Bridgestone has put more than $100M into eco-tires made of shrubs
Drought-friendly plant can produce rubber good enough for Indy race tires. Enlarge / A Firestone race tire made from guayule plants, pictured next to the little woody shrubs that made it possible. (credit: Bridgestone) There's.....»»
YouTube announces a $100M fund to reward top YouTube Shorts creators over 2021-2022
YouTube is giving its TikTok competitor, YouTube Shorts, an injection of cash to help it better compete with rivals. The company today introduced the YouTube Shorts Fund, a $100 million fund that will pay YouTube Shorts creators for their most viewed.....»»
CircleCI announces $100M Series F on $1.7B valuation along with Vamp acquisition
CircleCI, the continuous delivery pioneer, announced a $100 million Series F today on a $1.7 billion valuation. At the same time, the company announced it has acquired Vamp, a release orchestration startup that should fit nicely in the CircleCI platf.....»»
Ford readies new off-road trim with 2021 Explorer Timberline
The crossover, with steel skid plates and unique shocks, springs and stabilizer bars that, along with all-terrain tires, boost the ride height by 0.8 inch over the base Explorer, will start at $47,010......»»
Multicoin Capital debuts new $100M fund to bet on crypto startups and tokens
Crypto startups couldn’t be hotter as currencies push past all-time-highs and investor appetite reaches mania for new projects. Crypto investment firms that have been investing in blockchain startups for years are not only beginning to see majo.....»»
Fitness ring maker Oura raises $100M
It’s been a wild couple of years for Oura. Last year, in particular, proved to be a major driver for the wearable fitness manufacturer. With the pandemic bringing professional sports to a screeching halt in 2020, a number of major leagues have adop.....»»
London’s Stride VC raised second $138.6M seed fund, hunts for third partner
Stride VC, a London-based seed investment fund, has raised its second fund, which will be £100M ($138.6M) – identical to its first fund. The fund will invest primarily in London startups but also look at select European opportunities. The brea.....»»
Firefly Aerospace raises $75M Series A at a $1B+ valuation, plus $100M in secondary sale
Firefly Aerospace has raised a total of $175 million, across a $75 million Series A round that valued the company north of $1 billion, and a $100 million secondary transaction which consisted of the sale of holdings held by primary Firefly investor N.....»»
Teen banking service Step raises $100M Series C, announces Steph Curry’s investment
Step, the digital banking service aimed at teens and endorsed by TikTok star Charli D’Amelio, announced this morning the close of a $100 million round of Series C funding after growing to over 1.5 million users just six months after launch. The.....»»
Forensic scientists unlocking unique chemical signatures in tires
Skid marks left by cars are often analyzed for their impression patterns, but they often don't provide enough information to identify a specific vehicle. UCF Chemistry Associate Professor Matthieu Baudelet and his forensics team at the National Cente.....»»
How one founder partnered with NASA to make tires puncture-proof and more sustainable
This week’s episode of Found features The SMART Tire Company co-founder and CEO Earl Cole, a one-time Survivor champion whose startup is working with NASA to commercialize some of its space-age tech. Cole won a NASA startup competition seeking.....»»
Brazil’s Loft adds $100M to its accounts, $700M to its valuation in a single month
Nearly exactly one month ago, digital real estate platform Loft announced it had closed on $425 million in Series D funding led by New York-based D1 Capital Partners. The round included participation from a mix of new and existing investors such as.....»»
With $30M extension, BigID boosts Series D to $100M at $1.25B valuation
When we last heard from BigID at the end of 2020, the company was announcing a $70 million Series D at a $1 billion valuation. Today, it announced a $30 million extension on that deal valuing the company at $1.25 billion just 4 months later. This chu.....»»
Expenses startup Pleo preps $100M Series C funding, launches new bill payments service
Late-stage Fintech startup Pleo, which offers expense management tools and ‘smart’ company Mastercards, says it plans to raise a Series C round of funding this summer. It’s also launching a B2B bill payments service this week. Co-founder and CE.....»»
Zoom launches $100M Zoom Apps investment fund
When Zoom launched Zoom Apps and the Marketplace as a place to sell them last year, it was a big signal that the company wanted to be more than just a popular video conferencing application. It wanted to be a platform, which developers could use to b.....»»
A new project to track and value climate innovation in the built world
Carbon is a universal building block of life—it's in almost every product we make and use, from the cement we walk on to the plastic packaging used for shipping products and the tires on cars and trucks. And while some products are more durable tha.....»»
Fortnite challenge guide: Modify vehicles with off-road tires
In Fortnite season 6, week 5, you're able to modify vehicles with off-road tires. The game doesn't tell you how to do it, but this guide explains how it works!.....»»
C2i, a genomics SaaS product to detect traces of cancer, raises $100M Series B
If you or a loved one has ever undergone a tumor removal as part of cancer treatment, you’re likely familiar with the period of uncertainty and fear that follows. Will the cancer return, and if so, will the doctors catch it at an early enough stage.....»»
UserZoom raises $100M, acquires EnjoyHQ, to grow its platform to improve UX and other interactive design elements
Graphic designer Paul Rand once famously said that the public was more familiar with bad design than good design. While he was referring to most of the design in the world being “bad”, these days that phrase might take on a second meaning.....»»
NGK Spark Plugs launches $100M corporate venture fund, will seek M&A opportunities
NGK Spark Plug, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of automative spark plugs, announced a new $100 million fund to invest in startups and find potential merger and acquisition deals. The fund was launched with Pegasus Tech Ventures, the ̶.....»»
Sendbird raises $100M at a $1B+ valuation, says 150M+ users now interact using its chat and video APIs
Messaging is the medium these days, and today a startup that has built an API to help others build text and video interactivity into their services is announcing a big round to continue scaling its business. Sendbird, a popular provider of chat, vide.....»»