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Toyota’s Woven Capital invests in autonomous vehicle fleet platform Ridecell

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Woven Capital, a venture capital unit of Toyota, has made an investment in Ridecell, a platform powering digital transformations and IoT automation for fleet-driven businesses.

Woven Capital is an $800 million global investment fund that supports innovative, growth-stage companies in mobility, automation, artificial intelligence, data and analytics, connectivity, and smart cities.

It is the investment arm of the Woven Planet Group, a Toyota subsidiary which says it is “dedicated to building the safest mobility in the world”. [Read more…] about Toyota’s Woven Capital invests in autonomous vehicle fleet platform Ridecell

Teradyne leads $20 million funding round for MachineMetrics

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MachineMetrics, an industrial data startup that helps improve manufacturing performance through autonomous machining, has raised $20 million in Series B financing.

The company will use the funding to scale its platform globally and democratize access to the machine insights that power manufacturing operations.

Bill Bither, co-founder and CEO of MachineMetrics, says: “Manufacturing is on the brink of a digital renaissance. The intersection of software, big data and physical machinery is the next frontier for manufacturing and a proven solution for overcoming the production and labor shortages we are experiencing right now. [Read more…] about Teradyne leads $20 million funding round for MachineMetrics

CFD Trading: What it is and How it Works

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CFDs are leveraged instruments traded over-the-counter with a securities firm, which is commonly referred to as a CFD provider. A CFD is a Specified Investment Product (SIP), on a need to sell or buy basis.

Dealing in CFD is attractive to day traders that can use leverage in trading assets that are more costly to buy and sell. However, the low industry regulation, potential lack of liquidity, and the need to maintain an adequate margin make CFD a risky trade. [Read more…] about CFD Trading: What it is and How it Works

Top Ways to Find Out How Much Money You Should Invest in Home Repair

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Working out how much money to invest in home repairs can be difficult.

There are a lot of questions that come with it and a lot of repair route options to consider. Some repairs may be done for aesthetic reasons and some might be done out of necessity.

So if you are unsure of how much money you should be investing in home repair, here are four top ways to find out what your budget should be. [Read more…] about Top Ways to Find Out How Much Money You Should Invest in Home Repair

A Complete Breakdown of the Online Investment Concept

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The modern world of investment opportunities is filled with an abundance of different notions that will help users easily achieve all of their goals.

This is of great importance, especially if you are just now starting the process of investment. Having all of this in mind, if you want to reach all of the goals that you want to achieve regarding the world of stock investment, then you should make sure that you have the right approach at hand.

This notion will help you establish the perfect starting point that will ultimately lead you to success. As mentioned above, the latest features that are incorporated into this whole segment are tied with the most recent technological updates. This way the creation of the online investment concept is born. [Read more…] about A Complete Breakdown of the Online Investment Concept

Toyota venture fund invests in robotic kitchen startup

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Toyota AI Ventures, Toyota’s early-stage venture capital fund, has decided to invest in YPC Technologies, a robotic kitchen startup based in Montreal, Canada.

The funding follows YPC Technologies’ participation in the 2020 Toyota AI Ventures “call for innovation” focused on smart, connected cities that launched earlier this year in partnership with Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development (TRI-AD) and Toyota Research Institute (TRI).

Toyota AI Ventures views cities as a platform for innovation, and this year’s global call for innovation focused on attracting and investing in early-stage startups that are building solutions for smart and connected cities in the areas of artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomy, mobility, cloud, or data. [Read more…] about Toyota venture fund invests in robotic kitchen startup