Craft breweries are looking for every packaging edge they can at the shelf. Scofflaw Brewing is breaking down barriers by introducing a first of its kind in the market — not one but two new 16-ounce 12-pack options. Starting next week, retailers across Georgia will be carrying Basement 16-oz 12-packs …
Read More »Oak & Eden: A Craft Producer Pushs The Boundaries Of Whiskey Innovation
The Oak and Eden Range of Whiskies Finishing refers to the practice of maturing a spirit, for short periods of time, in a cask that previously held other liquids. The process allows whiskey makers to add additional layers of flavor to a whiskey. The practice started with the Scotch …
Read More »Robotics Startup Anki Is Shutting Down
Not every company can be a success, but most of them don’t suck up $200 million of venture capital before folding like Anki just did. According to CEO Boris Sofman the company’s 200 staff will be out of work on Wednesday this week, but the company has enough left …
Read More »Singapore’s SalesWhale raises $5.3M to bring AI to sales and marketing teams
SalesWhale, a Singapore-based startup that uses AI to help marketers and salespeople generate leads, has announced a Series A round worth $5.3 million. The investment is led by Monk’s Hill Ventures — the Southeast Asia-focused firm that led SalesWhale’s seed round in 2017 — with participation from existing backers …
Read More »Acquisitions, more than IPOs, will create Africa’s early startup successes
Africa has made its global IPO debut. Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia—a $1 billion-valued company—began trading live on the NYSE last week. The stock offering made Jumia the first upstart operating in Africa to list on a major global exchange. This raises expectations for unicorns and IPOs to create the …
Read More »Caterina Fake is known for her trend-spotting; here’s some of what she’s chasing now
Roughly a year ago, entrepreneurs Caterina Fake and Jyri Engeström decided to form a traditional venture outfit called Yes VC. Fast forward, and the duo has nearly closed on $50 million for their debut fund, including backing from Supercell founder Ilkka Paananen, former Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson and the …
Read More »Working backwards to uncover key success factors
If you’re a SaaS business, you’re likely overwhelmed with data and an ever-growing list of acronyms that purport to unlock secret keys to your success. But like most things, tracking what you do has very little impact on what you actually do. It’s really important to find one, or …
Read More »Verified Expert Brand Designer: Ramotion
Ramotion is a remote branding and product design agency that has worked with Bay Area tech startups since 2014. While they typically do branding for funded, fast-growing startups, Ramotion has helped companies ranging from Bitmoji’s early brand identity to Mozilla’s rebrand. We spoke to Ramotion’s CEO Denis Pakhaliuk about …
Read More »Led by LA-based March Capital, Astound raises $15.5 million for employee help desk automation services
Astound, a company selling automated employee help desk services, has raised a new round of $15.5 million from investors led by the Los Angeles investment firm March Capital Partners. Previous investors Vertex Ventures, Pelion Venture Partners, Moment Ventures, and the Slack Fund also participated in the funding, which brings …
Read More »Specially themed Coca-Cola products coming to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
Exclusively designed Coca-Cola products are coming to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge when the new land opens at Disneyland park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. This content was originally published here.
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