• Nutriband raises millions for drug abuse deterrent product

    Founded by Dubliner Gareth Sheridan, Nutriband listed on Nasdaq in October 2021. Now, its flagship opioid patch product is a step closer to getting FDA approval. : Nutriband raises millions for drug abuse deterrent product

  • Bamboo products maker Amwoodo raises $1 million from Zerodha's Rainmatter

    Bamboo products maker Amwoodo has raised $1 million in funding from Zerodha-backed venture fund Rainmatter.The sustainability-focused Kolkata-based startup said the funds will primarily be allocated to capital expenditures, such as upgrading machinery and equipment, upskilling artisans and facilitating expansion initiatives.“Most of the bamboo products sold in India were imported from China. In India, Kolkata was geographically well located near to the northeast and most of the bamboo forest...

  • China starts mass production of carbon-14 isotope

    The carbon-14 isotope is being produced at the Qinshan nuclear power plant, China National Nuclear Corporation has announced.

  • Agritech startup Ecozen raises $30 million in funding

    Pune-based agritech firm Ecozen on Friday said it has raised $30 million (about Rs 250 crore) in a mix of equity and debt from existing investors including US-based global investment manager Nuveen.The debt support in the deal was fulfilled by InCred Credit Fund and U.S. International Development Finance Corporation through Ecozen’s exclusive advisor Setuka Partners, said a company statement.Ecozen said it has grown fivefold over the past two years, with a threefold increase in profit. The maker...

  • Emergency healthcare startup Medulance raises $3 million

    Medulance, an emergency healthcare services startup, has raised $3 million in Series A funding, led by Alkemi Growth Capital.The funding round also saw participation from investors such as Dexter Capital, Boat founder Aman Gupta, and Emcure Pharmaceuticals’ executive director Namita Thapar. The New Delhi-based startup has raised fresh capital after running as a profitable bootstrapped company for six years, it said in the statement.The funds will be used to increase its presence across the...

  • France to spend $540 million on artillery propellant production

    The target is for the Bergerac site to produce 1,200 metric tons of explosive power a year, equivalent to 500,000 modular propellant charges.

  • Rippling Raises $200 Million to Enhance Workforce Management Platform

    Workforce management platform Rippling has raised $200 million in new financing in a Series F round that values the company at $13.5 billion. Rippling has also signed agreements with investors to repurchase up to $590 million in equity from current and former employees and early investors, Rippling CEO Parker Conrad wrote in a Monday (April 22) blog post. The […]

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    Marketing Platform Ibotta And Shareholders Raise $577 Million In IPO

    The company's initial public offering price was estimated to be between $76

  • James Gunn Marks Start of Production for Peacemaker Season 2

    James Gunn may be working on Superman right now, but he’s making time to work on another pet project of his in the form of the Peacemaker series starring John Cena. Just in, Gunn has announced that production has started on the second season, and he teases us with a

  • Puffer Finance raises $18 million in new funding round

    Puffer Finance secures $18 million in funding round led by Brevan Howard Digital and Electric Capital. Crypto exchanges Coinbase and Kraken also invest in the Ethereum liquid restaking protocol. Puffer Finance, an Ethereum liquid staking protocol on Eigenlayer, has raised $18 million in its latest funding round. An announcement on Tuesday says Brevan Howard Digital […]

  • Bunq Raises $31 Million After Quadrupling User Deposits in 2023

    European neobank Bunq’s shareholders signed a commitment letter in March to provide 29 million euros (about $31 million) of capital to finance the company’s growth. The new commitment followed the majority shareholder’s injection of 125 million euros (about $133 million) up to December, Bunq said in its 2023 annual report. “2023 saw Bunq growing faster than ever,” […]

  • Delta gives staff 5% raise and hikes minimum starting salary

    Delta Air Lines said Monday that it will give most of its employees a 5% raise and will increase the minimum starting salary that it offers in some positions. The raise takes effect June 1 as another expected busy summer travel season kicks off. It covers flight attendants and most ground-based employees, including front-line workers …