Clean energy startup Arcadia raises $100 million to fuel expansion
Arcadia, a startup that provides people avenues to access renewable energy without having to change power companies, has raised $100 million to fuel its expansion. Driving the news: New investors Tiger Global Management and the Drawdown Fund led the…
Compliance Automation Startup Strike Graph Raises $8 Million Series A Funding
Round Led by Information Venture Partners to Assist with Global Expansion SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–September 14, 2021– Strike Graph, a compliance automation startup, today announces that it has secured $8 million in Series A funding, led by Information…
US startup aims to transform pet food with lab-made chow
Cloudy liquid bubbling in glass tubes is key to a US startup’s hopes of remaking the pet food industry by growing nutritional chow in a lab. Most pet food includes animal protein, which requires the slaughter of animals and is ultimately a source…
Grocery Startup Weezy Said to Work With Evercore to Assess Sale
(Bloomberg) — U.K. rapid grocery company Weezy is working with investment bank Evercore Inc. to explore a potential sale of its business, according to people familiar with the matter, becoming the latest startup to consider the option as a means of…
Startup behind ‘WaterCube,’ aimed at water scarcity, picks Tampa for HQ
An environmental startup behind a device that purports to pull water out of thin air is moving its global headquarters to Tampa. Genesis Systems on Tuesday announced its relocation from Kansas City to Tampa with the first public demonstration of its…
Ex-HBO Marketing Exec Chris Spadaccini Joins CAMP, Family-Focused Retail Startup
Chris Spadaccini, a former longtime marketing exec at HBO and WarnerMedia, has joined family-oriented retail and experiential startup CAMP as chief marketing officer. In the new role, Spadaccini will lead CAMP’s brand, advertising, creative, media and…
Taiwanese Startup Gogoro in Merger Talks With Poema SPAC
(Bloomberg) — Gogoro, a Taiwanese startup that specializes in battery-swapping technology, is in talks to go public through a merger with Poema Global Holdings Corp., a blank-check firm, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The deal is…
GM invests in radar software startup Oculii as demand for automated driving features rise
Oculii, a software startup that aims to improve the spatial resolution of radar sensors by up to 100-fold, has scored a new investment from General Motors. The new funding, which the two companies say is in the millions, comes just months after Oculii…
Lab-grown cheese startup to compete with vegan cheese market
Plant-based products’ high prices cause consumers to choose other options A rebranded German startup that aims to create plant-based cheese has raised $50 million in Series A funding. Formo, which was formerly known as LegenDairy Foods, announced…
Britain ends contract with French startup for vaccines
by: DANICA KIRKA and ELAINE GANLEY, Associated Press Posted: Sep 13, 2021 / 04:54 AM EDT / Updated: Sep 13, 2021 / 08:25 AM EDT FILE – In this Feb. 3 2021 file photo, the French vaccine startup Valneva headquarters is pictured in Saint-Herblain, western…