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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
Apr 21, 2022 • 5min
SaaS demo platform Demostack raises $34M to expand to new markets
Demostack, a San Francisco, California-based startup creating a “demo experience” platform for software-as-a-service (SaaS) sales teams, today announced that it raised $34 million in a Series B round led by Tiger Global Management. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 20, 2022 • 3min
Everstage raises $13M Series A to make sales commissions more transparent
For sales reps, commission plans are often complicated and lack transparency, leading to accounting errors and frustration. Everstage, a sales commission platform, solves that, letting sales rep see exactly how much they earned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 20, 2022 • 5min
Planetary wants to help food startups brew up more fake meat
Planetary aims to bring all of the alternative protein production planets into orbit with its scaling technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 19, 2022 • 6min
Chipotle launches $50M venture fund in bid to foster new restaurant tech
In a bid to position its brand as more tech-forward — and, in the process, foster new culinary innovations — Chipotle today announced the launch of Cultivate Next, a venture fund run by Curt Garner, the restaurant chain’s chief technology officer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 19, 2022 • 7min
Nowadays puts its spin on plant-based nuggets
Its first product is a crispy, plant-based riff on chicken nuggets that is made with just seven ingredients. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 18, 2022 • 7min
Sika lets patients ‘hack’ their health savings accounts to buy wellness products tax-free
What if you could buy a Peloton with pre-tax dollars? How about vitamins and supplements? Skincare products? Or even mattresses and massages? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 18, 2022 • 4min
Speckle snags $5.5M seed to build open source platform for 3D drawings
The founders of Speckle, an early-stage startup based in London, are both trained architects and engineers, probably a rare combination. It enabled them to see and understand firsthand the issues associated with exchanging large proprietary 3D files from vendors like Autodesk and Trimble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 15, 2022 • 6min
Itilite secures $29M to automate corporate expensing workflows
For the bulk of the past two years, the pandemic has put the kibosh on corporate travel of nearly any kind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 15, 2022 • 4min
Tokyo-based Luup to more than double shared e-scooters, e-bikes
Shared micromobility company Luup has raised $8 million (1 billion yen) in debt and asset financing to meet the growing demands of Japan’s micromobility market, which according to a recent report, is projected to reach $11.6 billion in 2030. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
