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STARTUPS
KlearNow raises $16 million to bring customs clearance industry into the digital age
Customs is the sieve of international supply chains. And yet despite its critical role, clearing customs for freight brokers can…
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Trends
Airbus-owned Voom brings its on-demand helicopter service to the U.S. with SF Bay Area launch
Voom, the helicopter service with ride-sharing and one-hour advance booking that Airbus developed and launch first in Latin America, is…
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Finance
Fika Ventures raises $76M to fund the growing LA tech ecosystem
The Los Angeles ecosystem is $76 million stronger today as Fika Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital firm, announces its sophomore…
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Finance
Redpoint Ventures is raising another $400M to invest in Chinese companies
Redpoint Ventures is doubling down on China. The firm, headquartered in Menlo Park, has filed documents with the U.S. Securities…
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Robot couriers scoop up early-stage cash
Much of the last couple of decades of innovation has centered around finding ways to get what we want without…
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Trends
Amazon’s HQ2 decision reinforces an antiquated expansion model
You turned a corporate expansion — usually a routine, boring business decision — into a 14-month-long North American beauty contest…
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New York City could be the biggest winner of tech’s West Coast exodus
The New York City metro area could soon more closely resemble the Bay Area. That’s if, as reports indicate, Amazon…
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Heartland Tech Weekly: How can Silicon Valley best assist other startup communities?
In a recent video interview with CNBC (embedded below) LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman says that one thing he would like…
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