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This vendible previously appeared in TechCrunch.Cram downs are when – and I’m keeping a list.At the turn of the century without the dotcom crash, startup valuations plummeted, shrivel rates were unsustainable, and startups were quickly running out of cash. Most existing investors (those still in business) hoarded their money and More

Portions of this post previously appeared in War On the Rocks.Looking at a satellite image of Ukraine online I realized it was from Capella Space – one of our Hacking for Defense student teams who now has 7 satellites in orbit.National Security is Now Dependent on Commercial TechnologyThey’re not the only More

Telehealth company Lucid Lane raised $16 million in Series A funding to continue developing its platform that enables real-time intervention for people with medication dependence and substance-use disorders.Adnan Asar, co-founder and CEO of Lucid Lane, started the company five years ago after watching his wife struggle to stop taking medication More

Fringe is a new company pitching employers on a service offering lifestyle benefits for their employees in addition to, or instead of, more traditional benefits packages.“We didn’t think it made sense that employees need to be sick, disabled, dead or 65+ to benefit from their benefits,” wrote Fringe chief More