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Apr 28, 2022 • 5min
Zippedi is using robots to digitize inventory for last-mile delivery
Luis Vera believes the third time is the charm. The self-proclaimed serial entrepreneur admits that his vision for digitizing retail was a decade or two early when he started his journey in the 90s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 27, 2022 • 5min
Umaro is turning ocean-farmed seaweed into imitation bacon
Don’t call it a pivot, exactly — but it’s a fascinating journey, nonetheless. Umaro Foods, which is set to release a seaweed-based bacon replacement, entered the world as Trophic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 27, 2022 • 6min
Qualified raises $95M to help Salesforce users with sales pipeline generation
Lead generation is a critical cornerstone in the world of sales — in a seemingly infinite sea of potential customers, you need to know who wants to buy, or who might buy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 26, 2022 • 4min
Lengow acquires e-commerce intelligence startup Netrivals
A bit more than a year after private equity firm Marlin Equity Partners acquired a majority stake in Lengow, the company is expanding its product offering with the acquisition of Netrivals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 26, 2022 • 4min
As it brings its bipedal robots to market, Agility announces a $150M round
Agility Robotics secures $150M in funding for bipedal robots, targeting logistics industry with applications in warehouses and delivery. Previous partnerships and expansion plans discussed.
Apr 25, 2022 • 3min
Manila-based MadEats is more than a ghost kitchen startup
MadEats, Y Combinator alum, claims to be the first “‘full-stack’ delivery-only startup in the Philippines,” with their own virtual storefront, ghost kitchens and fleet of drivers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 25, 2022 • 4min
Skyflow and Plaid partner in effort to bolster fintech data security
Skyflow, which sells data privacy tools for corporate customers, this morning announced a partnership with Plaid, a unicorn that helps pass fintech data between parties through an API. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 22, 2022 • 4min
Construct Capital’s $300M fund targets critical infrastructure automation
The firm invests in the manufacturing, transportation and logistics sectors, which, they say “represent over half our country’s GDP and have not been tech-enabled.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 22, 2022 • 4min
Meet Morado, a two-month old Colombian marketplace for the beauty industry that just raised $5M
Morado, a two-month-old Colombian startup aiming to digitize beauty salons in Latin America, has raised $5 million in a pre-seed round from a bevy of global investors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 21, 2022 • 4min
Singapore-based healthcare startup Ordinary Folk gets $5M to fight stigma
Ordinary Folk, a Singapore-based telehealth startup dedicated to men and women’s health issues, has raised $5 million in pre-seed funding from Monk’s Hill Ventures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
