Start Up Daily
Pinch Payments is holding a $50,000 national hackathon
Pinch Payments is dangling $50K for builders who can make its API sing—join the national hackathon before July 22.
The Bridge JP
The Blueprint, Offering 16K Immersive Experiences, Secures Funding from CARTA VENTURES
The Blueprint, a company developing promotional businesses centered around immersive video and XR, announced on the 15th that it has secured an undisclosed amount of funding to expand its business. The investor is CARTA VENTURES, a group company of CARTA HOLDINGS. The company’s immersive video business combines XR devices, high-definition video, and dedicated apps to plan, produce, and operate content that transforms traditional “viewing” into “experiencing.” They envision applications across a wide range of fields, including brand marketing initiatives, live entertainment events, tourism, education, and regional revitalization. Technologically, they support 16K high-definition filming and are advancing the development of content for XR devices such as Apple V
The Bridge JP
JAXA-Originated Star Signal Solutions Secures ¥450 Million in Seed Funding to Support Space Debris Collision Avoidance
Star Signal Solutions, which provides services to collect and analyze observation data of space objects to support satellite collision avoidance, announced on the 15th that it has raised ¥450 million in a seed round. The investment was made by JAFCO Group. The company was established in October 2023 as a startup originating from JAXA. “S-CAN” is a collision avoidance support navigation service that accurately identifies and predicts the orbits of satellites and debris, calculates collision probabilities, and proposes avoidance plans. The technical features include proprietary image and orbit analysis, high-precision orbit prediction through atmospheric density model research, and orbit data output including error covariance. Additionally, the company offers an observation...
The Bridge JP
Space Tech Accelerator Secures ¥200 Million in Seed Funding to Support Sustainable Palm Oil Procurement with Satellite Data
On the 15th, Space Tech Accelerator, which integrates satellite data with local information to support sustainable palm oil procurement, announced that it has raised a total of ¥200 million through a third-party allocation of shares in a seed round. The investor is Frontier Innovations (Frontier Innovations No. 1 Investment Business Limited Liability Partnership). The company is developing a business that combines wide-area observation data obtained from satellites with information collected on-site to understand the current status of palm plantations and visualize the supply chain. On the technical front, the company employs a “satellite data × local information” approach by integrating satellite data analysis with local information, advancing the development of...
The Bridge JP
ROBOTS Secures Seed Funding for Development of Integrated Robot Control Platform—Originating from NTT Docomo’s New Business Creation Program
ROBOTS, a company developing an integrated control platform for robots of different manufacturers and models, announced on the 15th that it has conducted a third-party allocation of shares in a seed round. The investors are Incubate Fund and NTT Docomo. The amount raised has not been disclosed. The integrated robot control platform developed by ROBOTS connects various devices such as quadruped robots, arms, and various sensors to a single platform, enabling coordinated control at the operational level, such as movement and object manipulation. Beyond traditional operation management, the platform aims to achieve coordinated actions through combinations of walking robots and arms, addressing tasks that were challenging for conventional robots, such...
The Bridge JP
Takeout Reservation Management Lamp Secures Additional Funding for AI Platform “Ritel”—Series A Total Reaches ¥1.05 Billion
Lamp, the operator of the takeout-focused reservation and management system “Take Eats” and the AI platform “Ritel” tailored for the food and retail industries, announced on the 16th that it has secured an additional ¥350 million in funding from Mizuho Bank and the Japan Finance Corporation. Read more. This brings the total amount raised in the Series A round to ¥1.05 billion, combining the ¥700 million from the Series A equity round in May 2025 with the current loan. The investors at that time included DNX Ventures and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital. Take Eats is a reservation, payment, and management system specialized for takeout services for restaurants. Through a dedicated...
Start Up Daily
While Xero tries to get the CEO a new pay deal after its shares tanked, poor performers will be offered cash to leave
Xero tells laggards: take cash or face a 30-day firing gauntlet as AI panic hammers shares and CEO pay gets rejigged amid worthless share options.
Start Up Daily
Why the PM’s Office of AI plan needs to put women at the table
Albanese’s Office of AI risks hard-coding gender gaps unless women shape it from day one, Women in Digital's Holly Hunt argues.
RevOps Co-op
Qualfon's RevOps framework targets the hidden revenue leak between siloed go-to-market teams - MarketScale
Qualfon's RevOps framework targets the hidden revenue leak between siloed go-to-market teams MarketScale
Entrepreneur
Can You Ethically Moonlight In Tech? Yes — Here’s How to Hold Down Multiple Jobs.
Moonlighting is one of the most contested topics in tech right now. Here's how to navigate it without compromising your integrity.
Entrepreneur
Why This Medtech CEO Left Money on the Table
As rehabilitation moves into patients' homes, ROMTech's Peter Arn argues the hardest part of scaling a rapidly growing healthcare company is knowing which growth not to take.
Entrepreneur
The 5 Types of People Every Entrepreneur Needs In Their Corner — and the Women Proving Why
Your most honest feedback will never come from inside your organization.
Academy of Management Journal
Reconsider Entering a Field That Is Vulnerable to AI
By Nick Keppler About one in four Las Vegas residents works in the gaming and hospitality industries. For all these servers, hotel workers, and game operators, the odds of career stability are not good, according to some researchers. A recent report from RCG Economics predicts that 80% to 95% of hospitality jobs will soon be […] The post Reconsider Entering a Field That Is Vulnerable to AI appeared first on Academy of Management Today .
Entrepreneur
How Successful Founders Accidentally Build Companies That Stop Telling Them the Truth
The companies that scale aren't led by founders with all the answers — they're led by founders who create cultures where better answers can challenge their own.
Startup Funding News
Robot-data startup raises largest seed round ever in Germany - Semafor
Robot-data startup raises largest seed round ever in Germany Semafor
The Grocer
New Covent Garden Market traders’ turnover tops £1bn for first time
The market’s 130 businesses turned over a collective £1.1bn in the year to 31 March 2026, eclipsing the previous year’s £934m by 15.5%
Entrepreneur
I’ve Watched Companies Scale Successfully and Fail — The Difference Often Comes Down to This
It creates urgency, speaks directly to founders and executives and captures the article's argument that neglecting team connection can undermine expansion.
The Grocer
Asda expands Exceptional range with 12 new cheeses
Among the new arrivals are an AOP Ossau Iraty and a Cave Aged Goats Cheese
Academy of Management Journal
DEI Is Down. Equal Opportunity Shouldn’t Be Out
By Paul Friedman The current backlash against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs intended to expand opportunities and increase fairness for women, minorities, and other historically marginalized groups—a trend accelerated by U.S. President Donald Trump and his supporters—does not mean that organizations should retreat from their commitments to equal opportunity. Academy of Management Scholar Emilio […] The post DEI Is Down. Equal Opportunity Shouldn’t Be Out appeared first on Academy of Management Today .
The Grocer
Fishing firm Klondyke delivers £20m dividend thanks to soaring profits
It comes after the company reported a turnover of £55.1m and a pre-tax profit of £36.9m in the financial year to 30 June 2025
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