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Sep 12, 2024 • 7min
Atomico backs Tem to help businesses buy renewable energy directly from sources
Tem wants to do for utilities what neobanks have done for the financial sector: disrupt an industry using tech, streamline it, and cut out the middlemen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 11, 2024 • 6min
Qualifyze swallows $54M to improve pharmaceutical supply chains
In the world of pharmaceuticals, companies aim to operate under GMP guidelines — a set of production and manufacturing measures to assure standards for medicinal products. But too often, the reality is anything but that. “Officially, GMP stands for ‘Good Manufacturing Practices,’” said Dr. David Schneider, the founder and CEO of Qualifyze. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 11, 2024 • 5min
Neurode wants to treat and track ADHD symptoms through a wearable headband
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects more than 366 million adults globally, according to a 2020 study, but beyond medicating with stimulants like Adderall and Ritalin, there are few alternatives for people who suffer from the disorder. Therapy, education, and lifestyle changes are usually also advised, but those avenues can prove difficult as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 10, 2024 • 4min
Sunamp’s thermal battery uses a chemical found in salt-and-vinegar potato chips
The startup has devised a durable way to store solar power as heat that can then be used for household heating or hot water. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 10, 2024 • 9min
The coolest startup in the Bay Area is a baseball team called the Oakland Ballers
This year, the B’s made their debut in the Pioneer League, a professional baseball organization that’s partnered with the MLB, but unlike the minor leagues, it’s not tied to any existing MLB teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 9, 2024 • 6min
All Hands AI raises $5M to build open source agents for developers
As with many open source startups, All Hands AI expects to monetize its service by offering paid, closed-source enterprise features. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 9, 2024 • 5min
Driverless car-sharing startup Vay steers toward B2B services
The new business-to-business division is a bet on what co-founder and CEO Thomas von der Ohe thinks is the future of mobility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 6, 2024 • 4min
Reonic raises €13 million to help small installers of green tech like heat pumps and solar panels
European regulators are pushing hard for greener energy. The REPowerEU plan calls for 10 million additional heat pumps to be added by 2027, and solar panels are also on the rise. But most installations are done by small businesses that could be more productive with better work processes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 6, 2024 • 6min
As remote working keeps rolling, Oyster raises $59M Series D at $1.2B valuation
No one is putting the remote working genie back in the bottle. Which is good news for Oyster, a payroll and HR platform that specializes in distributed workforces – or “global employment” as its marketing paints it Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 5, 2024 • 6min
You.com ‘refocuses’ from AI search to deeper productivity agents with new $50M round
If you build an AI search product, you compete with Google. But Google has a lot easier time answering queries with a single, simple answer, such as “how many is a dozen?” than it does answering complex questions like “what influence did Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’ have on Enlightenment ideals?”x Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
