Startup News

Vericool raises $19.1 million for its plant-based packaging replacement for plastic coolers 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- April 1, 2020
Vericool, a Livermore, Calif.-based startup that’s replacing plastic coolers and packaging with plant-based products, has raised $19.1 million in a new round of financing. The company’s stated goal is to replace traditional packaging materials like polystyrene with plant-based insulating packaging materials. Its technology uses 100% recycled paper fibers and other plant-based materials, according to the…
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Xerox calls off its HP takeover attempt 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- March 31, 2020
Citing the economic and health effects of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Xerox on Tuesday said it is dropping its nearly five-month-long unsolicited big to acquire HP. In a statement released after U.S. stock markets closed, Xerox said it was terminating its tender offer to acquire all of HP’s outstanding shares, and is dropping its plans…
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OrbitFab secures National Science Foundation funding to propel its satellite refueling tech to space 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- March 31, 2020
On-orbit satellite refueling technology is closer than ever to a practical reality, which could help immensely with the cost and sustainability of orbital businesses. Startup OrbitFab, a 2019 TechCrunch Battlefield finalist, is one of the companies working to make orbital refueling a reality, and it just secured a new contract from the National Science Foundation’s…
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Are Accelerator Programs Right for Your Business?0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- March 31, 2020
Entrepreneurs think they’ll provide that extra “oomph” to their business. The opposite may often be true.
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Coronavirus shuts 12 of 49 Wahoo’s Fish Taco restaurants 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- March 30, 2020
Wing Lam, co-founder of Wahoo’s Fish, talks to the media during a tour of new restaurants inside Terminal 4 at Ontario International Airport in Ontario on Wednesday, August 22, 2018. He has been invited to host a special dinner at the James Beard House in Manhattan on Oct. 10. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)…
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Local services marketplace Thumbtack lays off 250 employees 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- March 30, 2020
Thumbtack CEO Marco Zappacosta announced in a blog post today that the company has laid off 250 employees. Much has been written about the impact that the COVID-19 and the resulting social distancing/shelter in place measures are having on small businesses (and the steps that internet platforms like Facebook and Yelp — which, after all,…
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