Astroscale successfully demos in-space capture-and-release system to clear orbital debris – TechCrunch

Astroscale hit a major milestone Wednesday, when its space junk removal demo satellite that’s currently in orbit successfully captured and released a client spacecraft using a magnetic system. The End-of-Life…

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Grocery delivery startup Membo is hungry to build a Europe-wide, local food producer network – TechCrunch

Estonia-based Membo — which is backed by Y Combinator and will be presenting at the incubator’s Summer 2021 Demo Day next week — is aiming to take a slice of…

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Avalo uses machine learning to accelerate the adaptation of crops to climate change – TechCrunch

Climate change is affecting farming all over the world, and solutions are seldom simple. But if you could plant crops that resisted the heat, cold, or drought instead of moving…

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Zeit’s early warning wearable for sleep strokes could save hours and lives – TechCrunch

Those at risk are always vigilant for the signs of a stroke in progress, but no one can be vigilant when they’re sleeping, meaning thousands of people suffer “wake-up strokes”…

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Mindset, an artist-driven mental wellness audio platform, raises $8.7M from Scooter Braun’s TQ Ventures and others – TechCrunch

Mindset, a platform featuring personal story collections from recording artists, announced today that it raised $8.7 million in seed funding. As co-founders of the K-pop-focused podcast production company DIVE Studios,…

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Cannabis e-commerce startup Jane Technologies raises $100M after stellar growth – TechCrunch

Don’t call Jane Technologies the Amazon of weed. Instead, think of Jane Technologies as the Shopify of weed, and it’s an important distinction. While other startups attempt to build a…

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Govt launches SAMRIDH scheme to support 300 startups; to create 100 unicorns

The government Wednesday launched the “Startup Accelerators of MeitY for pRoduct Innovation, Development and growth (SAMRIDH)” programme. Under this, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology will support 300 startups,…

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