Nikola reports EV truck progress, stiff losses as it closes out turbulent 2021

Nikola Corp., the electric truck startup that went public via a SPAC, is coming closer to commercial activity after a history of over-promising, missed deadlines, and investigations into its founder for lying to investors. In its fourth-quarter earnings report released

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Founded by Opendoor and Twilio alums, Nomad closes on $20M to ‘transform the landlord-tenant experience’

Nomad, a marketplace that aims to provide small-time rental property owners with “guaranteed rent,” has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Silicon Valley Bank Capital. The raise comes just six months after the Denver-based startup

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Envisioning Partners closes on $64M fund for climate tech startups

Most companies today recognize the importance of global warming. As such, they are redefining their goals in an effort to address the climate change issue. Envisioning Partners, a Seoul-based venture capital firm, has secured its latest impact fund, the oversubscribed

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3D content collaboration startup Taichi Graphics closes $50M Series A

It operates Taitopia, a cloud-based platform for 3D graphics creation, sharing and remote collaboration, sort of like “Figma for 3D content” in its own words. Undergirding the platform is its open-source programming language Taichi, which offers a high-performance computation on

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Artisanal Ventures closes $62M fund, takes ‘connected capital’ approach to investment

Cloud is the big buzzword these days, with people talking about why it’s a smart move for companies, and lots of venture-backed startups developing easy ways for companies to make the shift. Artisanal Ventures, a Bay Area venture capital firm

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Taylor closes her year with a defense against Sharipova

The closing of the year 2021 would not have been possible without the return of the undisputed lightweight queen, Katie Taylor, who will close her calendar with a new defense, this time against Kazakhstan’s Firuza Sharipova at the Echó Arena,

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Michael Jordan Among Other Athletes Backs WatchBox, Which Closes in on $1 Billion Valuation

Image: WatchBox Michael Jordan has joined the list of athletes investing in WatchBox, a site that allows people to buy, sell, and trade luxury watches. WatchBox announced recently that it raised US$165 million of equity capital. Jordan joins the likes

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