Monthly Archives - September 2023

The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 9/18/23

The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity in the various markets that we track. The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 9/16/23 featuring funding details for Obee, Pixis, Elsa, and twenty-three other deals representing $1.6B in new funding that you need to know about. DetraPel – $7.6M - Framingham-based DetraPel is a cleantech advanced materials company that specializes in synthesizing and...
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DetraPel: Advanced Materials Company Secures $7.6 Million

DetraPel – the advanced materials company that manufactures sustainable coatings – recently announced the completion of its $7.6 million Series A funding led by Material Impact. And additional investors in this round include multi-billion dollar packaging ink manufacturer INX International, Touchdown Ventures, FitzGate Ventures, Boro Capital, Icebook Investments, and others. The new funding round will enable DetraPel to build on the market traction of the company’s recently rebranded industrial arm, Impermea Materials. And DetraPel has also rebranded its consumer operations...
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DetraPel Closes $7.6M Series A Funding

DetraPel, the advanced materials company that manufactures sustainable coatings announced the completion of its $7.6M Series A funding led by Material Impact. Additional investors in this round include multi-billion dollar packaging ink manufacturer, INX International, along with Touchdown Ventures, FitzGate Ventures, Boro Capital, Icebook Investments, and others. The newly raised funds will allow DetraPel to build on the market traction of the company’s recently rebranded industrial arm, Impermea Materials. DetraPel has also rebranded its consumer operations to ProofPlus. The capital...
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Q&A: What you need to know about assistive eye wear for blind, visually impaired patients

According to the Optometrists Network, one in six adults older than 45 years and one in four older than 75 has low vision, which can affect one’s ability to perform multiple tasks such as reading, driving and viewing TV or computer screens. Some wearable visual aid devices, including the OrCam MyEye Pro and eSight, Envision and IrisVision glasses, use small cameras and enhanced footage on small screens to help improve residual vision in those with low vision. "Electronic assistive glasses...
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Akston Biosciences wins Innovation Award at Animal Health Summit

Akston Biosciences Corp, a Massachusetts-based startup focused on developing long-acting protein therapeutics for pets, has received the Innovation Award at the the 2023 Animal Health Summit hosted by KC Animal Health Corridor at the Midland Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri. This is the highest distinction a company can achieve at the event. During the Emerging Companies part of the summit which consisted of a “Shark Tank-style” presentation, Akston Biosciences was among 13 animal health startups to describe their visions for...
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