Chef Robotics raises $7.7M to help automate kitchens
A year and a half’s worth of global pandemic has had a profound impact on virtually every sector of the workforce. When it comes to future automation, food prep isn’t quite at the top of the list (that distinction likely goes to warehouse fulfillment, for the time being), but it’s certainly up there. And it’s easy to see why the events of 2020 and beyond have left many kitchens looking for alternative sources of labor.
San Francisco-based Chef Robotics today announced that it has raised a combined $7.7 million pre-seed and seed round, with the goal of helping automate certain aspects of food preparation. The list of investors is pretty long on this one (with seed and pre-seed rolled up into one), including Kleiner Perkins, Promus Ventures, Construct, Bloomberg Beta, BOLD Capital Partners, Red and Blue Ventures, Gaingels, Schox VC, Stewart Alsop and Tau Ventures, among others.
Stampli nabs $50M because invoicing should be easier
The Israeli fintech startup develops automation technologies to releif the headache of accounts payable and supplier invoicing Yaneev Avital / 13 May 2021 • 1 min read
Accounts payable processes have forever been a headache for all parties involved. And, since the transition to work-from-anywhere, this issue has become even more complicated. Israeli startup Stampli secured $50 million in Series C funding, to change the way enterprises work with invoices.
Dusting off their inner accountant
Stampli is a cloud platform based on NOSQL DB, which aggregates all of an enterprise’s invoices in one place. The company’s system optimizes invoice approval processes, in addition to monitoring the invoice life cycle from end-to-end. The solution is seamlessly integrated into existing platforms, such as SAP, Net
Gatheround raises millions from Homebrew, Bloomberg and Stripe’s COO to help remote workers connect
Remote work is no longer a new topic, as much of the world has now been doing it for a year or more because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Companies big and small have had to react in myriad ways. Many of the initial challenges have focused on workflow, productivity and the like. But one aspect of the whole remote work shift that is not getting as much attention is the culture angle.
A 100% remote startup that was tackling the issue way before COVID-19 was even around is now seeing a big surge in demand for its offering that aims to help companies address the “people” challenge of remote work. It started its life with the name Icebreaker to reflect the aim of “breaking the ice” with people with whom you work.
Raydiant Partners with Retail Analytics Platform RetailNext to Automate Occupancy Tracking for Retailers
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Raydiant, the top customer-rated digital signage and experience platform provider on the market, has partnered with retail analytics platform
RetailNext to support retailers during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The multifunctional Raydiant In-Location Experience Platform has gotten even more robust with the addition of RetailNext s occupancy tracking. With limited occupancy requirements during the pandemic, retailers are having to use personnel to manually track store occupancy. Raydiant and RetailNext eliminate this need by automating this process and displaying current occupancy levels on in-location screens, freeing up staff and streamlining the customer experience.
Economic Opportunities Program Newsletter, April 2021
At the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program, and for our many colleagues and partners, the ongoing and intertwined health, economic, and racial justice crises bring new urgency to our work to improve access to quality jobs, options to participate in business ownership, and the freedom to pursue economic opportunity. Below we share our monthly newsletter with highlights of recent work. As always, we welcome your feedback, thoughts, and partnership in advancing inclusive opportunity and an economy in which we all can thrive. Click here to subscribe.
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