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Among Apple’s more recent social good initiatives is the Impact Accelerator, an effort launched about a year ago intended to find and elevate minority-owned small businesses taking on sustainability and climate change. The program now has its first 15 participants, gathered from all over the country for a three-month program and a shot at an […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The pandemic was a catalyst for showing companies looking to cut costs, just how much they were spending on their software tools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shopistry enables customers to create personalized commerce experiences accessible to all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ThirdAI is building tools to speed up deep learning technology without the need for hardware like graphics processing units. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kiddom, a platform that offers a digital curriculum that fits the core standards required by states, announced today that it has raised a $35 million Series C round led by Altos Ventures, with participation from Owl Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Outcomes Collective. The financing came nearly three years after Kiddom’s Series B, a $15 million […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Talkdesk uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve customer service for mid-market and enterprise businesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chip design is a long slog of trial and error, taking years to bring a design to market. Motivo, a five year old startup from a chip industry veteran is creating software to speed up chip design from years to months using AI. Today the company announced a $12.5 million Series A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Built on Salesforce and Google Cloud platforms, consumer goods companies can use Aforza to digitally transform product distribution and customer engagement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Orbital manufacturing startup Varda Space Industries is moving fast. Only a few weeks after announcing a $42 million Series A, Varda has signed a deal with launch company Rocket Lab for three Photon spacecraft to support the startup’s initial missions. The first spacecraft will be delivered in the first quarter of 2023, with the second […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The company's remote hiring technology enable restaurants to fill last-minute drive-thru or cashier shifts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices