is out to fund founders who are focused on making large industries and cities “more efficient and sustainable.” ” In practice, it’ll fund key areas like regenerative land use, oceans, transportation and the circular economy.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

Goldman Sach’s VP of venture capital and growth equity Jade Mandel has joined MotoRefi’s board. Bennett believes the company is now in self-sustaining position. “Thankfully, we moved beyond the world where we are raising capital and then raising more capital as we run out of capital,” he said.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Electrification is a global trend in transportation, power generation, and elsewhere. I don’t know if this is true for all industries, but I think creating more sustainable solutions is something that we see consumer demand for as well. What do you think the next big trend is in this space, and why?

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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.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Turno’s recent funding round was co-led by global venture capital firms B Capital and Quona Capital and was participated by existing investors Stellaris Venture Partners and Avaana Capital and new investors Alteria Capital and InnoVen Capital.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

For example, Veev uses Light Gauge Steel (LGS) framing and High Performance Surface (HPS), which the company says “are lighter, stronger, and more sustainable than wood and drywall and with near zero waste.” The company’s 2022 goal is to further reduce a Veev home’s carbon footprint by an additional 25%. .

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2022

Sustainable travel at the forefront. Transportation reporter Rebecca Bellan interviewed Tortoise co-founder Dmitry Shevelenko about his company’s transition “from using a hardware-as-a-service model to a take-rate scheme that gives it 10% of any sales made from its card payment-enabled bots.”. Mainstream attention is increasing.

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 10, 2021

OurCrowd portfolio company IntellAct offers a glimmer of hope to help the hard-pressed transportation industry cut costs as it grapples with financial challenges exacerbated by the pandemic. This $100M round is co-led by two strategic investors: a leading vehicle systems supplier and a leading global investment fund. Learn More. .

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

Alena Hloba, community manager, RST Ventures for Earth. We are excited by environmental and sustainability sector, which we invest in. It will develop more in the direction of sustainability (at least, we believe so). Good public transportation, small city and cheap apartments were all good reasons to buy your own flat.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Before fintechs became the standouts of the African tech ecosystem, it was startups in the online logistics and transport space in Africa linking on-demand apps to move people and goods around the continent that was all the rave. He also detailed how the company faced them and its current state of stable growth and sustainability.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

million) on the back of strong demand for its tech from companies working in transportation and energy infrastructure. Previous backers Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures (DvH Ventures), Helen Ventures, Matterwave, and motu ventures, and new backers Segenia Capital and Hannover Digital Investments (HDInv), are also participating. “We

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2023

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. million in pre-seed and seed funding round led by Augment Ventures with participation by Accion Venture Lab, TMV, Overton Venture Capital and Refashiond Ventures. Subscribe for free. We have a lot to cover so let’s jump in.

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