Seattle-based Avalara is getting a big cash injection as its business continues to benefit from the e-commerce boom and increasing regulatory obligations. Avalara said last week that it added $ 959.9 million to its cash balance after issuing short-term debt in the form of convertible senior notes. The money will be used to support the … Read more
The Swiss alternative protein company Planted has its second round of the year worth 17 million CHF (currently around 18.5 million CHF Try the schnitzel. Planted appeared in 2019 as a spin-off from the Swiss research university ETH Zurich, where the founders developed the original technique of extruding vegetable proteins and water into fibrous structures … Read more
Dieses letzte Wochenende zeigte den vielbeschworenen Start der ersten (nicht zahlenden) Passagiere von Virgin Galactic, mit Gründer und CEO Richard Branson. Nach den Feierlichkeiten hatte ich die Gelegenheit, mit dem Präsidenten des Unternehmens, Mike Moses, zu sprechen, der mit jedem Detail der Operation und den Plänen des Unternehmens für den Übergang von Test- zu kommerziellen … Read more
(Dapper Labs photo) NFTs go viral: Digital collectibles, also known as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), are suddenly the topic of conversation in the tech world. They have been around for a couple of years but have gained momentum in the past few weeks. Music star Grimes just sold $ 6 million worth of digital art earlier … Read more