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TechCrunch Minute: Why this entrepreneur is running the Oakland Ballers like a startup
The coolest startup in the Bay Area isn’t making AI robots or self-driving taxis. It’s actually a baseball team. As his beloved Oakland A’s plan to leave the Bay, serial entrepreneur Paul Freedman sought out a different type of venture. What if he could take what he learned from leading edtech startups to build the
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The coolest startup in the Bay Area isn’t making AI robots or self-driving taxis. It’s actually a baseball team. As his beloved Oakland A’s plan to leave the Bay, serial entrepreneur Paul Freedman sought out a different type of venture. What if he could take what he learned from leading edtech startups to build the […]
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Nuro pivots to license self-driving tech to carmakers, mobility companies
After multiple rounds of layoffs in 2022 and 2023, Nuro is pivoting its business strategy to focus more on the startup’s core autonomous driving technology instead of owning and operating a fleet of low-speed, on-road delivery bots. The company said on Wednesday it would start licensing its autonomous vehicle technology to automakers and mobility providers,
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After multiple rounds of layoffs in 2022 and 2023, Nuro is pivoting its business strategy to focus more on the startup’s core autonomous driving technology instead of owning and operating a fleet of low-speed, on-road delivery bots. The company said on Wednesday it would start licensing its autonomous vehicle technology to automakers and mobility providers, […]
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Connectly, now backed by Alibaba, taps AI to personalize text messages to customers
Stefanos Loukakos, formerly a director at Meta’s business-focused Messenger division and, briefly, the tech giant’s blockchain org, noticed several years ago that online retailers were struggling to connect with potential shoppers. The problem, in his opinion, was that their marketing campaigns weren’t tailored enough. Merchants were sending generic social media, text, and email blasts that failed to
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Stefanos Loukakos, formerly a director at Meta’s business-focused Messenger division and, briefly, the tech giant’s blockchain org, noticed several years ago that online retailers were struggling to connect with potential shoppers. The problem, in his opinion, was that their marketing campaigns weren’t tailored enough. Merchants were sending generic social media, text, and email blasts that failed to […]
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Atomico backs Tem to help businesses buy renewable energy directly from sources
Tem wants to do for utilities what neobanks have done for the financial sector: disrupt an industry using tech, streamline it, and cut out the middlemen.
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Tem wants to do for utilities what neobanks have done for the financial sector: disrupt an industry using tech, streamline it, and cut out the middlemen.
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Neurode wants to treat and track ADHD symptoms through a wearable headband
Sydney-based Neurode has come up with a novel way to offer some relief to people with ADHD: a wearable headband that can track and treat ADHD symptoms. And you only have to wear it for 20 minutes a day.
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Sydney-based Neurode has come up with a novel way to offer some relief to people with ADHD: a wearable headband that can track and treat ADHD symptoms. And you only have to wear it for 20 minutes a day.
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French embedded insurance startup Neat secures $55 million
Neat helps other companies sell insurance products to their own customers. In insurance lingo, it focuses on affinity insurance contracts linked to another service or product.
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Neat helps other companies sell insurance products to their own customers. In insurance lingo, it focuses on affinity insurance contracts linked to another service or product.
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Mira is helping fill the hormone knowledge gap for women and the medical industry
Hormones play a massive role in when and how easily women can get pregnant, but research and resources in this area are lacking. Mira is looking to change that. Mira is an at-home, palm-sized hormone testing device women use to test their urine for their hormone levels. Mira’s corresponding app deciphers their results and spots
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Hormones play a massive role in when and how easily women can get pregnant, but research and resources in this area are lacking. Mira is looking to change that. Mira is an at-home, palm-sized hormone testing device women use to test their urine for their hormone levels. Mira’s corresponding app deciphers their results and spots […]
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Spare fixes cities’ outdated transport services for disabled residents
Cities spend hundreds of millions each year on paratransit services, or public rides for disabled residents, yet those services remain limited and unpredictable. Wheelchair users often face late pickups, hindering them from getting to work or medical appointments on time. As populations age, the strain on these services and city budgets continues to grow. Vancouver-based
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Cities spend hundreds of millions each year on paratransit services, or public rides for disabled residents, yet those services remain limited and unpredictable. Wheelchair users often face late pickups, hindering them from getting to work or medical appointments on time. As populations age, the strain on these services and city budgets continues to grow. Vancouver-based […]
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Qualifyze swallows $54M to improve pharmaceutical supply chains
In the world of pharmaceuticals, companies aim to operate under GMP guidelines — a set of production and manufacturing measures to assure standards for medicinal products. But too often, the reality is anything but that. “Officially, GMP stands for ‘Good Manufacturing Practices,’” said Dr. David Schneider, the founder and CEO of Qualifyze. “But people joke
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In the world of pharmaceuticals, companies aim to operate under GMP guidelines — a set of production and manufacturing measures to assure standards for medicinal products. But too often, the reality is anything but that. “Officially, GMP stands for ‘Good Manufacturing Practices,’” said Dr. David Schneider, the founder and CEO of Qualifyze. “But people joke […]
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Hardware companies dominate a list of promising climate tech startups
A new report from Congruent Ventures and SVB highlights startups that could significantly reduce carbon emissions, mitigating climate change.
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A new report from Congruent Ventures and SVB highlights startups that could significantly reduce carbon emissions, mitigating climate change.
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