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Apr 17, 2024 • 5min

Finmid raises $24.7M to help SMBs access loans through platforms like Wolt

finmid is building an embedded finance product that targets that relationship between marketplaces and sellers, and raised a Series A round to further build out its product and enter new markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 17, 2024 • 5min

Quilt rides heat pump heat wave with hefty $33M Series A

Quilt promises its heat pump will be a sleeker design that can be installed in more places around a room than competitors’ offerings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 16, 2024 • 5min

Lawhive raises $12M to expand its legaltech AI platform for small firms

UK-based legaltech company Lawhive, which offers an AI-based in-house ‘lawyer’ through a software-as-a-service platform targeted at small law firms, has raised £9.5 million ($11.9M) in a seed round to expand the reach of AI-driven services for ‘main street’ law firms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 16, 2024 • 4min

Paraform raises $3.6M seed round to connect startups with recruiter networks

Layoffs usually drive attention and sympathy towards affected employees, but rarely does anyone talk about what happens to the recruiters who are sometimes also asked to leave when companies decide to cut headcount. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 15, 2024 • 7min

India’s Exponent Energy brings 15-minute charging to passenger three-wheelers

India's Exponent Energy revolutionizes urban mobility with a 15-minute charging electric three-wheeler, addressing drivers' needs for quick refueling, efficient lithium-ion battery technology, and plans for a charging station network to electrify India's three-wheelers.
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Apr 15, 2024 • 4min

CleanFiber wants to turn millions of tons of cardboard boxes into insulation

CleanFiber secures $28 million for nationwide expansion of cardboard-based insulation, revolutionizing the building industry.
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Apr 12, 2024 • 6min

Simbian brings AI to existing security tools

Simbian is a cybersecurity platform that effectively controls other cybersecurity platforms as well as security apps and tooling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 12, 2024 • 3min

Voltpost wants to bring curbside charging to a lamppost near you

The New York City-based startup has been working on a product that retrofits existing street lampposts to enable EV charging. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 11, 2024 • 3min

Cambium is building a recycled wood supply chain

A discussion on Cambium's innovative approach to transforming the wood industry by providing locally sourced and salvaged carbon-smart wood to meet the growing demand for sustainable materials in construction.
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Apr 11, 2024 • 5min

Guesty snaps up $130M at $900M valuation to help property managers list on Airbnb and beyond

The podcast discusses a company's rapid growth, funding rounds, and expansion plans in the property management sector amidst global tourism recovery.

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