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AgBiome lands $166M for safer crop protection technology

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Due to its safer formula, Howler can be used as the last spray in the program, and its differentiator is a shorter re-entry period — farmers can spray in the morning and be able to go back out in the field in the afternoon. The company saw 10x sales growth in 2020, Uknes told TechCrunch.

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5 reasons women make top team-first collaborators in tech

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They’ve also learned over the years to forge partnerships that balance the delivery of business outcomes with technological advancements. Female CIOs must leverage their influencing and communication skills to ensure new tech aligns with their organizational values and objectives.

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UniSieve’s filters use special crystals to reduce industrial emissions

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The energy-intensive process of separating and purifying chemicals and gases is a big reason why industries like plastic manufacturing cause so much pollution. The round, which UniSieve said was oversubscribed, included participation from the Amadeus Apex Technology Fund, Wingman Ventures, CIECH Ventures and Zürcher Kantonalbank.

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How one founder aims to bring researchers and food producers together around cultured meat

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She’s now a co-founder at Animal Alternative Technologies, a startup aiming to expedite the commercialization of cultured — aka “lab-grown” — meat. Clarisse joined us for this week’s episode of Found , our interview podcast where we speak to a different founder every week.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Finding product-market fit, pitch deck teardown, getting into YC

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We also discussed several specific tactics and strategies that can help move organizations towards PMF, including effective ways to capture and share user data, and developing customer personas that will help everyone understand the company’s mission and purpose. What I’m looking for is technical excellence on the team,” said Caldwell.

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SepPure’s nanofilters massively reduce energy cost of industrial separation processes

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As pressure grows on companies to reduce reliance on gas and oil, established processes even at industrial scales are being questioned, offering an opportunity for tech to step in. Oils of all kinds must be extracted and purified from their source, which might be a seed, fiber, or some other organic material. million in 2019.

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Volta Labs grabs $20 million to address a growing genomics bottleneck

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It speaks to the speed with which genetics has permeated our lives, but despite massive improvements to the technology, the process can still be a bit clunky in the lab. What I noticed was that the existing technologies for moving, mixing and heating fluids were archaic,” he said. “I And that sample has to get prepped the right way.