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Collaboration platform CloudApp raises $9.3M to enhance workplace productivity | TechCrunch

Visual work communication tool CloudApp has raised $9.3 million in Series A funding led by Grayhawk Capital and Nordic Eye. The round also includes

Amazon names first recipients of its $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund

Redwood Materials, the recycling start-up founded by ex-Tesla CTO JB Straubel, is among the recipients.

Connected fitness startup Tonal raises another $110 million | TechCrunch

Connected home fitness startup Tonal announced today that it has raised an additional $110 million. The latest round of funding includes existing investor

YFood gulps down $16M to build out its meal-in-a-bottle and snack bar business | TechCrunch

As people move into months of sheltering in place, many are doubling down on cooking at home. But not everyone is always happy about it. Today, a company

Quantum Computing Startup Raises $215 Million for Faster Device

PsiQuantum’s photon-based model is still years away, but the company says it’ll be more powerful than Google’s or IBM’s.

CEOs and Leaders: Here’s how to prepare for an extended period of remote work

We’re all living through an unprecedented moment in modern history, the potential scale of which hasn’t been seen in over one hundred…

These salad vending machines are going to be a lot easier to find in New York

Fresh Bowl aims to have 50 vending machines operating by the end of this year, and a total of 100 in 18 months.

Adjacent Raises $2.1 Million to Teach Liberal Arts Students Tech Skills

Loadsmart is quietly dominating the digital freight-brokerage industry. The CEO explained to us how...

Loadsmart has landed strategic partnerships with Maersk, Dailmer, and other giants in the logistics world. CEO Ricardo Salgado told us why.

Freight-Matching Startup Loadsmart Adds $19 Million from Maersk, Ports America

Container shipping giant A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S and Ports America, the largest terminal operator in the U.S., are investing in a digital freight-booking service aimed at speeding the flow of cargo...

Bellwether Coffee, ‘the fastest-growing company in coffee,’ raises $40M Series B | TechCrunch

Bellwether Coffee plans to take its tech-enabled commercial roaster overseas with the fresh funds.

How we stopped counting calories and learned to love Spindrift

This popular seltzer has a few calories. It says a lot about how we think about health today.

The Seltzer Bubble (Published 2019)

Demand for sparkling water is higher than ever. So is supply.