Silicon Valley Journals 
Healium, a virtual and augmented reality biofeedback company today announced that it has secured $3.6m in a seed funding round led by Impact Venture Capital, with participation from other funds such as Mayo Clinic and Coact Capital. The funding will be used to further develop Healium’s immersive mental health and fitness capabilities using virtual and augmented … Read more
SOLARCYCLE, a technology-driven recycling company focused on mass-producing sustainable materials for the solar industry, announced today that it has raised $30 million in Series A funding, bringing the company’s total funding to $37 million since its inception a year ago. Fifth Wall, the largest asset manager focused on improving, future-proofing, and decarbonizing the built world, … Read more
Mediar Therapeutics Inc., a biotechnology company advancing a portfolio of first-in-class therapies that halt and even reverse the course of fibrosis, today announced a $105M financing, including a recent $85 million Series A round co-led by Novartis Venture Fund and Sofinnova Partners and with participation from Pfizer Ventures, Mission BioCapital, Gimv, Pureos, Bristol Myers Squibb, … Read more
Univar Solutions and Apollo announced today that funds managed by Apollo affiliates have entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire the Company in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $8.1 billion. The transaction includes a minority investment from an Abu Dhabi Investment Authority subsidiary. According to the terms of the agreement, Univar Solutions shareholders … Read more
Entre, a professional networking platform, has raised $1.6 million in seed funding. The round was led by Octane Fund, with participation from CreatorLed Ventures, Dharmesh Shah (CTO of Hubspot), Kube VC, Service Provider Capital, Umami Capital, and other angel investors. With this funding, Entre plans to take on legacy professional networking platforms and provide a … Read more
Switch Therapeutics has announced its launch after raising $52 million in financing, with its Series A round being co-led by Insight Partners and UCB Ventures. Other investors that contributed to the round included existing investors Upfront Ventures and BOLD Capital Partners, as well as new investors Eli Lilly and Company, Ono Venture Investment, Digitalis Ventures, … Read more
Microsoft recently laid off its entire ethics and society team, a group dedicated to guiding AI innovation toward ethical and sustainable outcomes. The team was responsible for ensuring that Microsoft’s responsible AI principles were reflected in the design of its products that were shipped. The move has called into question the company’s commitment to ethical … Read more
This is the second round of layoffs for Meta in the past six months, with more than 11,000 employees being laid off in November 2022.
Upduo, a San Francisco-based peer-to-peer learning platform for data-driven teams, has announced a $4 million seed round. Impact Venture Capital led the funding round, with participation from Sky9 Capital and angels such as Tim Crow, former Home Depot Chief Human Resources Officer. Upduo began in a high school math class where co-founder and teacher Mike … Read more
Mayan, a fully remote company that develops best-in-class optimization and automation technology for Amazon sellers, has raised $5 million in Series A funding led by Bright Pixel (former Sonae IM). Mayan previously raised $2 million in seed funding from investors including Y Combinator, Global Founders Capital, Alumni Ventures Group, ESAS Ventures, and Alarko Ventures. Mayan … Read more