Raising monster rounds for self-driving mobility startups with Sven Strohband (Khosla Ventures) + Raquel Urtasun (Waabi)
Raquel Urtasun founded Waabi in 2021 after spending nearly three years as Uber’s R&D head of Advanced Technology Group (ATG). Waabi’s mission is to develop an AI-first approach to speed up the commercial deployment of autonomous vehicles, starting with long-haul trucks. To do so, her company raised an $83.5 million Series A with Khosla Venture’s Sven Strohband leading the round. Both will speak to Urtasun’s unique (and commanding) perspective, and what allowed the company to raise the massive Series A.
LIVE 5/11/2022 @ 3:00pm EDT/12:00pm PDT
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Mobility marketplaces and brake repair with Mike Ghaffary (Canvas Ventures) + Walker Drewett (NuBrakes)
Walker Drewett founded NuBrakes in May 2019. According to Mike Ghaffary, GP at Canvas Ventures, Drewett is building a high-growth business powered by a marketplace model, which is why Ghaffary led the company’s Series A. The product is simple: On-demand vehicle brake repair services. Join this episode to hear how Drewett raised capital and built NuBrakes on the learnings from his previous startup, NuWash (it’s on-demand car washes, of course).
LIVE 5/25/2022 @ 3:00pm EDT/12:00pm PDT
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TC City Spotlight: Columbus
TechCrunch Live is thrilled to bring a special episode featuring the best from Columbus, Ohio. This extended episode will feature several panels and a pitch competition with the winner getting exhibition space at TechCrunch Disrupt.
Columbus used to be just a college town, but is now a burgeoning startup scene driven in part by the science and technology coming out of The Ohio State University, the city’s diverse demographics, and Midwest founders getting back to their roots. All of that has turned this one-time sleeper city into a buzzing hub where fintech and insurance giants leverage a strong tech worker talent pool which is then turning that expertise into new startups amid Columbus’ strong startup ecosystem support. Eclectic neighborhoods paired with a low cost of living gives the city a “Silicon Prairie” vibe that can only grow, which is why we are spotlighting Columbus.
LIVE 6/1/2022 @ 3:00pm EDT/12:00pm PDT
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