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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. We currently have over 60 flavors that we’ve developed over the past couple of years.”. The fun part?

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

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A lot of the focus in online education — and, let’s face it, education overall — has been about professional development for knowledge workers, education for K-12 and how best to deliver cost-effective, engaging higher learning to those in college and beyond. “There are 5.9