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“In order to become a better writer, read your written words out loud.” That’s one of the first, and best, writing tips I ever received. I always found the advice ironic because it required me to change the medium of my writing to become a better writer. Still, all these years later, it’s true: vocalizing […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Less than a year after raising its $6 million seed funding round, Tel Aviv and Sunnyvale-based startup Build.security is being acquired by Elastic. Financial terms of the deal are not being publicly disclosed at this time. The deal is expected to close in Elastic’s Q2 FY22, ending Oct. 31, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Givz, which has developed an API-powered platform that gives brands a way to convert discounts into donations, has raised $3 million in seed funding. Eniac and Accomplice co-led the financing for the New York-based startup. Additional investors include Supernode Ventures, Claude Wasserstein of Fine Day, Phoenix Club and Dylan Whitman. Givz was founded in 2017 […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adra is bringing AI into the dentist's day-to-day workflow so they can spend less time finding cavities and more time with patients. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rutter is developing a unified e-commerce API that enables companies to connect with data across any platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bay Area-based Diamond Age this week announced that it has raised $8 million. The seed round is led by Prime Movers Lab and Alpaca VC and features a slew of additional firms, including Dolby Family Ventures, Calm Ventures, Gaingels, Towerview Ventures, GFA Venture Partners and Suffolk Construction. The startup looks to put a slew of […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As developers build applications, they often want to test new functionality on a limited set of users to blunt any possible negative impact or to gauge user reaction to the change before rolling it out more broadly. They use a technique called a feature flag, and Split.io, a startup that has built a platform to […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Floods are devastating. They rip asunder communities, wipe out neighborhoods, force the evacuation of thousands of people every year, and recovering them can take years — assuming recovery is possible at all. The U.S. government estimates that floods in recent decades (exclusive of hurricanes and tropical storms) have caused an estimated $160 billion in damage […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last time I was in Hong Kong, a startup gave me a jar of mealworms as a snack. They were crunchy and a bit odd looking (as one might expect from a jar full of baked larvae). They really didn’t offer much in the way of flavor, though, so maybe supply your own seasoning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Forward Foods, creating healthy and sustainable food products, changed its name to Starday and raised $4 million in seed funding to take on “big food” incumbents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices