Zypsy, a design firm with a track record of helping early-stage startups, has launched a new and somewhat unique venture investment program. It will be offering 10 startups […]
Kiki World, a beauty brand that uses web3 for customer co-creation and ownership, raises $7M from a16z
If you think that choosing a nail polish color or which ingredients go into your face cream cannot have anything to do with blockchain, think again. Kiki World, […]
Babylon Micro-Farms is bringing vertical farming to K-12 classes
In an e-mail exchange, Babylon Micro-Farms CEO Alexander Olesson tells me “we’ll have these in every school and apartment one day.” It’s a nice vision, and really the […]
Mews, the hotel SaaS startup, books $110M at a $1.2B valuation
Tourism continues to bounce back in the wake of Covid-19, with 2023 raking in $2.23 trillion globally, surpassing pre-pandemic levels for the first time since 2020. That’s having […]
Bluestein Ventures raises $45M for third food tech fund
Food tech investment may have declined along with overall venture capital, but Bluestein Ventures is not letting that slow it down. The Chicago-based early-stage venture capital firm closed […]
Yume’s platform helps manufacturers turn potential food waste into money
While running a bar in Melbourne, Katy Barfield was taken aback by the large amount of ingredients thrown out at the end of each day. After doing some […]
Weavix, a startup developing ‘smart’ radios for frontline workers, raises $23.6M
Do frontline workers — workers providing essential services like healthcare — use radios? They once did. But with the advent of affordable smartphones and service, radios have slowly, […]
CES 2024: You can now cast TikTok to your TV
Google made the announcement at CES 2024: you can now cast TikTok to your TV screen.
CES 2024: The Mirokai anime-inspired robot draws a crowd at Unveiled
Mirokai caught our eye, but it does more than just turn heads.