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Feb 22, 2022 • 3min
Agility Robotics and Playground Global join TechCrunch Live to speak on fundraising robotic delivery
Delivery has become one of the fastest growing verticals for robotics investments amid pandemic-related shutdowns. There’s been plenty of interest in the category over the years, but Covid-19 has accelerated interest on all sides of the equation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 22, 2022 • 7min
Sweden’s Volta raises $260M at a $490M valuation to get its all-electric trucks into production by the end of this year
Volta Trucks — the Swedish electric vehicle startup that believes it can build better urban delivery vehicles and other trucks that are safer and take up a smaller carbon footprint than their gas-guzzling, more clumsy, existing counterparts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 21, 2022 • 5min
Voltron Data grabs $110M to build startup based on Apache Arrow project
Voltron Data was launched last year by former employees from NVidia, Ursa Computing, BlazingSQL and the co-founder of Apache Arrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 21, 2022 • 5min
ICON raises $185M in Tiger-led round to build more homes with its 3D printing tech, now approaching $2B valuation
ICON, which creates homes using 3D printing, has raised an additional $185 million in a round led by Tiger Global Management, TechCrunch has learned exclusively. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 18, 2022 • 4min
Ibex Investors’ newest fund is betting on a mobility revolution
A $113 million fund by Ibex Investors is betting on the potential of the mobility revolution. They discuss their investment strategy, focus areas, and recent investments in startups like Air Fleet and Visionary.ai.
Feb 18, 2022 • 4min
Actual, which renders company ESG data in a SimCity-like platform, raises $5M seed
Trying to deal with the huge amount of data associated with how companies are going to transition to a “net zero” economy is an uphill task. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 17, 2022 • 4min
Dutch raises $20M to scale its telemedicine platform for pets
Virtual veterinarian care platform Dutch has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Forerunner Ventures and Eclipse Ventures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 17, 2022 • 5min
Genesis raises $200M in Tiger-led round to grow its finance-focused low-code application platform
Genesis, which has built a low-code/no-code application platform specifically for the financial markets, announced today it has landed a $200 million investment led by Tiger Global Management. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 16, 2022 • 3min
Employment Hero raises $181M AUD at $1.25B AUD valuation, acquires KeyPay
Human resources platform Employment Hero announced today it has raised $181 million AUD (or about $129 million USD), putting it at unicorn valuation in Australian dollars of $1.25 billion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 16, 2022 • 3min
Scrona has big manufacturing plans for its tiny 3D printing
Scrona AG caused a minor splash all the way back in 2015 when it snagged a Guinness World Record for the “smallest inkjet-printed color image.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
