Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

If a job is about more than the title or even the paybut also a chance to find a deeper meaning and sense of purposethe honorees in the inaugural class of most innovative companies in economic development are chasing a similar ideal, just on a larger scale. The initiative will also benefit local industry by slashing energy costs.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

The businesses in Fast Company s Most Innovative Companies in AR/VR reflect that trend. In January 2024, the company debuted its Xreal Air 2 Ultra line of AR glasses, equipped with the cameras and processing power necessary to provide spatial computing experiences comparable to professional devices from Apple and Meta, all for $699.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

This years list of biotech companies reflects the evolving impact of AI, a growing interest in cutting-edge research tools for single-cell analysis and spatial proteomics, and clinical advances for novel drug candidates that promise more convenient and effective treatment for conditions impacting millions of Americans.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

This year, the most innovative companies in the education sector are tackling a dizzying array of challenges facing students and schools alikenot to mention parents. This June, Amira merged with 27-year-old digital learning company Istation, whose gamified educational content was being used in more than 1,000 school districts.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Innovative agriculture companies must now dedicate significant energy to ensuring future generations of farmers can continue to grow healthy, bountiful crops and feed the planet. The most innovative companies in agriculture for 2025 include forward-thinking businesses and nonprofits with at least one eye firmly on this future.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

Despite “significant research gaps,” the evidence related to the land-based food chain “is certainly raising alarm,” said Lev Neretin, environment lead at the FAO, which is currently working on another technical report looking deeper into the problem of microplastic pollution in soils and crops. .

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 26, 2022

Change, a technology giving platform, announced that it has raised $5M in seed funding co-led by Freestyle and NEA. Change's universal donation APIs connect companies to 200K+ charitable causes.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 21, 2021

Classy has closed a $118 million Series D funding round led by Norwest Venture Partners, a mission-driven venture capital firm, which has previously partnered with other powerhouse technology companies like Udemy, Talkspace, Plaid, Gong and OpenDoor.

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Corporate Giving Made Simple: A Step-by-Step Plan for Company Donations In the dynamic landscape of nonprofit fundraising, relying solely on individual donors can limit your organization’s potential. What Drives Companies to Donate Companies today are more socially conscious than ever.

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VentureBeat

MARCH 17, 2025

Halliday has raised $20 million in Series A funding to develop AI agents that can safely operate on blockchain networks without requiring traditional smart contract development. The funding round, led by Andreessen Horowitzs crypto arm (a16z crypto), brings the companys total funding to over $26

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The Fundraising Authority

APRIL 11, 2021

For most fundraising events , the majority of your money should be raised through sponsorships. If you are setting an ambitious fundraising goal for your event, it will be far easier to reach that goal if you can raise 50%+ of the revenue from large sponsors than if you are trying to raise 100% through individual ticket sales.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Elon Musk is looking to raise 1/44 of a Twitter for his AI company, xAI. According to an SEC filing, Musk has raised about $135 million so far from four unnamed investors, with the first sale … In other words, the man behind Tesla, SpaceX and X is seeking $1 billion in funding for his next venture.

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Double the Donation

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Austin, Texas, is not only known for its vibrant culture and innovative tech scene but also for its strong sense of community and corporate social responsibility. Many businesses in the area actively support local nonprofits through matching gift programs, allowing employees to double or even triple their contributions to charitable organizations.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

A group of investors led by Elon Musk made a bid to buy out the leading artificial intelligence company, OpenAI. However, since ChatGPT exploded on the tech scene, Altman has sought to turn OpenAI into a for-profit company. OpenAI has already raised billions of dollars from companies like Microsoft and was last valued at $157 billion.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Neuralink, the Elon Musk-founded company developing implantable chips that can read brain waves, has raised an additional $43 million in venture capital, according to a filing with the SEC.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

While smartphones are still the indisputable center of our digital lives, this years most innovative consumer electronics companies aim to improve life beyond the touchscreen. The company recently announced that its sold 2 million units of the glasses since October 2023 and is gearing up to produce 10 million every year by the end of 2026.

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Futurism

MARCH 8, 2025

A new clause , published this week on the company's website, outlines that Pinterest will use its patrons' "information to train, develop and improve our technology such as our machine learning models, regardless of when Pins were posted." Later, the company provided us with an emailed statement.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2022

French startup Homa has raised a $100 million Series B funding round. With Voodoo , Homa is one of the companies that have turned mobile gaming development into a methodical, data-driven process. The company’s metrics are mind boggling. Overall, the company has raised $165 million and now works with 160 people.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

The gadgets produced by this years most innovative companies in consumer and household goods are, in their small way, revolutionizing every room in the house. For garages and dark corners, Goodnature , the worlds only B Corp-certified pest control company, saw soaring sales of its humane, toxin-free smart traps.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

In an increasingly post-literate world , companies continue to turn to video to communicate with key stakeholders, and two of this years business services honorees help enterprises produce streamable content more efficiently. SimpleClosure, which has raised $5.5

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The Fundraising Authority

AUGUST 6, 2021

Your goal as a fundraiser is to make sure that you are maximizing your events to raise as much money as possible, without wasting valuable time and resources. The fundamental rules of fundraising don’t disappear just because you are raising money through an event. #2: In that case, you raise $25,000 and spend $10,000 on the event.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

In 2023, the company received a meager 23% on Fashion Revolution s Fashion Transparency Index for poor labor standards, a lack of sustainability efforts, and little discernible effort to minimize animal suffering. Crystal Light goes boozy The news: Your moms favorite lemonade brand in the 90s, Crystal Light, is going after Gen Z.

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Futurism

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

It didn't take long for OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who runs the company's for-profit arm and sits on the board of its non-profit as well , to slap down the offer. "No That's despite having founded his own AI company, dubbed xAI, a for-profit entity that has raised billions of dollars , much like OpenAI.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Vimcal, a YC-backed calendar app, has raised a $4.5 The company, founded by CEO John Li, launched its iOS app and Outlook integration last year. million seed round from Altos Ventures to expand its team and enterprise offerings. Li told TechCrunch that Vimcal has improved its Outlook integration with fewer bugs.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 24, 2022

B Generous, a FinTech for good company, announced that it will be matching all donations raised on its new "Donate Now, Pay Later" platform through the end of the year.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 9, 2022

The company's unique approach helps development teams find more prospective donors in less time, improve the lead quality throughout the donor pipeline, and raise more money. iWave announced the launch of Prospect Lists, a new feature that reimagines prospecting in the nonprofit space.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2023

SimSpace, a startup that creates digital replicas of organizations’ tech and networking stacks for cybersecurity training, has raised $45 million in a funding round led by L2 Point Management.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

It includes a preliminary prospectus that offers a detailed look into the company’s financial performance and potential risk factors. Klarna is a fintech company based in Sweden. Though it has its fingers in several aspects of fintech, the company is best known for its Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services. What is Klarna?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In the latest development, Bumpa , one of them which says it is building the infrastructure to power online commerce and enable African small business owners to start, manage and grow their businesses from their mobile devices, has raised a $4 million seed round. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 12, 2021

2) Nonprofits Can Raise as Much (or More!) Virtual fundraising events can raise a lot of money, some even surpass their in-person version. And for those events that don’t quite raise as much virtually as in-person, they still net more due to lower overhead costs. as In-Person Fundraising.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

While dismantling those services, Musk has also attempted to further his own companies, for example pushing his Starlink broadband product as a solution to outdated air-traffic control systems. Musk has also targeted agencies that specifically investigated or fined his companies. And he has an interest, of course, in selling Teslas.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 7, 2021

Recently surpassing $14 billion raised across the platform, Neon One, a technology company serving social good organizations, announced Steve Kriter as its new CEO. Kriter has served as the company's Executive Chairman of the Board since July 2020.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 11, 2022

According to The State of Modern Philanthropy 2021 , “The median amount raised by events in which attendees raise money on behalf of an organization through peer-to-peer fundraising pages, typically is 4.5 If you’re not 100% sure what the heck peer-to-peer fundraising (aka p2p) is, you’re in good company.

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Futurism

MARCH 18, 2025

are completely separate, unrelated companies" and that user safety is always its top concern. Chief among their concerns: that bots could target minors and manipulate vulnerable users into suicide alarm bells that feel strikingly prescient now that the company stands accused of those exact things. Despite shoveling $2.7

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Futurism

MARCH 24, 2025

High frame-rate footage shows the vehicle plowing right through the styrofoam obstruction, an eyebrow-raising demonstration of the company relying exclusively on video feeds for its driver assistance software. Coyote-style wall painted to look like the road ahead of it.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Aqua Security, an Israeli cybersecurity startup that helps companies protect their cloud services, has raised $60 million in funding, extending its previously announced $135 million Series E round of funding to $195 million.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2022

Web3 is a new version of the internet that uses blockchain (IE a secure but transparent record keeping system) to decentralize the management of the internet, thus reducing the control of prominent companies such as Google or Meta. Nonprofits should care about Web3 and get ahead of the trend to set themselves up for success.

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