JenZ Inc., a career technology platform, has closed a $5.4 million seed funding round. The Santa Monica-based company, which does business as Home From College, connects young professionals with brands to find jobs such as internships and freelance work. The funding round was led by Alphabet Inc.’s venture capital investment arm, GV Management Co. LLC.
As most countries up their games regarding climate change issues, ride-sharing platforms are expected to witness a silent but meteoric rise. This comes as automobile congestion hovers near all-time highs, with post-pandemic pent-up demand resulting in more traffic across urban and suburban regions alike. Passenger cars emitted 3.2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide as of 2019, though the number fell by nearly 6% in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even 100 million fewer cars around the