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May 17, 2022 • 5min
Uber Eats pilots autonomous delivery with Serve Robotics, Motional
Uber Eats is launching two autonomous delivery pilots in Los Angeles on Monday with Serve Robotics, a robotic sidewalk delivery startup, and Motional, an autonomous vehicle technology company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 16, 2022 • 4min
Classiq raises additional funding for its quantum algorithm design tools
Tel Aviv-based Classiq, a startup that wants to make it easier for developers to build quantum algorithms and applications, today announced that it has raised additional funding for its service by adding HSBC, NTT Finance, and Intesa Sanpaolo as new investors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 16, 2022 • 6min
Bubbles aims to supercharge chats with async video messaging
Bubbles, a startup that pitches its platform as the “anti-Zoom” for video messaging, today announced that it closed a $8.5 million funding round led by Khosla Ventures, Craft Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, 468 Ventures, and Bain Capital. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 13, 2022 • 4min
Gusto raises an extension round, following Faire as unicorns react to a changing market
Gusto, an HR technology unicorn worth nearly $10 billion, has raised an extension to its 2021-era Series E funding round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 13, 2022 • 6min
Leland breaks into the coaching space with a focus on careers, not classes
The coaching world is crowded. There’s BetterUp, a re-skilling platform that wants to bring executive coaching to employees, and Sounding Board, which mixes SaaS and coaching services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 12, 2022 • 3min
Singapore-based Good Startup raises $34M fund to invest in alternative protein companies
Good Startup, a Singapore-based venture capital firm focused on alternative protein, has closed its latest fund. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 12, 2022 • 5min
Berlin’s GetHenry breaks into last-mile delivery e-bike scene with $17.4M seed
Berlin-based GetHenry, a startup that provides electric last-mile delivery bikes to couriers and logistics companies, has raised a $17.4 million (€16.5 million) seed round to expand its business across Europe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 11, 2022 • 4min
EV startup Canoo sues major investor over sketchy share sales
Electric vehicle startup Canoo has filed suit against one of its largest shareholders, demanding that the firm pay back more than $61 million in “short-swing profits.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 11, 2022 • 4min
Blueland takes its ‘don’t ship water’ model to body wash
To date, Blueland, fresh off its $20 million fundraise back in February, has mostly been focusing on home cleaning products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 10, 2022 • 3min
Fertility startup Hannah Life Technologies gets $5.15M Pre-Series A
Hannah Life Technologies, a startup for couples trying to conceive, announced today it has raised $5.15 million in pre-Series A funding led by Monk’s Hill Ventures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
