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May 27, 2022 • 3min
Bowery opens a new vertical farm in Pennsylvania
When I wrote my big TC1 on Bowery Farming late last year, there was a lot of talk of the company’s third commercial farming site in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 27, 2022 • 5min
Astroforge raises $13M seed round for asteroid mining ambitions
Although we’ve long understood that asteroids are not simply the rubble of the universe, but potentially profitable stores of precious minerals, humanity has never been able to unlock this value. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 25, 2022 • 5min
MainStreet’s valuation could fall 60% to $200 million amid investor recapitalization pursuit
Weeks after laying off about 30% of its staff, MainStreet is said to be raising another round of funding at a $200 million valuation, sources tell TechCrunch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 24, 2022 • 4min
Klarna lays off 10% of its workforce
Swedish payment giant Klarna is going to cut hundreds of jobs in the coming days. Today’s news comes a few days after the Wall Street Journal reported that the company was going to cut its valuation in order to raise fresh capital. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 23, 2022 • 4min
Carbon capture is headed for the high seas
Unless you live near a port, you probably don’t think much of the tens of thousands of container ships tearing through the seas, hauling some 1.8 billion metric tons of stuff each year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 23, 2022 • 5min
FloorFound grabs more capital to grow its oversized recommerce business
What makes FloorFound stand out from its competitors is its approach to putting retailers, which often struggle with how to effectively do returns, at the center of recommerce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 20, 2022 • 4min
Dig emerges from stealth to help organizations secure their data in public clouds
Dig, a Tel Aviv-based cloud data security startup, has emerged from stealth with an $11 million investment to help organizations protect data stored in public cloud environments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 20, 2022 • 5min
ChargeLab’s software layer to power ABB’s EV chargers in North America
ChargeLab, a Toronto-based startup that builds software to operate and optimize electric vehicle charging equipment for fleets and commercial customers, has raised a $15 million Series A round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 19, 2022 • 5min
Joby Aviation acquires Avionyx to accelerate aerospace software certification
Joby Aviation, a California-based company developing electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOL) for commercial passenger service, announced the acquisition of Avionyx, an aerospace software engineering firm, on the TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility stage on Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 19, 2022 • 4min
Jungle Ventures closes a $600M fund, bringing its total assets under management to over $1B
Singapore-based venture firm Jungle Ventures is digging deeper into Southeast Asia and India with the close of its fourth fund. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
