Niko, from two ex-CloudKitchens execs, raises a $3.3M seed to install solar in Mexico
The Mexico City installer sells zero-down solar financed in-house, keeping part of customers' bill savings, after leaving stealth with a $16M post-money seed.
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2,000 已发布案例 · 定期更新Nightdive Studios built a business on abandonware, from System Shock 2 to a remake
Founder Stephen Kick tracked down the rights to a stranded classic in 2012; by 2023 Nightdive had revived 100-plus games and a Kickstarted System Shock.
阅读案例MoradaUno raised a $5.6M Series A to guarantee rent for Mexican tenants through brokers
The Mexico City proptech underwrites renters and covers unpaid rent for brokers, having closed 20,000 rentals since its 2021 launch.
阅读案例Two ex-Udemy leaders launched Modal to teach employees in cohorts, raising $6.8M
Darren Shimkus and Dennis Yang bet that eight-week cohorts with in-house content beat Udemy-style self-serve courses for employee upskilling.
阅读案例Ex-Convoy engineers started Manifold Freight to pool spot loads without taking load risk
Three people and $500,000 from Y Combinator: a Seattle startup charging carriers a per-fleet fee rather than a cut of each load.
阅读案例Make Sunsets paused its sulfur-balloon launches after Mexico moved to ban geoengineering
After criticism that its plans were hasty, the startup halted work in Baja in January 2023, apologized and said it would seek regulatory clarity.
阅读案例Kolors paid $12M cash for Urbvan, a van-pool business its rival Swvl was shedding
Mexico's intercity bus startup bought a profitable corporate van service from struggling Swvl to reach business travelers and aim for $100M annualized revenue.
阅读案例Opendoor alums raise $15M for Kindred, a members-only home-swapping network
Kindred lets members bank nights by hosting and spend them in others' homes for a capped fee; it reported 20,000 applications and 5,000+ nights swapped.
阅读案例Kakao Mobility bought super-app enabler Splyt, its first acquisition abroad
Kakao Mobility acquired the London startup it had used since 2019 to power Kakao T's global rides; Splyt had gone quiet after $33.5M in funding.
阅读案例Juicer Energy installs and runs EV chargers for landlords end to end (interview)
OfferUp co-founder Nick Huzar's Seattle startup has $7M and says it installs about ten chargers per building in a day, sharing revenue with owners.
阅读案例J.C. Penney ended its Bombfell men's clothing subscription 14 months after launch
Penney's only subscription offering, a stylist box with Bombfell, closed on 1 March 2019 as it refocused on apparel and exited appliances.
阅读案例IntrCity grew to 650 buses on an operator profit-split, then missed its 2,000-bus target
RailYatri's founders moved unconfirmed train passengers to buses, then built a branded fleet on a 50-50 split; revenue over INR 500 Cr is claimed for FY25.
阅读案例Included, a $7.3M people-analytics startup, was folded into Phenom and lost its brand
Seattle-area Included, which began with DEI analytics, sold to Phenom for undisclosed terms; most of its under-15 staff moved over and the brand ends.
阅读案例Human Security merges with PerimeterX, joining two bot-detection rivals at 500 staff
Goldman-backed Human Security joined PerimeterX in July 2022 with a $100M debt facility from Blackstone, uniting adtech and e-commerce bot defences.
阅读案例Heura patented a process to make plant-based sausage and ham with short ingredient lists
As Beyond Meat slumped, the Barcelona startup unveiled patent-pending tech aimed at higher-protein, cleaner-label plant-based deli meats.
阅读案例Harvest Thermal raised a $4M seed to turn home hot-water tanks into heat-pump batteries
The startup sells a shoebox-sized control pod that runs an off-the-shelf heat pump when power is cheap, with 100-plus installs in California and Oregon.
阅读案例Ex-ButcherBox logistics chief launched Grip, a shipping engine for perishables, on $2M
Juan Meisel's startup adjusts packaging, carrier and holds by real-time weather and network data, claiming 25% fewer failures and 30% lower shipping cost.
阅读案例Google confirms it bought Siemplify, reportedly for $500M, to add SOAR to Chronicle
In January 2022 Google Cloud acquired the Israel-founded security-automation startup to extend Chronicle into incident-response workflows.
阅读案例Good Glamm Group buys Winkl and Vidooly, spins off Good Creator Co with ₹200 Cr
Good Glamm folded four creator assets (Plixxo, MissMalini, Winkl, Vidooly) into an independent company with a ₹200 crore infusion in January 2022.
阅读案例GemaTEG bets chip-level micro heat pumps beat server cooling; Leonardo supercomputer deal
A Bellevue startup began with no product in mind and built per-chip heat pumps for AI data centers; it claims 30% faster chips and has raised about $10M.
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