Startups Raise Record Sums To Cut Food Waste, What's Up With Layoffs, And More

[Crunchbase News]( September 17, 2022 [1]( [Startups Raise Record Sums To Cut Food Waste]( The problem of food waste has attracted more attention in recent years from founders and investors. We look at how some of the startups raising funding aim to tackle this hot-button issue. [Cutting Waste →]( [2]( [Layoff Analysis: Companies Begin Second Rounds Of Cuts As Rough Employment Summer Drags On]( While some tech companies have chosen to pause hiring or announce initial layoffs, others are gearing up for their second round of cuts. [Layoff Analysis →]( [3]( [Meet The New Unicorns Minted In August 2022]( The number of new unicorns on The Crunchbase Unicorn Board continued to fall, with 12 companies joining the board in August 2022. That number remains the lowest count since August 2020, when nine unicorns joined the board. [August Unicorns →]( [4]( [The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: TeraWatt electrifies, biotech and drug discovery win]( An electric vehicle charging startup may have raised the biggest round, but the real winners were biotech and drug discovery companies. [Big Rounds →]( [5]( [Special Series Part 5: These E-Commerce Startups Sped Up Despite The Slowdown]( Not all e-commerce sectors are slowing. Scattered niches are still gaining market share in 2022. Here are four companies that have doubled—or in one case, quadrupled—their valuations from their 2021 fundings per a Crunchbase News analysis. [E-commerce Growth →]( [6]( [Can Crunchbase add to your sales funnel? Ask the sales ROI calculator!]( Introducing Crunchbase’s sales ROI calculator, an interactive tool that shows you the number of accounts in your territories that have immediate buying power and potential revenue you can generate. [ROI Calculator →]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( | [View in Browser]( | [Unsubscribe]( Crunchbase, Inc. 564 Market Street, Suite 700 San Francisco, CA 94104