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Sep 1, 2021 • 6min
Cheeterz Club wants to make reading glasses hip
Can reading glasses actually be cool? A new eyewear company called Cheeterz Club thinks so. The startup is working to change the perception of reading glasses from being just cheap, disposable items you pick up from a rotating display rack at your local drug store to being something you’d actually be proud to wear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 1, 2021 • 4min
Dance launches its e-bike subscription service in Berlin
German startup Dance is launching its subscription service in its hometown Berlin. For a flat monthly fee of €79 (around $93 at today’s exchange rate), users will get a custom-designed electric bike as well as access to an on-demand repair and maintenance service. Founded by the former founders of SoundCloud and Jimdo, the company managed […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 31, 2021 • 4min
As 5G demand grows, Sitenna helps telcos find more cell tower locations, faster
The buildout of 5G networks continues apace, with wide-scale deployments across much of the developed world. Yet, one of the largest challenges with closing the gaps in coverage maps are constraints on 5G transmissions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 30, 2021 • 5min
Stipop offers developers and creators instant access to a huge global sticker library
With more than 270,000 stickers, Stipop’s library of colorful, character-driven expressions has a little something for everyone. The company offers keyboard and social app stickers through ad-supported mobile apps on iOS and Android, but it’s recently focused more on providing stickers to developers, creators and other online businesses. “We were able to gather so many […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 30, 2021 • 4min
Accounting platform Synder raises $2M to automate e-commerce bookkeeping
The company bills itself as an easy accounting platform for e-commerce businesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 27, 2021 • 5min
Job offer management platform Compa emerges from stealth with $3.9M
The offer management platform provides “deal desk” software for recruiters to easily manage compensation strategies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 27, 2021 • 5min
Celebrity chef Michael Chernow whips up new lifestyle brand, Kreatures of Habit, raises $2.2M
Michael Chernow is already known as a restaurateur, chef, television host and entrepreneur, but now he can also add lifestyle and wellness guru to that list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 26, 2021 • 4min
Shares is a new stock trading app with a focus on social features
Meet Shares, a new European startup that wants to add a social twist to financial investment —Â in that case, the company means ‘social’ as in ‘social network’. The startup has been developing its product under the radar for a few months already. It is also moving at a fast pace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 26, 2021 • 3min
Forward Kitchens cooks up $2.5M to transform existing kitchens into digital storefronts
Forward Kitchens provides a turnkey tool for restaurants to set up an online presence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 25, 2021 • 4min
testRigor scores $4M seed to turn a list of actions into a QA testing script
Imagine typing out of a series of steps in plain English that would reflect a list of actions a human QA tester would undertake to test an app, then turning that list into an automated testing script. That’s exactly what testRigor, a member of the Y Combinator Summer 2021 cohort has done. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
