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22Mar
Candidly and intellicents Announce Partnership to Help Workers Tackle Student Loan Debt
Candidly, the leading AI-driven student debt and savings optimization platform, announced today a partnership with intellicents to bring Candidly’s student debt solutions to intellicents’ customers who include plan sponsors and their plan participants. This collaboration serves to support intellicents on its mission to help the typical American worker - “the underserved” - get their financial house in order by helping them plan and pay for college, repay student debt, and build savings via access to Candidly. Read more >>
21Mar
One on One: with Wasabi’s David Friend
Trying to compete with the big end of town may come across as a slightly ambitious, but it was something that CEO, David Friend set his sights on when establishing Wasabi as cloud storage challenger in the market. “Dumb storage without AI-generated metadata will start to look very outdated.” Friend takes us through his career journey and Wasabi’s plans for the year ahead. What drove you into starting up Wasabi? We knew a lot about cloud storage from our experience...
20Mar
The World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024
Candidly on the list. Read more >>
20Mar
This startup helps student debtors move from payments to planning
Most companies help their employees save for retirement. But for a generation burdened with student loan debt, paying off those balances is often a higher priority. Candidly, a New York-based startup which started working on this problem in 2016, helps employees optimize their debt through loan consolidation and income-based repayment plans, among other mechanisms. Candidly, which announced $20.5 million in Series B financing in March 2023, saw its revenue increase tenfold last year and notched a 3,600% increase in dollars...
16Mar
Drink of the Week: Archer Roose Wines
In 2015, Marian Leitner-Waldman found herself pondering a familiar question during dinner: Should she open a whole bottle of wine when she only wanted one glass? This led to the creation of Archer Roose, a wine brand aiming to change how people enjoy wine. Archer Roose offers a luxurious glass of wine in convenient cans, freeing drinkers from the need to open a whole bottle for just one glass. Their wines are premium yet affordable, made with care to ensure...
15Mar
Aircuity Set to Play Integral Role in World’s Largest Net Zero Project
Aircuity (www.aircuity.com), a pioneering leader in airflow optimization technology, is thrilled to announce its inclusion in the world's largest Net Zero building. With nearly 1 million square feet in scope, this project marks a significant milestone for Aircuity, following its involvement in numerous Net Zero initiatives over the years. The building is designed to be the largest and tallest Net Zero building in the world and is targeting a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum rating along with...
12Mar
Can Wine Save the Movie Theater Industry? Elizabeth Banks Hopes So
Ask the actress Elizabeth Banks what she’s up to, and in recent years, the answer has increasingly described roles behind the camera. A director and producer, Banks is now striking even deeper into the film industry. Last week, her canned wine brand Archer Roose announced a new partnership with Regal Cinemas. Its Bubbly and Malbec cans are now available at 100 theaters nationwide, making the multi-hyphenate the first Hollywood force to compete with household names like Coca-Cola and M&Ms at...
12Mar
Quthero Secures $500,000 Investment Boost from the Ontario Centre of Innovation
Quthero, a pioneering biotech company renowned for its unique Q-peptide platform technology, proudly announces the successful acquisition of $500,000 in investment funding from the Ontario Centre of Innovation's (OCI) Life Science Innovation Fund. This is in addition to a co-investment of $850,000 for a total round size of $1,350,000. ""Through the Ontario Life Sciences Innovation Fund, our government is ensuring that Ontario companies, like Quthero, have the resources they need to develop cutting-edge solutions,"" said Vic Fedeli, Ontario's Minister of...
12Mar