HealthSoutheast Asia “omnichannel” Health Startup Doctor anywhere gets $88M SGD Doctor Anywhere, a healthcare firm with an “omnichannel” approach, revealed today that it has raised $88 million SGD (about $65.7 million USD) in Series C…
BusinessRyan Reynolds is coming to Disrupt Despite being both Canadian and rather irreverent, Ryan Reynolds is America’s sweetheart. For his work on the Deadpool franchise, the actor, producer, screenwriter, and entrepreneur…
BusinessRussell Westbrook, Chainsmokers Join Group Pouring $13.5M into Prebiotic Soda Brand Poppi Poppi, a prebiotic soda brand, raised $13.5 million in a Series A2 round and is on a quest to dominate the emerging “functional soda” sector…
Environmental ScienceApproximately a third of the World’s Tree Species are Endangered According to a global index, one-third of all tree species are threatened with extinction, and climate change could tip some forests into ecosystem collapse. The…
OtherNew Zealand-based Student well-being Platform Komodo Raises $1.8M NZD Adolescence is a difficult time, and the COVID-19 pandemic is making it even more difficult. Even in the greatest of circumstances, teenagers who are coping…
AstronomyAn Electric Flying Taxi is being Tested by NASA As part of the agency’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign, NASA began flight testing with Joby Aviation’s all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.…
Environmental ScienceHuge Fires on Earth’s Surface Concern Astronauts The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued a new report warning that “fire weather” will most likely increase by 2050 in North…
HealthLuminate Aims to make Hair Loss from Chemotherapy a thing of the Past Chemotherapy-induced hair loss is one of the most well-known side effects in medicine, and for many patients, it is an unwelcome public statement of their…
Environmental ScienceKocomo raises Millions to give People a Way to Co-Own a Luxury Vacation Home Who wouldn’t want their own holiday home? That’s exactly what I was thinking. Kocomo is a startup located in Mexico City that hopes to help…
Environmental ScienceIs the Best Way to Solve Climate Change to ‘do nothing?’ When it comes to climate change, a book titled “How to do nothing” may appear to be not just meaningless, but also vulgar and even…