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India Social Commerce Market Intelligence Report 2024: Global Platforms are Shutting Operations in India Amid Growing Competition in the Sector - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Technology, Retail, Online Retail, Electronic Commerce, Social commerce, Internet, Artificial intelligence, Intelligence, Marketing, Growth, Poshmark, RTAF, Operational definition, Smartphone, SOSV, Naver

This report provides a detailed data centric analysis of the social commerce industry, covering market opportunities and risks.

Key Points: 
  • This report provides a detailed data centric analysis of the social commerce industry, covering market opportunities and risks.
  • With over 50+ KPIs at country level, this report provides a comprehensive understanding of social commerce market dynamics, market size and forecast, and market share statistics.
  • To tap into the growing sector, social commerce platforms are expected to increase their marketing spending over the medium term.
  • In-depth Understanding of Social Commerce Market Dynamics: Understand market opportunities and key trends along with forecast (2020-2029).

Feel Therapeutics Brings Michel Vounatsos as Chairman Of The Advisory Board, and Secures New Funding to Advance Digital Precision Medicine for Mental Health

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Neuroscience, Merck & Co., Patient, Therapy, Neuro, SAN, Knowledge, SOSV, CIO, Mental health, Medicine, Digital, Anthemis, Advisory board, Merck, CNS, Nursing

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Feel Therapeutics, the Digital Precision Medicine company for mental and behavioral health, announced today that Michel Vounatsos, former CEO of Biogen, has joined as a Chairman of their Advisory Board. Additionally, Feel has secured new funding from Satori Neuro, Metavallon VC, and existing investors such as SOSV, SeedtoB, and others, to fuel its expansion plans. Along with the new funding, Amy Kruse, Chief Investment Officer of Satori Neuro, a pioneering fund focused on mental health, neurotechnology, and human flourishing, has joined the Board of Directors as an observer. These new investors join Feel's existing group of investors, which includes Felicis, SOSV, Anthemis, SeedtoB, and others, that continue to support the company.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Feel Therapeutics , the Digital Precision Medicine company for mental and behavioral health, announced today that Michel Vounatsos, former CEO of Biogen, has joined as a Chairman of their Advisory Board.
  • Feel Therapeutics welcomes Michel Vounatsos, former Biogen CEO, as Advisory Board Chairman.
  • "I am excited to join Feel Therapeutics at this pivotal moment in their journey," said Michel Vounatsos.
  • Feel's approach to precision medicine in mental & behavioral health can transform how we manage, monitor, and treat those conditions.

Lingrove Secures $10 Million in Financing to Ramp up Production of ekoa® - Plant-based Surfaces and Panels for Climate-friendly, Healthy Interiors

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Monday, December 18, 2023
Architecture, Professional Services, Sustainability, Venture Capital, Agriculture, Residential Building & Real Estate, Natural Resources, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Environment, Green Technology, Building Systems, Interior Design, Diamond, Built environment, Building material, Principal, Plastic, SOSV, Metal, CO2, Wood, Health, Partnership, Growth, Industrial design

The funding enables Lingrove to ramp up production of ekoa®, a natural, durable, and carbon-negative alternative to conventional materials used in construction.

Key Points: 
  • The funding enables Lingrove to ramp up production of ekoa®, a natural, durable, and carbon-negative alternative to conventional materials used in construction.
  • Lingrove aims to reinvent and decarbonize the trillion-dollar renovation and new construction materials market, making interiors healthy, beautiful, and climate-friendly.
  • Lingrove, which launched inhouse manufacturing of ekoa® surfaces in late 2023, has secured millions in ekoa® pre-orders.
  • Despite a challenging fundraising environment, Lingrove successfully secured strategic financing to foster a better future through fast-growing plants, starting with healthy and beautiful interiors.

Monozukuri Ventures Launches "Deep Tech Forum" and Brings It to Three North American Cities in January 2024 and Japan in March 2024

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Monday, November 20, 2023
Diamond, Entrepreneurship, Carnegie Mellon University, BMW, Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, SOSV, Robotics, Murata, Hardware, HAX, BMW MINI, Ecosystem, Automation, City, Kyocera, University, Maxell, Software as a service, Growth, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Omron, AI, Capital, Rohm, Cryptocurrency, Management, Video game, Nintendo, San Francisco Bay Area

KYOTO, Japan and NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Monozukuri Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on hardware and deep tech startups, today announced the launch of the Deep Tech Forum, where the world's leading deep tech startup ecosystem of founders, startups, investors and supporting communities will come together to address the barriers to growth and success.

Key Points: 
  • "Accelerators and VC support alone are not enough for deep tech startups.
  • The Deep Tech Forum in Kyoto is scheduled to be held on March 7th and 8th, 2024.
  • "Accelerators and VC support alone are not enough for deep tech startups, especially those spun out of universities.
  • The BDC Deep Tech Venture Fund is Canada's largest VC fund ($200 million) dedicated to deep tech.

Cromatic Closes $5.3 Million in Oversubscribed Seed Round to Modernize Life Science R&D Outsourcing

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Thursday, November 9, 2023
Science, Other Science, Biotechnology, Research, Health, Data Management, Health Technology, Technology, Food safety, Therapy, Life, ChromeOS, Nucleation, Russian Venture Company, Engineering, Growth, Lux Capital, Apple, VC, Cancer, SOSV, Communication, D, Fine chemical

Cromatic , a full-stack digital platform for outsourced life sciences research, today announced it has closed $5.3 million in funding.

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  • Cromatic , a full-stack digital platform for outsourced life sciences research, today announced it has closed $5.3 million in funding.
  • LifeX Ventures and AgFunder led the round with participation from Work Life Ventures, Not Boring Capital, FJ Labs, What If Ventures, Lux Capital, and angel investors.
  • The demand for biotech and pharmaceutical R&D outsourcing is growing rapidly and is expected to be worth $275 billion by 2030.
  • Cromatic is harnessing this newfound capacity in a coherent platform for a new generation of nimble and capital-efficient biotech companies.

Backbar rebrands to Sidework as it raises new capital, bringing total raised over $10 million

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Lunch, Software, Ecosystem, La Colombe Coffee Roasters, Drink, SOSV, Leahy, SAN, Automation, Bottled water

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Sidework, a pioneering beverage technology company formerly known as Backbar, has closed new funding to bring their total raised to over $10 million. A testament to the industry's confidence in its game-changing technology, the new money is led by Cherubic Ventures with continuing participation from Finistere Ventures, SOSV, Outlander Labs, and Pathbreaker Ventures. Matt Cheng, Cherubic Ventures' general partner, said the following: "We believe in Sidework's vision to revolutionize the beverage industry. This funding marks an exciting milestone, reflecting the pivotal role they are playing to reshape how beverages are crafted and served." The rebrand signifies Sidework's broadened scope, where customers can dispense drinks, manage inventory, and buy ingredients through Sidework's hardware, software, and marketplace ecosystem.

Key Points: 
  • Matt Cheng, Cherubic Ventures' general partner, said the following: "We believe in Sidework's vision to revolutionize the beverage industry.
  • This funding marks an exciting milestone, reflecting the pivotal role they are playing to reshape how beverages are crafted and served."
  • The rebrand signifies Sidework's broadened scope, where customers can dispense drinks, manage inventory, and buy ingredients through Sidework's hardware, software, and marketplace ecosystem.
  • Sidework's ecosystem addresses two fundamental challenges: Not enough venues serve great tasting, modern drinks and those drinks are extremely difficult to make.

Biomaterials Startup GOZEN Raises $3.3 Million In Seed Funding

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Ultimate tensile strength, ESG, Economics, Balenciaga, Tanning, Research, Fashion week, The Non-GMO Project, Paris Fashion Week, Biology, Partnership, SOSV, SAN

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GOZEN, the revolutionary biomaterials startup that is set to disrupt the fashion, automotive and home furnishings industries, has just announced $3.3 million in a seed funding round.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GOZEN, the revolutionary biomaterials startup that is set to disrupt the fashion, automotive and home furnishings industries, has just announced $3.3 million in a seed funding round.
  • This investment will enable GOZEN to accelerate research, development, and scaling efforts for its breakthrough biomaterial, LUNAFORM™, and fuel the creation of new materials.
  • GOZEN is on a mission to replace traditional materials in the fashion and automotive industries by producing a range of high-performing vegan and plastic-free materials.
  • With this investment, we've shown that we have a path to delivering on that potential at scale," says Ece Gozen, founder and CEO of GOZEN.

Mimio Health Commercially Launches Groundbreaking Biomimetic Based on the Science of Fasting to Promote Cellular Health and Longevity

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Thursday, October 19, 2023
Science, University of California, Davis, Fasting, Ageing, Health, UC, Motivation, PEA, Autophagy, Spermidine, Research, Nature, OEA, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Biology, SAN, Biomimetics, SOSV, American Journal, Cognition, Longevity, Mobile phone, Pharmaceutical industry, Dietary supplement, Mimio

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mimio Health, the biomimetic human health company, announced today the commercial launch of their flagship product, Mimio. Mimio is a biomimetic designed from human biology to unlock the cellular health and longevity benefits of long-term fasting, without needing to fast. By upregulating and enhancing these cellular processes, Mimio supercharges the body's natural restorative abilities.

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  • Mimio is a biomimetic designed from human biology to unlock the cellular health and longevity benefits of long-term fasting, without needing to fast.
  • Mimio is a biomimetic designed from human biology to unlock the cellular health and longevity benefits of long-term fasting, without needing to fast.
  • Fasting has been shown across thousands of studies to be one of the most powerful ways to enhance health and promote longevity.
  • Using fasting as a roadmap, Mimio Health's biomimetic research has studied and decoded the changes that happen in the body to activate this innate longevity bio-program.

Leading Remote Health Care Company Optimize Health Completes $18 Million Series B Financing

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Venture round, Physician, Health, Patient, SOSV, HP OpenView, Nursing, Health care

SEATTLE, Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Optimize Health, one of the most trusted remote healthcare platforms in the U.S., today announced the completion of its latest financing, raising more than $18 million.

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  • SEATTLE, Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Optimize Health, one of the most trusted remote healthcare platforms in the U.S., today announced the completion of its latest financing, raising more than $18 million.
  • The Series B round was led by Foundry and Escalate Capital Partners, with participation from Bonfire Ventures, Daher Capital, Navigate Ventures, Attento Capital, OpenView, 500 Global, SOSV, and Jumpstart Capital.
  • Seattle-based Optimize Health is revolutionizing the healthcare industry through its innovative technology and services to support remote care.
  • The company leverages a leading remote patient monitoring and chronic care management software platform to improve patient outcomes, enhance clinical decision-making, and optimize operational efficiency for healthcare providers.

FluidAI Medical Announces $15M in Series A Funding for AI-Driven Postoperative Monitor at HLTH 2023

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Surgery, Health, Death, Bleeding, Government, AI, Sepsis, Mortality, Wound healing, Artificial intelligence, Patient, Trust, Patient safety, Fungal infection, SOSV, Surgeon, Medtech, Disability, Colorectal surgery, Infection, Hospital, Nursing

MedTech FluidAI Medical secures funding to empower healthcare providers with data-driven insights to transform postoperative care.

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  • MedTech FluidAI Medical secures funding to empower healthcare providers with data-driven insights to transform postoperative care.
  • Following any surgical intervention, there are inherent risks of adverse outcomes, irrespective of how minor or major the procedure may be.
  • At FluidAI, our goal is to continuously push the boundaries of what's possible in postoperative care, ensuring patients recover safely and quickly.
  • "With FluidAI, surgeons can ensure better clinical outcomes, shorter hospital stays for patients, and cost efficiencies across the healthcare ecosystem.