Polestar will spend the next three years executing a lofty electric vehicle launch schedule that will culminate with the Precept concept, a “Rosetta Stone” of sorts that provides a physical representation of the company’s future. Polestar, the former Volvo company that spun out to become its own brand, refers to the concept as its “manifesto.” […]
Playground launches in beta to help creators cultivate community
Launching today in beta, Playground is a social platform that seeks to help people discover and develop community while empowering creators to monetize their audience. Already, the website has a wide variety of users like the Museum of Modern Art, comedy host Alexis Gay, the Abolitionist Teaching Network, activist Nupol Kiazolu, and a Malaysian virtual […]
Toronto-based VFX startup MARZ raises $5.3M to develop AI technology solutions
Technology and visual effects startup Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies (MARZ) has raised $5.3 million in Series A funding. The investment was led by Round13 Captial with participation from Rhino Ventures and Harlo Equity Partners. MARZ plans to use the funding to grow its core VFX business and accelerate the development of its ‘AI for VFX’ […]
「発酵」の力で実現する循環型社会のこれから ゲスト：酒井里奈（ファーメンステーション 代表）［音声配信］
ごみや使われていない資源、みんなが見向きもしないような未利用の資源を発酵技術で“素敵なもの“に変えたい──。そんな思いから、発酵技術を用いてコメやリンゴなどの“かす”から高濃度のエタノールを抽出し、これを原料にした化粧品や日用品などを自社開発しているファーメンステーション。代表の酒井は発酵技術を用いた循環型社会をどのように思い描くのか。これまでの道のりとその先の未来について訊いた。
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Developer productivity tools startup Raycast raises $15M from Accel and Coatue
Developer-focused productivity tool Raycast has raised $15 million in Series A funding, led by Accel and Coatue. Also participating in the round were angel investors Johnny Boufarhat, the CEO and founder of Hopin; Jeff Weinstein, the head of product at Stripe; Jason Warner, the former CTO of GitHub and Ott Kaukver, the CTO of Checkout.com, […]
Niantic raises $300M at a $9B valuation to build the ‘real-world metaverse’
Niantic, the augmented reality platform that’s developing games like Pokémon GO, raised $300 million from Coatue, valuing the company at $9 billion. The San Fransisco-based startup, which initially spun out of Google, will use this money to build what it calls the “real-world metaverse.” As early as August, Niantic founder and CEO John Hanke has […]
Cognixion raises $12M to build its brain-monitoring headset for people with disabilities
Cognixion, a startup designing an intuitive brain-monitoring headset and interface for people with physical disabilities, has raised a $12M A round to pursue its accessibility ambitions. Armed with this funding, it should be able to complete the long list of requirements necessary for any medical or assistive device to be made widely available. The company, […]
Flox, an app to help friend groups meet each other, is wooing college students in NYC
There’s nothing like the growing pains of new adulthood, but for college-aged Gen Zers who have spent these formative years in lockdown, it can be even more difficult to form meaningful friendships. While attending Columbia University remotely during the pandemic, first-generation college student Jamie Lee realized how this isolation was affecting her peers, especially those […]
スタートアップへの投資が加速、ユニコーン企業の数が爆発的に増えている
ユニコーンとみなされる評価額に達する企業の数が爆発的に増えている。今年になって過去に例がない規模の資金がスタートアップに投じられており、その評価額を驚異的なスピードで押し上げているからだ。この状態を“小さな泡”と指摘する声もあるが、その流れが減速する気配は見えていない。
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シリコンヴァレーで人気急上昇、新コンセプトのクレジットカードが注目される理由
米国のテック業界では、いま新しいコンセプトのクレジットカードの人気が急上昇している。ステンレス製でアート作品のようなデザインもさることながら、注目されるのはキャッシュフローに基づく独自の与信評価と豊富な特典だ。
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