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Meru Health secured $8.1M led by Foundry Group

Further coverage at: https://www.forbes.com Meru Health raises $8.1M in Funding and Publishes Groundbreaking Research Outcomes SAN MATEO California —​ May 12, 2020 ​— ​Meru Health, an online provider for greater mental health, announced today that it has secured $8.1M in Series A financing led by Foundry Group, Slack, Bold Capital, and Y Combinator. This financing will […]

Learning from nature – the Biomimicry Toolbox

By applying nature’s design lessons, we can create solutions that help support a healthy planet. This digital resource site from the Biomimicry Institute provides a quick-start guide to biomimicry, introducing the core concepts and methods that are essential to successfully incorporate insights from nature into design. Intrigued? Find out more… Biomimicry Toolbox

Gimlet Acquired by Spotify

Before they chose a company name, I was an active listener to Gimlet’s first show “Startup“. I didn’t like the name they chose, but hey, they made out well in the end! https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/spotify-gimlet-media-podcast-deal.html https://mashable.com/article/spotify-acquires-podcast-gimlet-anchor/#tUSi08r8IZqW via Inside.com Spotify ($26B market cap) acquires podcast network and producer Gimlet Media for $230M; also bought Anchor, which provides consumer […]

Calm raises $88 million at $1 billion valuation

My first Unicorn. How fabulous that a meditation app, such an unexpected winner, has built a loyal base of over a million paying subscribers. More at: mobihealthnews.com venturebeat.com via Inside.com Meditation, relaxation, and sleep app Calm (iOS, Android) raises $88M Series B at $1B valuation led by TPG Growth; the company was last valued at $250M […]

NASA’s Gecko-Inspired Robots Can Climb Pretty Much Anything

Government funded research – in this case by way of NASA – can birth or give rise to the fundamental building blocks of industrial innovation. Wired covers an out of this world application for biomimicry… Adhesion-wise, space presents a couple problems. First, robots typically struggle with uneven surfaces, let alone the kind of cliffs and crags you see […]