Glīd won Startup Battlefield 2025 by building solutions to make logistis simpler, safer, and smarter

Glīd won Startup Battlefield 2025 by building solutions to make logistis simpler, safer, and smarter

Build Mode is back with a holiday bonus episode. This week, Startup Battlefield editor Isabelle Johannessen is joined by the winner of this year’s competition, Kevin Damoa, the CEO and founder of Glīd, a logistics infrastructure company that aims to streamline the complex container shipment process. Damoa first discovered the challenges of shipping larger cargo…

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Bret Taylor’s Sierra reaches 0M ARR in under two years

Bret Taylor’s Sierra reaches $100M ARR in under two years

Sierra, a 21-month-old, San Francisco-based startup that builds customer service AI agents for enterprises, announced on Friday that it reached $100 million in annual revenue run rate (ARR). The company’s rapid growth suggests that businesses across industries are embracing AI agents. The startup’s growth rate surprised even its seasoned co-founders, former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor…

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Emm raises M seed to create one of the world’s first ‘smart’ menstrual cups

Emm raises $9M seed to create one of the world’s first ‘smart’ menstrual cups

Jenny Button first thought of Emm during the COVID lockdown. She was using an Oura ring and the Whoop monitoring band and getting insights about her body, but there wasn’t a device that could provide data about one of the most important aspects — reproductive and menstrual health.   “It seemed crazy to me, because these are things that every woman wants to be able to…

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