TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Moov, a data-fueled marketplace for used manufacturing equipment , has closed a $41 million Series A funding round led by Tiger Global. The San Francisco-based company’s co-founders, Steven Zhou and Maxam Yeung, came up with the idea for Moov around a decade ago. With close to $1.5

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 20, 2022

In recent years, the global youth climate action movement has risen up to demand that world leaders listen to science and mandate climate and environmental education. As a result, educators have an important opportunity to harness and facilitate this passion by connecting students to the global citizen science community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

An Interview with Matt Roberts-Davies , General Manager of M-Changa – an official partner of the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report. In the local context, Kenyan’s give an extremely high proportion of their earnings as donations (cc. Finally, M-Changa seeks to build trust from both local and international donors.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Even after spending months in a new country, they struggle to get a credit card from local banks, and end up paying a premium to access a range of other financial services. or in most other countries for that matter, rely on local credit scores to determine the worthiness of potential applicants. Banks in the U.S., exchanges.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2010

Sun Microsystems, a partner of TechSoup Global, recently embarked on a local donation project to address this at one elementary school in San Francisco. McKinley Elementary is a K-5 public school with about 300 students in the Duboce Park district of San Francisco.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

11NTC Day of Service Volunteers Now in its thirteenth year, the Day of Service provide an opportunity for nonprofit techies to give something back to the local community where the Nonprofit Technology Conference is held. If you haven't heard, the 2012 NTC will be held in April 3-5 in San Francisco.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

Services it offers today include payroll, benefits, taxes and local compliance (including Employer of Record services) for contractors and full-time employees. The challenge that Remote is addressing is longstanding in the world of work, one that has been exacerbated with globalization.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

What’s the point in using “global” tools (social media) for local organizing? From @amoration: I find we’re always both global & local, so many of us travel frequently that virtual organizing tools are essential even for “local&# endeavors. From @davidahood: agree with @neddotcom.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Others involved individual decisions on where to live: do you bet on the future of San Francisco or do you want to partake in the growth of some other startup hub? While San Francisco and distantly New York and Boston remain the clear hubs of tech startups in the U.S., Do you switch jobs or stay and double down?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

million (25 billion KRW) in a Series B funding round as it wants to increase its global presence, specifically into the U.S., It also has created partnerships with an array of global companies like Nvidia, Ansys and dSPACE. . office in San Francisco. “We Germany, Japan and Singapore. . The startup posted $1.7

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

The company has closed a $450 million Series C round with Tiger Global Management leading the round — Greenoaks Capital and all existing investors are also participating. According to the startup, it is now the fourth-largest fintech company globally. In addition to San Francisco, Checkout.com will have offices in New York and Denver.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2012

On Wednesday, March 28 in San Francisco – and live-streamed online – TechSoup Global will screen and award the top photo and video entries. You’ll get to meet some of our local judges, see dozens of the best videos and photo stories, and connect with fellow digital storytellers. This is a “red carpet” event! Pacific time.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

And third, although early believers who witnessed InstaDeep’s growth from a local firm to a global startup knew it had enough exit options, they didn’t think the acquisition would happen this fast, said Khaled Ben Jilani , senior partner at AfricInvest, one of InstaDeep’s earlier investors, on a call with TechCrunch.

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2013

That’s what NetSquared Local is for! We’ve a global network of 50 #nptech meetups with chapters in 50 countries. San Francisco, CA: Open Source Tech Can Improve Your City & Your Nonprofit, & A Conversation w/ SAP. Don’t have a local NetSquared Local group? You betcha! Event Reports.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

And today, the San Francisco-based real estate brokerage is coming out of stealth with $9.3 million in a seed funding round led by Global Founders Capital. A wning customers are paired with advisors to determine their investment strategy, and Awning’s local agents “qualitatively” review every property.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 16, 2014

Secondly, because he had single-handedly managed to achieve something that my adopted startup hometown of London (despite a fair amount of wailing and hand-wringing) has not yet achieved; namely, an incredibly successful public flotation of a homegrown tech company listing on the local market. Halfbrick Studios. Much like LIFX, App.io

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TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2021

Laura González-Estéfani is the founder and CEO of TheVentureCity , an international, operator-led venture acceleration model designed to make the global entrepreneurial ecosystem more diverse, international and accessible to fair capital. This, despite research suggesting that immigrants contribute 40% more to innovation than local inventors.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

And in October, the company opened its first global quantum data center outside the U.S., TSMC is the worldsleading dedicated semiconductor foundry and manufacturer of logic semiconductors, accounting for 28% of global semiconductor output value (excluding memory) as of 2023. in Ehningen, Germany. billion in 2024 to $54.7

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

If you are someone who believes in living like a local to authentically experience a foreign place, this is where your missions align. Airbnb Global Growth via Airbnb Annual Report. Square’s headquarters in San Francisco. In the case of Airbnb, its mission is to “make people feel at home, anywhere in the world.”

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The two companies underscore how possible it is to build large startups in markets outside of the traditional collection of cities most associated with technology entrepreneurship in the United States, like Boston, New York City and San Francisco, to name a few. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Now that TechSoup’s Local Impact Map has officially launched , let's discover one of great new organizations featured there. TechSoup’s Local Impact Map is a great thing because it gives nonprofits like the Luciano Barreto Júnior Institute a way to get some wider attention for their good work.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Our Black History Month feature of the day is this one-hour documentary on YouTube — KQED’s mobile film unit following author and activist James Baldwin in the spring of 1963 , as he’s driven around San Francisco to meet with members of the local African American community. Lauren has more.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2021

As more people continue to work remotely, organizations globally have had to adjust — particularly when it comes to onboarding new employees and figuring out how to pay them, in some cases, across borders. Deel claims to allow businesses to hire in less than 5 minutes employees and contractors without needing a local entity.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

Two of these are being announced today to coincide with the funding news: Remote has launched a Global Employee API that HR platforms that focus on domestic payroll can integrate to provide their own international offering powered by Remote. Remote raises $35M to help orgs with global workforce payroll, benefits and more.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2023

We’re not here to judge — we’re here to remind you that you have just 48 hours left to snag the biggest savings on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt , taking place September 19–21 in San Francisco. Sign up for Dinners for 6 and connect with other attendees over a meal at a local restaurant. Check out the various receptions.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

hedge fund and investment firm Tiger Global led the Series C round. New and existing investors who participated include DST Global, Early Capital Berrywood, Green Visor Capital, Greycroft Capital, Insight Ventures, PayPal, Salesforce Ventures, Tiger Management, Worldpay FIS 9yards Capital. . Launched in 2016 as a Nigerian and U.S.-based

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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

Each year, individuals worldwide take the opportunity to do better for our planet with actions such as planting trees, cleaning local communities, and raising awareness for environmental causes through peer-to-peer fundraising pages. The global COVID-19 pandemic didn’t slow the momentum one bit. percent gets recycled.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

San Francisco Day of Civic Hacking. This hackathon took place at San Francisco State University's Paul J. While the challenges were focused mainly on local or statewide issues, they came up with solutions that could be adopted for national issues as well. freespace], San Francisco.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2022

San Francisco-based Global Founders Capital (GFC) led the round. Like many API-led fintechs, card-issuing API (pioneered by the likes of Rapyd, Ayden and even Stripe globally) is increasingly getting attention from investors who think it’s the next big thing in a sector that has attracted the most VC dollars in Africa.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 25, 2021

Materials distributed in San Francisco Chinatown on how to report Asian hate crimes, written in English and Chinese. Currently living in San Francisco and unable to travel due to COVID precautions, I feel trapped, unable to be with them during these particularly scary times. Photo Credit: Aaron Molo.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2021

San Francisco-based venture capital firm Global Founders Capital led the seed round. Y Combinator, Hustle Fund, Liquid 2 Ventures, Hack VC and Soma Capital participated, including individual local investors and early backers such as Paga CEO Tayo Oviosu, Remita CEO John Obaro and Magic Fund. .

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2013

Find your local #nptech tribe by joining a NetSquared Local group. Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. Don’t have a local NetSquared Local group? What have NetSquared Local groups been up to recently? Don’t be afraid! August’s NetSquared Events. Tuesday, July 30.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

Notably, two of the main investors are not venture capital firms but instead are two large tech companies: Latin American e-commerce giant Mercado Libre and San Francisco-based software developer Globant. The program aims to train thousands of students through full-time two-year courses and connect them with tech companies globally. .

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2022

was faring during the global venture capital market slowdown. safety regulators opening a special investigation into a San Francisco automobile crash involving a Cruise autonomous vehicle. Kyle reports on Traba’s $20 million raise to match contractors with warehouse and fulfillment jobs. Meanwhile, Kirsten writes about U.S.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

It will be interesting to see what sort of incentives the local governments can offer to help keep them there to avoid the allure of nearby NYC. equivalent to its offices in Shenzhen, China, which afford easy access to the global supply chain. HAX also operates satellites in San Francisco, Tokyo and New York.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

Lagos and San Francisco-based Klasha has received an additional $2.1 The firm co-led the round with Global Ventures, the MENA-focused VC that has backed the likes of Tabby, Helium Health and Paymob. “I KlashaWire allows small merchants in these six countries to pay their suppliers in their local currencies. KlashaCart.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 4, 2023

Advancing Human Rights: Working towards Global Independence Organizations like Women’s March San Francisco underscore the importance of every individual’s right to be heard and recognized. This organization goes beyond simply advocating for women’s rights locally.

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