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Backed by Mayo Clinic, Nutrix’s hardware monitors worker stress Feb 03, 2025

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Stress isn’t just bad for you — it’s also bad for your employer. Factoring in absenteeism, diminished productivity, turnover, medical costs, and accidents, the non-profit American Institute of Stress estimates that workplace stress costs U.S. businesses over $300 billion annually. One way to measure stress is by monitoring cortisol levels.

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European embedded banking startup Swan adds another $44 million to its Series B Feb 03, 2025

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French startup Swan has raised another €42 million (around $44 million at current exchange rates). The company considers this round as the second part of the Series B round that was originally announced in September 2024. Swan helps other companies offer financial products at scale.

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Data analytics startup Athenic AI wants to be an enterprise’s central nervous system Jan 31, 2025

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Jared Zhao originally got interested in data analytics during his time at UC Berkeley because he was drawn to how it could turn raw data into a story. Zhao founded his first data analytics startup Polyture in 2021

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Naboo secures $21M for its concierge-style corporate event booking platform Jan 31, 2025

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If you’ve ever tried to book a venue for a company event, you’ll know how onerous a task it can be. You have to contact multiple vendors, wait for quotes, evaluate them, see if you can get a good deal, and then get all that approved.

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This Bay Area startup is using AI to help families navigate long-term care planning Jan 30, 2025

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Lily Vittayaruksku was studying aerospace engineering when her aunt was diagnosed with terminal colon cancer. Her aunt had lived under the same roof as Vittayaruksku while she was growing up and helped raise her.

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TravelPerk raises $200M as valuation nearly doubles to $2.7B Jan 30, 2025

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Barcelona-based business travel management platform TravelPerk has raised $200 million at a hefty $2.7 billion valuation — almost double the $1.4 billion valuation at its previous fundraise last year. Alongside the raise, TravelPerk also announced it has acquired Swiss startup Yokoy to bring native expenses management into the fray.

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Alice&Bob raises $104M, says quantum computers based on cat qubits will be ready by 2030 Jan 29, 2025

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Quantum computing remains something of a holy grail in the world of technology: it promises a huge leap in computing power, but only if someone can figure out how to square away the fault rates that prevent any scaling of the tech.

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Kodiak has made its first driverless truck deliveries to customer Atlas Energy Jan 29, 2025

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Kodiak Robotics has officially handed off two autonomous trucks to customer Atlas Energy Solutions, marking the startup’s first commercial launch. Atlas, a provider of proppant (i.e., sand) and oilfield logistics, received its first Kodiak-equipped trucks in December and began driverless operations in an off-road environment in West Texas’s remote Permian Basin shortly after.

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Mistral’s origin story has an insuretech founder at its heart Jan 28, 2025

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If you’ve been following the AI industry, Mistral should be a familiar name by now. The French AI startup with a $6 billion valuation is arguably the biggest AI company working on foundation models in Europe. Alan, on the other hand, isn’t as well known.

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Fundraise Up claims its AI can boost nonprofit donations Jan 28, 2025

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Many nonprofits are stuck with outdated, expensive, and limited tech that hinders their ability to fund their mission or cause. While most consider adopting tech to be a priority, they’re faced with a number of blockers, including siloed data and issues with integration.

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