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May 13, 2020 • 4min
RenovAI helps retailers offer automated interior design advice to their customers
Alon Gilady, CEO of RenovAI, told me his startup is trying to solve the problem that many of us face when we’re moving into a new home — we aren’t interior designers, but we can’t afford to hire real designers, either. Apparently Gilady’s co-founder and vice president of products Alon Chelben had this issue himself […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 12, 2020 • 6min
Trillions are at stake in the retirement wars, and Vise nets $14.5M from Sequoia to manage it
The retirement wars are heating up. As millions of baby boomers leave their jobs in the coming years and transition into retirement, there is a huge competition for who will manage their savings. On one hand are traditional wealth managers, firms like Edward Jones, who either employ full-time human financial advisors or empower independent contractors […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 12, 2020 • 3min
Banjo’s CEO resigns after report details KKK ties in his past
After investigative reporting revealed his undisclosed involvement in shooting at a synagogue with KKK members at age 17, the CEO of Banjo will leave the company he founded. In a short blog post, the company announced a “change in leadership” and the resignation of its founder and CEO Damien Patton. The Utah-based company will transition […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 11, 2020 • 4min
Your startup can still be seen and heard: Exhibit in Digital Startup Alley
We’re not letting this pandemic disrupt Disrupt SF 2020. Like any determined early-stage startup founder, we’re adapting and moving forward. Can’t join us in person on September 14 – 16? No problem. Take advantage of Digital Startup Alley, a completely new way to disrupt. Place your startup in front of influential movers and shakers and […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 11, 2020 • 6min
Owkin raises $25 million as it builds a secure network for healthcare analysis and research
Imagine a model of collaborative research and development among hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, universities and other research institutions where no one shared any actual data. That’s the dream of the new New York-based startup Owkin, which has raised $25 million in fresh financing from investors, including Bpifrance Large Venture, Cathay Innovation and MACSF (the French Pension […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 8, 2020 • 4min
Sleuth raises $3M Seed to bring order to continuous deployment
Sleuth, an early stage startup from three former Atlassian employees, wants to bring some much-needed order to the continuous delivery process. Today, the company announced it has raised a $3 million seed round. ​CRV led the round with participation from angel investors from New Relic, Atlassian and LaunchDarkly. “Sleuth is a deployment tracker built to […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 8, 2020 • 6min
As investing apps boom, Public doubles down on its social focus
Savings and investing apps are having a moment. While many startups are struggling in the wake of COVID-19 and its economic impacts, services that help regular folks save a bit more or invest their funds are seeing a demand boom. Coming into 2020 on the back of a huge fundraising year for the fintech cohort, […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 7, 2020 • 7min
Invisible AI uses computer vision to help (but hopefully not nag) assembly line workers
“Assembly” may sound like one of the simpler tests in the manufacturing process, but as anyone who’s ever put together a piece of flat-pack furniture knows, it can be surprisingly (and frustratingly) complex. Invisible AI is a startup that aims to monitor people doing assembly tasks using computer vision, helping maintain safety and efficiency — […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 7, 2020 • 2min
As Wunderlist shuts down, its founder announces a new productivity app called Superlist
Wunderlist is going away, but fans of the productivity app may find some consolation in founder Christian Reber’s announcement that he is launching a new startup called Superlist. “Superlist will be more than just a todo app, but never as bloated as the project management software you loathe to use,” he tweeted. “Slick, fast, and […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 6, 2020 • 5min
Goldman Sachs backs electric toothbrush startup Burst Oral Care
Burst Oral Care, a startup that sells an electric toothbrush boasting charcoal bristles and 33,000 sonic vibrations per minute, has raised a Series C of undisclosed size. Although we don’t know the amount of the round, the Series C was led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, and Burst says it more than doubled the valuation […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
