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Apr 7, 2022 • 4min
Fanatics raises $1.5B at a $27B valuation as it evolves into a ‘digital sports platform’
Fanatics’ latest raise shows there is tremendous value in appealing to sports fans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 7, 2022 • 4min
Affirm is giving job offers to the ‘vast majority’ of Fast engineers
Fast, a one-click speedy checkout platform, is shutting down today. In conjunction with that decision, Fast is giving a “vast majority” of its engineers the chance to join Affirm, a public fintech company in the buy now, pay later space, according to Affirm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 6, 2022 • 4min
Lightning Labs raises funding to enable stablecoin transfers through Bitcoin network
Lightning Labs is building infrastructure that would enable users to send money across the world almost instantaneously and at a low cost through the Bitcoin network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 6, 2022 • 4min
Sweep helps corporations live up to their lofty carbon promises
There’s coming hard out of the gates with a new company, and then there’s Sweep. The company was founded in 2020, then raised a $22 million Series A round a few months ago, following by a $73 million Series B round announced today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 5, 2022 • 4min
Crowdcube brings its equity crowdfunding platform to France
If you live in the U.K. or the U.S., you may already be quite familiar with equity crowdfunding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 5, 2022 • 5min
Craving ‘wild’ foods? Foraged’s marketplace uncovers all that and more
The community marketplace for wild and specialty foods provides foragers with a place to sell food items they dig up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 4, 2022 • 5min
As Docker gains momentum, it hauls in $105M Series C on $2B valuation
It wasn’t that long ago that Docker looked like it was on the ropes. In 2019, it sold its enterprise business and decided to focus strictly on a developer audience with a set of commercial and open source tools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 4, 2022 • 3min
Yelp expands restaurant health ratings in partnership with food tech startup Hazel Analytics
Yelp is broadening its partnership with Seattle-based food tech startup Hazel Analytics to expand health ratings on its platform, the company announced on Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 1, 2022 • 3min
Womens leadership network Chief surges to unicorn status
As Ariana Grande would say, god is a woman. So it should come as no surprise that Chief, the network designed to develop the leadership skills of women, has hit a $1.1 billion valuation in a matter of three years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 1, 2022 • 5min
Quantum Machines acquires QDevil to build out its full-stack quantum orchestration platform
Quantum Machines, the well-funded Israeli startup that specializes in building control systems for quantum computers, today announced that it has acquired QDevil, a well-known Danish company that specializes in building control hardware for quantum systems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
