The US pet food market was projected to hit $27B in 2018, according to a Packaged Facts report published in December 2017. The report cited that 33.33% of pet owners were claiming to have cut spending on their pets, but that spending on food was still rising steadily at 4.4%. It also claimed that one […]

Have you ever wondered why produce like tomatoes or apples just don’t taste as good as they used to? As fresh produce has to travel over 1500 miles to reach the consumer, farmers and the supply chain emphasize on yield and durability over flavor and nutrition. That’s about to change with 80 Acres Farms, a […]

In an ecosystem that is continually looking out for new ideas, facilitating parties does not immediately strike a chord. People and companies have been throwing parties for many years now. Party planning is a $112B industry with a universe of planners and vendors. Julie Novack, then working at Vibes Media, found it difficult to find vendors […]

IntelyCare, an intelligent workforce management solution for post-acute healthcare facilities, raised $10.8M Series A investment, in November 2018. This round takes the total funding secured by the startup to $14M. Much of this capital will be channelled towards bringing more nurses and healthcare facilities into the company’s system, improving its reach and expanding on the […]

When it comes to any type of disaster – be it a wildfire, a flood, or even a terrorist attack – the impact is twofold. First, there’s the initial disaster, and then there’s the secondary effects as people try to organize a relief effort. The more efficient the relief effort, the less damage is done. […]

For years, men have exerted control over healthcare, leaving a vast gender gap and unexplored opportunities in women’s healthcare technology. In an effort to set things right, some startups are beginning to launch products (and conversations) around the most tabooed and ignored natural cycle in women: menstruation. The Flex Company, a Venice, California-based startup, is […]

Healthcare has been one of the country’s biggest industries for a while. In early 2018, it became bigger than ever before. As reported in The Atlantic, it became the country’s largest source of jobs in the last quarter of 2017. 2017 was also the year in which healthcare spending grew to $3.5T, accounting for 17.9% of […]

Ode to Clean®, the world’s first cleaning wipes made from 100% plant-based ingredients, was acquired from Solugen by wet wipe giant Diamond Wipes International® in November 2018. This was no small feat, especially since the fledgling startup launched Ode to Clean, featuring the company’s ‘Bioperoxide’ formula, just a month prior to this acquisition. Solugen’s version […]

The Economist declared that data was the world’s new most valuable resource in 2017. In 2014, a team of top scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) founded Descartes Labs to refine that resource. They were astrophysicists and cosmologists who were used to dealing with vast quantities of image data. They used their knowledge of […]

ClearGov, a leading provider of transparency, budgeting and forecasting solutions, in November 2018, added two new hires to its executive leadership team. Sarah Webber, VP of Client Success, and Vartan Hagopian, VP of Sales, join the team as part of ClearGov’s mission to attract and hire top-notch talent and thus accelerate growth. “We couldn’t be […]