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Planning 500,000 charging points for EVs by 2025, Shell becomes the latest company swept up in EV charging boom

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Since the beginning of the year, three companies have been acquired by special purpose acquisition vehicles and are on a path to go public, while a third has raised tens of millions from some of the biggest names in private equity investing for its own path to commercial viability. One more deal soon followed.

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Startups Weekly: Upfront Ventures bets on a bus service

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Remember, you can send me tips, suggestions and feedback to kate.clark@techcrunch.com or on Twitter @KateClarkTweets. million round led by Los Angeles firm Upfront Ventures, with participation from Mucker Capital and Matchstick Ventures. billion in a round led by the private equity firm GPI Capital this week.

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Startups Weekly: VCs are drunk on beverage startups

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Remember, you can send me tips, suggestions and feedback to kate.clark@techcrunch.com or on Twitter @KateClarkTweets. The Los Angeles ecosystem is $76 million stronger this week as Fika Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital firm, announced its sophomore investment fund. Fundraising.

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8 Tips To Get the Most Out of Your Investors and Board

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In addition to helping manage the board Chris also helps represent the interests of the angel investors / common stock holders. Oh, and did I mention: Roger – NYC, Rob/Rory – NorCal, Nick/Chris – London & me – Los Angeles. You may know how much to pay in cash or equity for your new VP Engineering.

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Nike debuts its most ambitious SNKRS stash drop for the Championship Tour featuring Kendrick Lamar and SZA

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On a mild Thursday night at the Los Angeles Forum , Nike’s public relations team and a group of journalists from some of the country’s leading lifestyle, tech, and general interest websites gathered to see the debut of Nike’s most ambitious SNKRS stash drop.

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The Station: Via hits $2.25B valuation, letters from readers, layoffs in a time of COVID-19

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Please reach out and email me at kirsten.korosec@techcrunch.com to share thoughts, opinions or tips or send a direct message to @kirstenkorosec. As part of the program, up to 30-minute rides will be free for members of critical workforces through April 30 in Austin, Denver, Los Angeles, the Washington D.C.

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Timing and why we’re all VCs

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Pro tip: take on the mantle of book editor for a major tech publication, and the publishers will mail you books for free. Mithril is struggling to compete against ferocious competition in the growth-stage equity market. Alas, no $100 catered lunches. Quality tech news from around the web. Written by Arman Tabatabai.