Musical Therapy, a New Concert Experience, 24/7 Contain-venience Stores, and WiFi Meets Blockchain

(2:02) The New York Stock Exchange filed a trademark for an NFT Marketplace. (4:16) London-based Spoke (spoke.world) just raised a $1.5M pre-seed round led by Ada Ventures to address young males’ mental health through therapeutic music. (9:50) Encore (clapforencore.com), Kid Cudi’s new startup, just raised their $9M seed round led by Battery Ventures along with investments from 468 Capital, Parade Ventures, and more. The company allows artists to host Augmented Reality concerts and connect with their fans easily. (13:32) French startup Boxy (getboxy.co) just raised a $28M Series A led by Serena Capital to grow their smart convenience store pods made out of old shipping containers. (18:19) Helium (helium.com) raised a $200M Series D to expand their blockchain-based internet service. Other Notes: Zfoundr (zfoundr.com) is a great weekly newsletter written by Aaron Farr (@aaron_farr) and Elian Haddock (@elian_haddock) Dean Keeton's "That Sound"