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NPR CEO Katherine Maher makes the case for why public radio is essential to American democracy

Fast Company Tech

Tomorrow, NPRs CEO Katherine Maher goes before a DOGE congressional subcommittee to defend the public media outlets case for federal funding. Maher gives a preview to her testimony, sharing how funding cuts would impact Americans broad access to crucial news and information, particularly in rural and local areas.

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Technical interview platform Byteboard spins out of Google’s Area 120, takes on new funding

TechCrunch

Byteboard , a service designed to replace the pre-onsite technical interview part of a company’s hiring process with a web-based alternative, will be spinning out of Google, TechCrunch learned and Google confirmed. A group of experienced engineers review and rate the interviews. The business took off following its 2019 debut.

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NPO Leaders Walking An Advocacy Tightrope

The NonProfit Times

That’s is one of the determinations in a new report from Independent Sector, The Pursuit of Influence: Interviews with Nonprofit Leaders About Advocacy. The 78-page report provides insight into how nonprofit leaders view their role in public policy advocacy and engagement. Advocacy efforts are mission-driven.

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Venture capital funding may have slowed, but VC firms have no problems raising new funds

TechCrunch

As the market swoons, venture capital firms continue to announce new funds. Meanwhile, I corresponded with three firms about their funds and any concerns that limited partners had brought up during the fundraising stage. Last month, Alaya had the first closing of $80 million in capital commitments for its third fund.

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CellMEAT, a South Korean lab-grown shrimp producer, bags $8.1M Series A funding  

TechCrunch

As consumers’ interest in the environment and nutrition rises, food-tech companies join the race to invent meat alternatives. million (10 billion KRW) Series A funding to compete with 120 companies around the world that produce alternative seafood. The new round of funding, which brings its total raised to $14.1

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GIC backs Indian EV startup Euler Motors in $60 million funding

TechCrunch

Euler Motors, an Indian startup that designs and builds commercial electric vehicles, has raised $60 million in a new funding round as it works to ramp up its production capacity and broaden its offerings. Singapore’s sovereign fund GIC led the New Delhi-headquartered startup’s Series C funding.

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Relativity Space launches its valuation to $4.2B with $650M in new funding

TechCrunch

The round was led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, with participation from new investors with funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Centricus, Coatue, and Soroban Capital, and participation from existing investors Baillie Gifford, K5 Global, Tiger Global, Tribe Capital, XN, Brad Buss, Mark Cuban, Jared Leto, and Spencer Rascoff.

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