WoodSpoon, a home-cooked food delivery service, is planning an expansion after raising $14 million in Series A funding. Restaurant Brands International led the round along with World Trade Ventures and a group of individual investors, including Victor Lazarte. They began reaching out to local home...
Third Wave Automation, a California-based startup founded in 2018, has raised $40 million in a Series B round led by Norwest Venture Partners, including participation from prior investors Innovation Endeavors and Eclipse, along with Toyota Ventures. Third Wave and Toyota Industries will develop an autonomous...
When you are interviewing job applicants, there are certain “soft skills”—that is, non-technical skills that relate more to how you work with others and solve problems—that you should be on the lookout for, as these attributes are not usually spelled out on a candidate’s resume....
Voice-based AI technology company, ConverseNow, has closed on a $15 million Series A funding round led by Craft Ventures. The Austin-based company’s AI voice ordering assistants George and Becky work inside quick-serve restaurants to take orders via phone, chat, drive-thru and self-service kiosks, freeing up...
The mental health of your employees are one the top priorities that companies must account for. Larger companies and brands have the financial flexibility to cover trips and different unique perks that are dedicated towards this. For smaller businesses, this can often be difficult. YEC...
VOCHI, a Belarus-based startup behind a clever computer vision-based video editing app used by online creators, has raised an additional $2.4 million in a “late-seed” round that follows the company’s initial $1.5 million round led by Ukraine-based Genesis Investments last year. The new funds follow...
Customer service and communication with customers has drastically shifted over the past decade. With the use of social media, brands and companies are forced to communicate in a way that has never been done so in the past. YEC community members were asked for their...
Blend, a startup company founded in 2012 has steadily grown to be a leader in the mortgage tech industry. Blend’s white label technology powers mortgage applications on the site of banks including Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank, for example, with the goal of making the...
For the many companies looking to reach millennials, social media is a commonplace to meet your audience. These social platforms provide great opportunities to engage with millennials and influence their purchasing behaviors. But how can you ensure your social media marketing efforts will be successful and won’t...
Unnecessary meetings often occur during normal work weeks which can cause mental fatigue for many employees. Nobody wants to sit through an in-person meeting or video conference to hear things that could have instead been summed up in an email message. YEC members were asked for...
