• 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...

  • 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 […]

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    Gov. Kotek hosts signing ceremony for bill providing $30 million for summer learning programs

    WOODBURN, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek hosted a signing ceremony Wednesday for House Bill 4082, which legislators passed and the governor signed this year to provide $30 million in state funding for summer learning opportunities across Oregon. The funding means an estimated 48,000 students across Oregon will benefit from summer learning programs this year. The

  • Netflix finance expert reveals 'magic' method that will help ANYONE secure a $10,000 raise without doing ANY extra work: 'It's not hard to do'

    Ramit Sethi is a financial pro who shares advice on how to get rich. He recently revealed how you can get a raise with his 'magic' technique. The expert shared a step-by-step plan to getting $10,000 more

  • Pitch Deck Teardown: Xpanceo’s $40M seed deck

    Xpanceo has shared its complete presentation deck, consisting of 19 slides. Dive into its pitch deck to learn how the company raised $40 million. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • This Steam Deck alternative is now massively reduced

    The handheld PC gaming market is one of the hottest in tech right now and it's no surprise with offers like this on the Asus ROG Ally console. Very is selling the £599 device for just £494.10 when you use the code VTQBK at checkout. That's over £100 off the current asking price for this powerful handheld. This Steam Deck-beater is available at a great price The Asus ROG Ally PC gaming handheld is a power alternative to the Steam Deck with a better design. You can now...

  • 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

  • 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...

  • B2B marketplace ProcMart bags $30 million in funding

    ProcMart, an online business-to-business (B2B) marketplace specialising in supply chain solutions, has raised $30 million (about Rs 250 crore) in an equity funding round led by Infosys cofounder Nandan Nilekani’s venture fund Fundamentum Partnership and Edelweiss Discovery Fund. The round also saw participation from South Korea’s Paramark Ventures.The funds will be used for exploring strategic acquisitions for backward integration, enhancing client offerings, investing in talent acquisition and...

  • Covering sports stadium financing? Read these 4 tips.

    Professional sports owners often justify asks of hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars for new or revamped stadiums with estimates of huge economic returns for communities. Read these 4 tips to help investigate these claims and comprehensively inform voters.

  • What the FTC's Ban on Noncompete Agreements Means for 30 Million Workers

    The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has voted to ban employers from requiring workers to sign noncompete agreements, while blocking the enforcement of most existing clauses.The FTC announced a new rule banning noncompete clauses nationally on Tuesday, maintaining in a press release that the move would protect "the fundamental freedom of workers to change jobs" and "promote competition" by "fostering new business formation."An estimated 30 million workers—or about 18 percent of the U.S....

  • 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 […]