FreightWaves: E-Scooters, the bull and the bear
“What we are going to see over time is a broadening of vertical applications for transportation,” Paul Asel said.
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TechCrunch: SoftBank-backed Getaround is raising $200M at a $1.5B+ valuation
Getaround, a car-sharing platform, will enter the unicorn club with a roughly $200 million equity financing. Getaround acquired NGP Capital portfolio company Drivy earlier this year.
Platform9 Raises $25 Million to Power Cloud-native Infrastructure, Managed Kubernetes and Hybrid Cloud Environments Across the Globe
The round was led by NGP Capital, with participation from Mubadala Ventures and all existing investors.
How SecurityScorecard supports Nokia in cybersecurity
An interview with Matthew McKenna, VP of EMEA at SecurityScorecard, and Antero Päivänsalo, Chief Information Security Officer at Nokia.
Scoop Secures $60 Million in Series C Funding to Drive Continued Growth
The round was led by Activate Capital, with new investors including NGP Capital, BNP Paribas, and Total Ventures.
Celect-ed by Nike!
NIKE has acquired Celect, a leading retail predictive analytics and demand sensing firm based in Boston. Celect is Nike’s latest acquisition, fueling its Consumer Direct Offense strategy, serving consumers personally at a global scale.
Lidia Yan: "The biggest mistake most entrepreneurs make"
"Build your company culture as early as possible. Underestimating the impact of company culture is the biggest mistake most entrepreneurs make," says Lidia Yan, Co-Founder and CEO of NEXT Trucking. Watch the full video as Lidia provides advice to first-time founders in an interview with NGP Capital Partner, David Tang.
Xnor releases AI2GO: A self-serve edge AI platform for building smart on-device solutions
AI2GO gives developers access to hundreds of deep learning models, which can be deployed on resource-constrained devices such as car dash cams and home security cameras with a few lines of code.
Zinier Closes Oversubscribed Series B Funding Round to Bring AI-Powered Automation to the Field Service Industry
$20M+ funding from elite investors to support Zinier’s goal of transforming the $6B+ field service management market with intelligent automation.
Lime raises another $310 million, bringing its valuation to $2.4 billion
Lime raises $310 million Series D round led by Bain Capital Ventures with participation from NGP Capital and others
Celect Closes $15 Million Series C to Optimize Retail Inventory and Predict Demand
Retailers and top investors embrace disruptive technology platform as company accelerates expansion
Hysolate Secures $18M Series B Round for Disruptive Cybersecurity Isolation Platform
Bessemer Venture Partners, Innovation Endeavors, and NGP Capital, will help accelerate growth of software-defined endpoints pioneer.