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Mar 11, 2022 • 4min
Zaya Care partners with payers to bring the European model of maternal care to the States
Despite the fact that we spend more on healthcare per capita, the U.S. leads the wealthy world in maternal mortality. And health inequity plays a big part. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 10, 2022 • 4min
Blink looks to simplify cloud operations management with $26M investment
Blink’s co-founders have been working in security and automation for a number of years, and they observed that there was a strong overlap between developer operations (DevOps) and security operations (SecOps) when it came to managing cloud infrastructure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 10, 2022 • 5min
Kodiak Robotics is moving autonomous freight for Ceva Logistics
Autonomous trucking startup Kodiak Robotics has partnered with Ceva Logistics to deliver freight autonomously between Dallas-Forth Worth and Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth and Oklahoma City, the company said on Wednesday, marking its first publicly announced customer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 9, 2022 • 5min
Sneaker e-commerce platform Kicks Crew raises $6M Series A
The global thirst for an up-charged pair of Yeezy’s or limited edition Jordan’s combined with a growth in a digital ecosystem is creating new opportunities, particularly in the sneaker resale market, for companies like Kicks Crew, a Los Angeles- and Hong Kong-based sneaker and apparel platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 9, 2022 • 4min
Fundrise invests $128M into expansion of Saltbox’s warehouse, co-working spaces for entrepreneurs
Fundrise will acquire warehouses ranging in size from 50,000 to 150,000 square feet that will house the new Saltbox locations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 8, 2022 • 4min
Better.com plans to lay off about 4,000 people this week, sources say
Online mortgage lender Better.com is poised to lay off roughly 50% of its staff of about 8,000 this week, according to sources familiar with internal happenings at the company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 8, 2022 • 3min
Infrastructure is broken, Gecko is using robotics to help fix it
Gecko Robotics is on a mission to revolutionize infrastructure inspection using robotics and AI. They recently achieved significant funding to enhance safety measures in critical areas, especially after incidents like the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse. The discussion highlights the urgent need for innovation in maintaining and protecting today's infrastructure while preparing for future challenges.
Mar 7, 2022 • 5min
Environmental, social and governance tracking gets easier with ESGgo
You can’t swing an ethically sourced, locally produced, sustainably raised dead fish these days without hitting a set of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals in a company’s board meetings or annual reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 7, 2022 • 6min
Volocopter raises $170M, now valued at $1.87B, to fuel the first commercial launches of its flying taxi fleet
Volocopter, the startup out of southern Germany (Bruchsal) that has been developing electric VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) aircraft and a business model for operating them in taxi-style fleets in urban areas, has picked up another big round of funding as it inches closer to its first commercial launches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 4, 2022 • 3min
YC-backed Blocknom wants to become the “Coinbase Earn of Southeast Asia”
Blocknom, a crypto-earning platform in Y Combinator’s current batch, has aspirations to become the “Coinbase Earn for Southeast Asia.” Today the company announced it has raised $500,000 in pre-seed funding from Y Combinator, Number Capital and Magic Fund. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
