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MEDU takes in $4M to develop reusable personal protective equipment Sep 01, 2022

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MEDU aims to reduce hospital garment waste and replace single-wear items with its line of sustainable, virus-resistant reusable pieces.

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Kula makes the job recruitment process less exhausting Aug 31, 2022

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The process of finding job candidates often entails a lot of tedious manual work for recruiters, like sending versions of the same email over and over again. That’s Kula was created.

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The UK’s £5B Project Gigabit gives out first contract to connect rural areas to high-speed broadband Aug 31, 2022

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The first major subsidy contract under the U.K. Government’s £5 billion ($5.9 billion) Project Gigabit scheme has officially been awarded, with Wessex Internet securing £6 million ($7 million) to connect remote properties in South West England to high-speed broadband.Â

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Singapore-based Propseller uses data to take the hassle out of real estate transactions Aug 30, 2022

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Headquartered in Singapore, proptech startup Propseller is on a mission to make real estate transactions more efficient and data-driven for sellers and buyers alike. Its platform is able to tell users the likelihood of a conversion each step of the way.

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Supply chain startup FourKites, which recently laid off workers, raises $30M Aug 30, 2022

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Weeks after laying off workers, supply chain startup FourKites has raised $30 million as part of an ongoing financing round, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Data analytics startup StarTree secures cash to expand its Apache Pinot–powered platform Aug 29, 2022

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StarTree, a company building what it describes as an “analytics-as-a-service” platform, today announced that it raised $47 million in a Series B round led by GGV Capital with participation from Sapphire Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and CRV.

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Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster jazzes up China’s AR startup Nreal with $15M funding Aug 29, 2022

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Augmented reality headsets have been around for years, but none of the market players has really expanded beyond the techy demographic and broken into the mainstream.

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SoftBank-backed Tridge, a Korean platform that matches food agriculture buyers and sellers, bags $37.2M Series D at a $2.7B valuation Aug 26, 2022

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Supply chain disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine is driving increased costs of goods and services, affecting not only the industrial sector (e.g., semiconductors), but also the agriculture industry.

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Mad Realities’ Devin Lewtan is onboarding crypto users through reality television Aug 26, 2022

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Web3 doesn’t have the most inclusive reputation, yet so many crypto founders talk about onboarding the next 100 million users into the space.

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Privado is “Grammarly for code privacy issues” Aug 25, 2022

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Privacy breaches are not only bad for users, but also costly for tech companies.

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