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Transportation Weekly: Uber’s spending habits, Tesla Model Y, scooters and AVs in Austin

TechCrunch LA

.” This historical look at Uber and its self-driving tech unit, Uber ATG, should be considered alongside more recent news, including that it’s in negotiations with investors, including the SoftBank Vision Fund, to secure an investment as large as $1 billion for its autonomous vehicles unit. billion investment in 2018.

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Why Technology is Driving More Urban Renewal

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And costume & set designers. I’ve been meeting with LPs (those who invest in VC funds) over the past year and discussing trends I see in the market and where I think we need to be as a firm to be near to and meet the needs of our customers. In LA companies used to be concentrated near Pasadena or in the San Fernando Valley.

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Does a VCs Culture Really Matter? The Upfront Story

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The biggest difference I cite is that Venture Capital often feels like an “individual sport” while startups are a “team sport.” Funds like First Round Capital, True Ventures, Foundry Group, HomeBrew, USV and many others are still run by the founders and are still on the mission they started.