Nuclear power’s big funding year, biotech startups score, and recent tech layoffs - August 22, 2022

August 22, 2022 [Venture investors put billions into nuclear projects]( Nuclear power is having a big year for venture funding, and it’s not just fusion startups that are attracting capital. A Crunchbase analysis of investment in nuclear projects shows companies have collectively pulled in over $3.4 billion this past year. [Top rounds: Bill Gates’ TerraPower scores and biotech startups surge]( Things picked up a little on the funding front this week, mainly thanks to a monster round from a Bill Gates-founded startup and the immense interest in all things biotech and health care related. Aside from those rounds, marketing, travel and fintech startups also saw some large raises in what may be August’s best week so far. [More tech companies cut jobs in the past week]( The tech sector is still experiencing job losses. Here’s which companies issued layoffs, from VC-funded startups to big names in tech. New additions in the past week include ThredUp, Orbit and Thirty Madison. [Battery Ventures scales back investments in 2022]( After a busy year of investing in 2021, Boston-based Battery Ventures seems to be recharging this year. The nearly 40-year-old firm has invested in more than 450 companies since being founded. But despite a new fund, Battery, like many VC firms this year, has seemingly been much slower to deploy its money than in the heydays of last year, according to Crunchbase data. [The startups making the world a quieter place, literally]( Humans and our devices are loud, but fortunately there are a handful of startups addressing that. Per Crunchbase data, we found several startups in the “noise” business. The focus areas range from tools to block conversational background sounds to noise monitoring devices to digitally creating “quiet bubbles” in the physical world. [Silicon Foundry CEO on launching a corporate VC arm]( Silicon Foundry’s CEO Neal Hansch shares tips on how to pursue launching a successful corporate venture capital arm. [Mergers & Money: Is crypto a security or commodity?]( Last month, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed an insider trading case against a Coinbase manager and two others who declared nine digital assets on the exchange platform were securities. Why does that matter? Because it made what was murky even more opaque in terms of how the U.S. will categorize crypto and which agency will regulate it. [The 25 sales tools your team should be using right now]( Investing in the right tools can streamline your sales process and help you sell more efficiently. But, with so many sales tools on the market, it can be hard to narrow down which ones are right for your team. Here are 25 sales tools that can help your team stay organized, boost productivity and close more deals. 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