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BBy device turns breast milk into powder, helps NICU nurses avoid lengthy ‘milk shift’
The breast milk powder retains its nutrition and immunological properties and is shelf-stable for up to six months.
Recall.ai helps companies make the most of virtual meeting data
For organizations that do a good chunk of their work through virtual meetings, simply hitting record or taking notes isn’t enough to capture everything that’s said. Some build their own…
Experts from Front, Mural and WorkBoard discuss how to manage a distributed workforce at Disrupt
What does the future of work look like in a (quasi) post-pandemic world? That’s a question all companies — from startups to major corporations — are asking as they consider…
Hundreds of Y Combinator alumni join crypto collective to back web3 startups
A crypto collective backing web3 startups is seeking new members. The only condition for joining? Applicants must be alumni of the Y Combinator accelerator. The group, called Orange DAO, is…
If you think of Pabio as “Stitchfix for furniture, in Europe,” you’re probably pretty close to the mark. The company started in Switzerland a couple of years ago with a…
Anakin’s pricing tool gives e-commerce companies jump on competitors
The company launched its tool in March that help e-commerce stores and brands increase their revenue using pricing, products and trends data from other companies.
QOA brings in seed round to do for chocolate what Oatly did for milk
Its proprietary fermentation process will enable QOA to scale production by 2035 and be able to price its “chocolate” products the same or below the cost of traditional chocolate.
Pry Financials raises $4.2M to make startup accounting more approachable
Pry Financials wants to make startup finances approachable for its entire team, not just the people in charge of its accounting spreadsheets. The Y Combinator alum announced today it has…
India’s WareIQ raises $1.65M for its Amazon-like delivery platform for sellers
Despite e-commerce firms Amazon and Walmart and others pouring billions of dollars into India, offline retail still commands more than 95% of all sales in the world’s second largest internet…
YC-backed Tajir raises $1.8M to help mom-and-pop stores source inventory in Pakistan
A number of high-profile firms and startups have set up logistics networks in India in the last decade as they attempt to digitize neighborhood stores. Bangalore-headquartered startup Udaan, for instance,…
Prolific wants to challenge Amazon’s Mechanical Turk in the online research space
Prolific, a U.K.-based startup that wants to make it easier to conduct online research, has raised $1.2 million in seed funding. The round is co-led by Silicon Valley-based Pioneer Fund,…
