What's happening this week at TechCrunch | May 9

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11:30am PT / 2:30pm ET

Raquel Urtasun founded Waabi in 2021 after spending nearly three years as Uber's R&D head of Advanced Technology Group (ATG). 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 perspective, and what allowed the company to raise the massive Series A.                Presented by J.P. Morgan.

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9:45am PT / 12:45pm ET

Catch this free Equity episode before it drops by joining us on our virtual event venue, Hopin, & stay tuned after the discussion for an exclusive conversation live with Alex, Mary Ann, & Natasha.

18-20

Whether you’re an early or even late-stage founder, an investor, engineer or builder, or you’re focused on the policies and ethics of new mobility technologies, this event is for you. Plus, you'll get hands-on with the latest autonomous, electric and flying vehicles!

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11am PT / 2:00pm ET

Join Unit CEO, Itai Damti, along with Sumukh Sridhara of AngelList and Sima Gandhi of Creative Juice for a free webinar about the benefits of embedding financial features, why it might be right for your startup, and the various ways to monetize.

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10am PT / 1:00pm ET

With the modern data stack changing so rapidly, don’t get left behind. Join the co-founders and CEOs of Databricks, dbt Labs and Fivetran, for a fireside chat hosted by TechCrunch on May 24 to hear what’s coming next and how you can take advantage of it.

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11:30am PT / 2:30pm ET

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. Join this episode to hear how Drewett raised capital and built NuBrakes on the learnings from his previous startup, NuWash. Presented by J.P. Morgan.

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9:45am PT / 12:45pm ET

Found is a TechCrunch podcast that focuses on the stories behind the startups. In this episode, Chief co-founder Carolyn Childers will chat about building a membership network focusing on connecting and supporting women executive leaders.

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11:30am PT / 2:30pm ET

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.

14&16

Join us in-person at UC Berkeley to discover the growing wave of startups, technologies, scientists and engineers dedicated to saving our planet and, of course, the investors who finance them. The in-person event will be followed by an online recap on June 16 featuring in-depth analyst commentary including on-demand recordings.

22&26

This day-long deep dive features in-depth interviews with the world's leading founders, technologists, engineers, researchers and investors in robotics and AI. This in-person event will be followed by an online recap on July 26 featuring in-depth analyst commentary including on-demand recordings.

18-21

The global startup community comes together each year to discover insights, collaborate, and celebrate achievements that have defined each founder's journey and for those yet to come in the future. 

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