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Wasabi Technologies Completes Series D Round with $15M in New Funding from Azura, SiS Cloud Global Tech Fund 8, and Prosperity7 Ventures

Wasabi Technologies, the hot cloud storage company, today completed its Series D funding round with an additional $15 million in new equity headlined by Azura, SiS Cloud Global Tech Fund 8, and existing investors including Prosperity7 Ventures. Following $125M in equity closed in September 2022, the additional funding brings Wasabi’s Series D to $140 million. Along with its existing debt facility, the company has now raised over $500M to date, most recently on a $1.1B valuation. Wasabi provides fast, affordable,...
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Leading Canned Wine Company, Archer Roose, Announces Expanded Partnership with JetBlue

Archer Roose, a leading canned wine company in the U.S., is pleased to announce the expansion of their partnership with JetBlue in which Archer Roose will do a wine-takeover of all wine served in the airline's core cabin throughout its network. The partnership will feature some of Archer Roose's most coveted varietals in flight including their Malbec, Sauvignon Blanc, Bubbly and Rosé. As part of the wider agreement, Archer Roose will also be releasing limited time only product offerings such...
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Transforming old cardboard boxes into insulation nets CleanFiber $10 million round

It’s the middle of the holiday season here in the U.S., that magical time between Thanksgiving and Christmas when stores are packed with bodies and porches are piled with packages. All those packages produce a lot of waste — anywhere from 33 million tons to 51 million tons annually, depending on the estimate. A majority of it gets recycled, but there’s still a significant fraction that finds its way into landfills. One startup has a plan to slash that fraction...
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Drinking Wine From A Can With Elizabeth Banks

Multi-talented actress and director Elizabeth Banks has a solution for anyone who feels the wine world is not as fun as it should be — embrace wine from a can. Along with starring in the recently-released 'Call Jane' and directing the upcoming 2023 film 'Cocaine Bear,' one of her latest projects is Archer Roose, which produces wines in cans from Italy, France, Chile and Argentina. Read more >>
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Leading Canned Wine Brand Archer Roose Launches at Target

This Month, Archer Roose, one of the leading canned wine companies with Elizabeth Banks as its Chief Creative Officer, launches across the country at Target in over 300 stores. This is a huge milestone for Archer Roose, and signifies their continued position as an innovator within the canned wine sector and from a retail perspective. The news falls on the heels of the recent announcement regarding Constellation Brands' investment into the business, as well as their foray into the metaverse. The...
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