TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2023

It’s been a hot minute since TechCrunch checked in on the brand — almost three years, actually — which is carving out a unique niche in the $10 billion functional drink mix market that founder and CEO Lauren Picasso told TechCrunch has “exploded” in the past 12 months. but we are using much better ingredients.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2022

TaskHuman , a professional development platform focused on coaching, today announced that it raised $20 million in Series B funding led by Madrona with participation from Impact Venture Capital, RingCentral Ventures, Sure Ventures, USVP, Gaingels, PeopleTech Angels, Propel(x) and Zoom Ventures.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2023

Might be a good idea to isolate molecule C and see if it can be used to help others use therapy A, right? It’s rarely so simple, but Pragma is building a gigantic statistical model (with machine learning mixed in, of course) of all these things to identify likely candidates for investigation.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Make room for yet another preventative health play: Spotify founder Daniel Ek officially confirmed rumors of his new “health tech” startup, Neko, Friday by quietly kicking off a body scanning service in Sweden (via Tech EU ) after four years of stealthy development.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 6, 2024

Founders seeking to tap into this rare mix of reach, influence, and capital must navigate this terrain with an immense amount of intention and foresight. Be patient, and as you develop a closer, personal relationship over time, things will likely move much faster! Take the long view All the magic doesn’t happen at the same time.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

A podcast is a marketing channel – and it can be a key part of a strategic marketing mix. While blogs and posts on social media are used to connect with your audience, podcasting has a unique place in the social media landscape. The podcast was me: my voice, my thoughts, the types of guests I felt excited about speaking to.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2022

-based startup developing a “smart cane” for visually-impaired people, today announced it has raised £2 million ($2.4 Founded out of London in 2019, WeWalk has developed a GPS-enabled smart cane and smartphone app, helping users navigate their surrounding environment. The WeWalk Smart Cane. Image Credits: WeWalk.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

But the foot traffic and location analytics startup saw growth in new categories, including consumer packaged goods (CPG) and hedge funds that use its tech to perform due diligence. The new capital will be used on research and development and expanding Placer.ai’s sales and marketing teams.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Here’s the full list of companies that made the cut: Connected Health. Attune Neurosciences – Improves human health and performance with clinically proven, non-invasive neurostimulation products. LifeNome – Award-winning precision (biology-personalized) health enterprise platform powered by genomics and AI.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 28, 2021

New Zealand has the right mix of deep tech-focused capital and resources, strong engineering schools and major success stories that are helping create technologically sophisticated, globally scalable startups. Note: All monetary amounts are listed in New Zealand dollars unless otherwise stipulated. . New Zealanders make really good founders.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2021

Artificial , which has built a software platform for laboratories to assist with, or in some cases fully automate, research and development work, has raised $21.5 The company already has a number of customers including Thermo Fisher and Beam Therapeutics using its software directly and in partnership for their own customers.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2020

A startup called Sanity has built a platform to help businesses (and their people) do that more easily with a SaaS platform that lets developers create code and systems to manage content. million to fuel its growth.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 20, 2023

May 22, 2023) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board made several key program and policy approvals during its May meeting, including its first awards of residential projects under the Aspire Program, additional funding for the Authority’s child care programming, and record-breaking investments in venture capital. “The

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2022

Also betting on it is Tender Food, which this week announced $12 million in seed funding for its technology aimed at replicating whole muscle cuts, using plant protein, to make beef steaks, pulled pork and chicken breasts. Meanwhile, Wildtype got $100 million recently toward development of its sushi-grade salmon made from cell cultivation.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Pear, a seed-stage venture firm founded in 2013, has an impressive track record when it comes to identifying promising companies from their earliest stages — including DoorDash, Gusto, Aurora Solar, Vanta, Branch Metrics and Guardant Health. ” Health U. Founders: Emily Stebbins (Co-CEO), Jonathan Siktberg (Co-CEO).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

Acorns’ SPAC listing depicts a consumer fintech business with a SaaSy revenue mix. Presently, Acorns has about 700 employees and will continue scaling up, particularly in product development, Kerner said. We developed that capability and muscle internally and we’re fully prepared to do it,” Kerner said. “So

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TechCrunch

JUNE 11, 2021

Fresha’s current range of services include a free-to-use platform for booking appointments; free software for managing accounts; a payments service that includes both a physical point of sale and digital interface; and a wider marketplace both to provide goods to the businesses (B2B); and for the businesses to sell goods to customers (B2C).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

He thinks that early use cases may center on customer service, but is certain that more will follow. Apple is reportedly launching health insurance in 2024, for which it may leverage data from its other offerings. Who owns health data? What impact would this have on interest for data-driven approaches in the insurtech sector?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Tiger Global’s latest investment in India is Vecmocon , a startup building solutions to bring safety and reliability alongside intelligence and health monitoring to light electric vehicles (EVs), addressing concerns that are curtailing the sales of electric scooters in the South Asian market. Some have even caught fire in the recent past.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

So instead, Meyer, founder and CEO, created Ghost Financial to initially do two things: provide what he touts as “the first cash-back credit card for food and beverage inventory” and use data and technology to underwrite restaurant expansion loans and credit limits for the card. Ghost Financial founder John Meyer.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Events — when they haven’t been cancelled altogether in the last 12 months due to the global health pandemic — have gone virtual and online, and a wave of startups that are helping people create and participate in those experiences are seeing a surge of attention — and funding.

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2021

Zeekit was founded in 2013 by CEO Yael Vizel, VP of Research and Development Nir Appleboim and CTO Alon Kristal, with the premise that if online shoppers could see how clothing would look on their own bodies, the technology could reduce the rate of returns due to non-fitting, non-flattering items. Image Credits: Walmart.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

Tessera Therapeutics , the Boston-based spin-up from Flagship Pioneering, is the latest company to enter the mix with $230 million in new financing to build up its platform for better biological programming. The round was led by Alaska Permanent Fund Corp.,

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TechCrunch

MARCH 5, 2021

A prominent figure in life sciences innovation, Imran has founded over 20 medical device companies and helped develop the world’s first implantable cardiac defibrillator. The needles and other components are instead made of injectable-grade polymers, that Imran said has been used in other medical devices as well.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The World Health Organization says people aged 60 and older outnumber children under 5. In short, developing accessible digital products helps you reach a much larger audience, which will include you, your co-workers and your family. An injury or an illness can cause someone to use the internet differently on a temporary basis.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 26, 2015

Are you working with a large group of extroverts, or do have a mix of sensitive and tough-skinned employees? Salaried positions come with added security and benefits, like health care and paid leave, but salaried employees also tend to put in more work than hourly workers. Offer free access to a gym or health classes.

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EntreWorks Consulting

JANUARY 7, 2020

Local food systems development has been a hot topic in community development circles for some time now. These efforts typically use agriculture and food development as tools to advance community economic development and to improve community health outcomes. An excellent new compendium, U.S.

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Revolution

MAY 21, 2019

and yet I always had the desire in my heart to start my own health technology company that would improve people’s lives. My advice would be to pick and develop a focus in which you have competency and passion. Florida is the gateway to space for us! My family and I relocated several times to various parts of the U.S.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 17, 2020

It plans to use the funding to expand its own technology tools, as well as grow internationally. It turns out that business-facing businesses are no less immune to their own set of customer distractions and challenges — particularly in the current market, buffeted as it is by the global health pandemic and its economic reverberations.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2020

In the midst of a major second wave of coronavirus infections across Europe, an Estonian startup that’s building an on-demand network to move food and people around in cars, on scooters and ( most recently ) on bikes across developed and emerging markets in EMEA is announcing a major round of funding. France, South Africa and Nigeria.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2021

Part of the Network Detection and Response (NDR) market, ExtraHop’s security solutions are for companies that manage assets in the cloud and on-site, “something that could be useful as more companies find themselves in that in-between state,” report Ron Miller and Alex Wilhelm. Have a great week, and thanks for reading!

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

Hezarkhani’s early energy brought him to Carnegie Mellon, where he studied electrical and computer engineering, and Google, where he spent time on developer programs and Google for Education. Currently, Parthean lets users integrate their finances with the app, through Plaid, to show financial health metrics in real time.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

MiTú produces and distributes programming in the lifestyle verticals of Beauty, Food, DIY, Home and Health and recently launched its male pop culture vertical MACHO by MiTú, anchored by the talk variety series El Show with Chuey Martinez, which is currently being adapted into a late night television series for CNN’s HLN.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 3, 2024

Battle-tested strategies and tactics I used to reach $2M ARR. Strategic cost management not only supports your financial health but also aligns with evolving workplace trends, potentially giving you an edge in both talent acquisition and operational efficiency. One strategy I used was a “price lock-in” promotion.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 24, 2022

Stay tuned as my colleagues and I parse the developments. Wondermed claims that it is, as do rivals Mindbloom and Fieldtrip Health. ” Natasha notes that former and current employees have previously spoken about the health tech company’s inability to gain meaningful revenue from newer products. But of course they would.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Alongside its aircraft, Volocopter has also been building a business case in which its vessels will be used in a taxi-style fleet in urban areas. CEO Florian Reuter tells us that live services are now two years out for the two vehicle models it has been developing. ”

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Kikoff is hiring for 10 roles (a mix of hybrid and remote), including senior product manager, associate product manager, senior product designers, engineers and a growth marketing manager. The company also has formed a new B2B business led by Brandon Krieg, former CEO and now head of business development.

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