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Holey Grail Donuts bites into $9M for Los Angeles retail expansion

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Dreiling, who was previously doing ecological engineering in Oregon, teamed up with his sister, Hana Dreiling, a private chef in Kauai, Hawaii, to start Holey Grail Donuts. The $9 million combines both a Series A, led by Collaborative Fund and Lee Fixel, and a seed round led by True Ventures.

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Nana nabs $6M for an online academy and marketplace dedicated to appliance repair

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Nana estimates that to meet the demand of growing numbers, an additional 28,000 new technicians will be needed by 2025. “There are 5.9 million tons of municipal solid waste [which includes lots of electronics like washing machines, blenders and everything in between] in the U.S.,”