Dave Clark has had a rollercoaster of a time these past two years. After stepping down in June 2022 as CEO of Amazon’s worldwide consumer division — a role he held for over two decades — Clark relocated to Dallas to join supply chain logistics company Flexport. With a board mandate to prepare Flexport to […]
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Letta, one of UC Berkeley’s most anticipated AI startups, has just come out of stealth
A startup called Letta has just emerged from stealth with tech that helps AI models remember users and conversations. Created in UC Berkeley’s famed Labs startup factory, it also announced $ 10 million in seed money led by Felicis’ Astasia Myers, at a $ 70 million post-money valuation. Letta is also backed by a who’s […]
Jump raises $12M to help freelancers get benefits just like employees
French startup Jump, a modern take on the concept of umbrella companies in France, has raised €11 million (around $ 12 million at current exchange rates) in a Series A funding round. Jump offers full-time contracts to freelancers looking for some stability and the benefits involved with a full-time job. It only acts as an […]
The 25 battery tech startups that just got a piece of $3B in federal funds
The federal government is handing out another $ 3 billion to startups in the buzzy battery tech sector. The investment, which the Biden administration announced Friday, is the latest injection of capital to come from a $ 16 billion pot that the Department of Energy set aside to build out local battery manufacturing, processing, and […]