Tag: Innovation

(Innovation/Technology) Global Lighthouse Network: Reimagining Operations for Growth (WEF)

Digital is no longer optional. Global disruptions and instabilities impose a pressing need and opportunity for quantitative and qualitative growth amidst shifts in supply,...
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(Innovation/Technology) Neobroker Bitpanda raises $170M at a $1.2B valuation to take its trading platform beyond crypto (TechCrunch)

Ingrid Lunden One of the bigger startups in Europe operating a trading platform for cryptocurrency has closed a big round of funding on the heels...
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(Innovation/Technology) Rising encrypted app Signal is down in China (TechCrunch)

Rita Liao Chinese users of the instant messenger Signal knew that the good times wouldn’t last long. https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/15/signal-is-down-in-china/
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(Innovation/Technology) China wants to dismantle Alibaba’s media empire: reports (TechCrunch)

Rita Liao Over the years, Jack Ma has accumulated a media portfolio in China that rivals that of Jeff Bezos in the United States. https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/15/china-wants-to-dismantle-jack-mas-media-empire/
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(Innovation/Technology) Bird to spend $150 million on European expansion plan (TechCrunch)

Kirsten Korosec Shared micromobility startup Bird said it is investing $150 million into a European expansion plan that will including launching in more than 50...
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(Innovation/Technology) Sherpa raises $8.5M to expand from conversational AI to B2B privacy-first federated learning services (TechCrunch)

Ingrid Lunden Sherpa, a startup from Bilbao, Spain that was an early mover in building a voice-based digital assistant and predictive search for Spanish-speaking audiences,...
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(Innovation/Technology) Genesis raises $45M to expand its fintech-focussed low-code platform to more verticals (TechCrunch)

Ingrid Lunden Low-code and no-code tools have been a huge hit with enterprises keen to give their operations more of a tech boost, but often...
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(Innovation/Technology) Volkswagen will bring 240 gigawatt hours of battery production capacity to Europe by 2030 (TechCrunch)

Aria Alamalhodaei Volkswagen AG is gearing up to seize the top spot as the world’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer with plans announced Monday to have...
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(Innovation/Technology) India’s CRED in talks to raise $200 million at $2 billion valuation (TechCrunch)

Manish Singh Bangalore’s fintech startup ecosystem is inching closer to delivering a new unicorn: CRED. https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/15/india-cred-in-talks-to-raise-200-million-at-2-billion-valuation/
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(Innovation/Technology) With 1v1Me, anyone can gamble on their ability to crush an opponent in player vs. player games (TechCrunch)

Jonathan Shieber Anthony Geranio has played video games for the past thirteen years. The 26 year-old first time founder of 1v1Me, a new company that lets...
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(Innovation/Technology) Zeller, a fintech founded by Square alumni, raises $25M AUD Series A led by Lee Fixel’s Addition (TechCrunch)

Catherine Shu Zeller, a payment and financial services startup founded by former Square executives, quietly raised a $25 million AUD (about $19.4 million USD) Series...
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(Innovation/Technology) Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt receives a $14 billion order from VW (TechCrunch)

Jonathan Shieber Northvolt, the Swedish battery manufacturer which raised $1 billion in financing from investors led by Goldman Sachs and Volkswagen back in 2019, has signed...
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(Innovation/Technology) Curran Biotech’s new nanocoating could prevent indoor transmission of COVID-19 (TechCrunch)

Sophie Burkholder A new nanocoating from Curran Biotech could dramatically improve air filtration to prevent the spread of COVID-19 indoors. https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/15/curran-biotechs-new-nanocoating-could-prevent-indoor-transmission-of-covid-19/
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(Innovation/Technology) DeepSee.ai raises $22.6M Series A for its AI-centric process automation platform (TechCrunch)

Frederic Lardinois DeepSee.ai, a startup that helps enterprises use AI to automate line-of-business problems, today announced that it has raised a $22.6 million Series A...
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(Innovation/Technology) ElevateBio raises $525M to advance its cell and gene therapy technologies (TechCrunch)

Darrell Etherington ElevateBio, one of the leading biotech companies focused on gene-based therapies has raised a massive $525 million Series C round of financing, more...
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(Innovation/Technology) WeWork unbundles its products in an attempt to make itself over, but will the strategy work? (TechCrunch)

Mary Ann Azevedo For years, there was a debate as to whether WeWork was a tech company or more of a real estate play. At...
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