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Minerva Lithium uses absorbent material to change the way we extract lithium

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Now, the company just has to raise some more money to get to the next phase. The money will also help Minerva hire some new technicians to assist as it gets to the validation phase. By 2021, Minerva had received pre-seed funding from NSF. In September 2020, that number was $6,086 per ton. Image Credits: Minerva Lithium.

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Regher Solar is ready to meet the new space industry’s demand for cheaper, better solar panels

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They also snagged a NASA SBIR Phase I award and an NSF Phase II, totaling $1.1 With interest from established aerospace companies and stamps of approval (via SBIR) of both NASA and the NSF, Regher seems well positioned to make its play. Whether the hard part is designing the new panel or actually making it, though?

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Hatch, a neobank for SMBs, launches with $20M in funding from investors like Kleiner Perkins, Foundation and Plaid’s founders

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The fintech’s Hatch Business Checking accounts cost $10 a month, don’t charge non-sufficient funds (NSF) or overdraft fees and includes cashback offers. Eligible account holders can also enroll in Hatch Cover, which covers overdrafts up to $100, or apply for lines of credit. Hatch is a breaker wave of this movement for small businesses.

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Cruz Foam’s shell-based Styrofoam alternative brings in $3.4M seed with DiCaprio and Kutcher

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” The company kept the lights on for the period after I met them with an SBIR award from the NSF, with the Phase I and II awards yielding more than $2 million in non-dilutive money to work with. We don’t want to introduce materials that are just gonna be another problem.” Climate-focused stars sign on.