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May 26, 2021 • 3min
Call it a comeback: Turntable.fm raises $7.5M
Earlier this year, Turntable.fm’s founder Billy Chasen dusted off the old site and resurrected it for the pandemic age. I know I wasn’t the only one feeling a wistful pang of nostalgia for the service during the long, dull days of sheltering in place. And while March 2020 would have been the best time for […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 25, 2021 • 3min
Indoor farming company Bowery raises $300M
New York City-based vertical farming startup Bowery Farming this week has announced a $300 million Series C. The round, which brings its total funding north of $472 million, values the company at $2.3 billion. Fidelity Management & Research Company led the beefy round, with participation from existing investors GV (formerly Google Ventures), General Catalyst, GGV […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 25, 2021 • 4min
In a YC “power” play, Gridware girds $5.3M to save humanity from weather
You might have thought that with more than 300 companies joining this year’s winter batch of Y Combinator, the investor interest might have thinned. Well, it’s 2021 and investors are hopping around like crazy to invest in ideas that push the boundaries in fields far flung from enterprise SaaS. Case in point today: Gridware. It’s […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 24, 2021 • 5min
Fireflies.ai raises $14M for its meeting transcription and automation service
The Fireflies.ai project is a good reminder that not every startup project goes from idea to unicorn-status in 48 minutes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 24, 2021 • 5min
Mio, a social commerce startup focused on smaller cities and rural areas in Vietnam, raises $1M seed
Vietnam has one of the fastest-growing e-commerce markets in Southeast Asia, but many major platforms still focus on large cities. This means people in smaller cities or rural areas need to deal with longer wait times for deliveries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 21, 2021 • 4min
Ex-Square execs launch Found to help the self-employed, raise $12.75M from Sequoia
If you’ve ever been self-employed you know what a pain it is to keep up with the hassles of running a business. From bookkeeping to invoicing to paying taxes — it’s one big headache. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 21, 2021 • 4min
Don’t tweet about $ASS
I am not a smart man. Earlier today I tweeted about $ASS, a cryptocurrency named after a dog. In this case, Australian Shepherds. And after doing that obviously stupid thing, my Twitter feed became chock-full of ass-related imagery, memes, and $ASS coin stans breathing on me. It’s all very annoying as I run Tweetdeck on […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 20, 2021 • 4min
Upstream, a Miami-based professional networking platform, raises a $2.75M seed round
If you’re reading this, there’s a pretty good chance you have a LinkedIn profile with your digital resume and hundreds — if not thousands — of professional connections. But how many of those people do you actually know well, and, more importantly, do you ever connect with them and meet others from their networks? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 20, 2021 • 4min
Startup studio eFounders reaches portfolio valuation of $2 billion
European startup studio eFounders has now been around for 10 years. And because a birthday sounds like a good opportunity to share some metrics, the portfolio companies have reached a valuation of $2 billion together —Â only 18 months after reaching $1 billion. eFounders says it is focused on building the future of work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 19, 2021 • 4min
Beta Technologies adds $368 million in Series A funding for its electric aviation ecosystem
Electric aviation startup Beta Technologies closed a $368 million Series A funding round on Tuesday, with investments from Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund. The new capital is the second round of funding announced by the company this year, after the company raised $143 million in private capital in March. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
