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LYS Beauty, the four-year-old clean makeup label founded by Tisha Thompson, has closed a Series A funding round valued at eight figures, led by US-based private equity firm Encore Consumer Capital. The company plans to use the investment to increase the visibility of LYS, which stands for ‘Love Your Self.' The funds are earmarked for out-of-home marketing efforts, staffing, and inventory expansion before its launch into 892 SEPHORA at Kohl's locations on April 8! Read the announcement in the news section from The Business of Fashion on colaeb.com

Augment has raised $25M in Seed funding, led by 8VC! The company intends to use the funds to accelerate the development of its productivity platform for logistics and expand its engineering and customer success teams. Led by CEO Harish Abbott, and CTO Artur Rivilis, the company's debut product, Augie, is an AI teammate for the freight industry, designed to collaborate and execute complex logistics tasks. It calls, emails, logs into systems, escalates issues, and manages workflows to streamline truckload (FTL), less-than-truckload (LTL), expedited, and drayage shipments. By automating execution, reducing errors, and increasing efficiency, Augie helps shippers, brokers, and carriers unlock greater profitability and operational scalability. Read more in the news section on colaeb.com

Artificial intelligence (AI)-focused blockchain protocol Halliday, led by CEO Griffin Dunaif, has announced that it's raised $20 million in Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz's (a16z) crypto arm to help fund the development of its Agentic Workflow Protocol (AWP). "Our mission is to pioneer the software era of blockchain, enabling developers to build applications in hours, not years," Halliday said in an emailed announcement. "With Halliday, you can never write a smart contract again." Read the announcement in the news section on colaeb.com

Our founder, Manny Larcher,?shares insights from years of working in VC and sourcing high-growth tech companies. Enjoy this Free Pitch Deck, Data Room, Investor lists, and 10 tips for first-time founders here https://lnkd.in/e4WeFD6B

Darrell Spencer is a successful entrepreneur who has made an indelible impact in the corporate world and the hair and beauty industry as the founder of Crowned Skin. In this video from the Colaeb 2023 Innovation Conference,?Megan Fitzpatrick, MBA,?asks Darrell about his business inspiration. Enjoy! Watch the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/eUPF5yWH

FullEnrich Raises $2M Seed to Expand Global Data Enrichment from FLEX Capital, M-Fund Club, Kima Ventures, First Degree, Duro Ventures, and more! “Most data providers are limited by region or industry. FullEnrich aggregates global sources, giving businesses access to the best data enrichment worldwide.” – Benjamin Douablin, CEO Read the announcement in the news section on colaeb.com

Podqi, cofounded by Trevor West, Ivan Esmeral, and Jesse Xu, has raised $3.2M in seed funding led by General Catalyst, with participation from Soma Capital, Afore Capital, and angel investors. Podqi provides a platform for brands to defend their digital rights. The system automates the entire IP protection process from detection to takedown, scanning millions of potential infringements daily and enabling immediate enforcement at scale. Learn more in the news section and start growing your business on colaeb.com

One of the most common challenges we hear is: "I'm scared to post on social media because I don't want to look silly." Read 'Start Building Your Social Media Empire: Practical steps to Overcome Doubt and Forget Looking Silly' from Manny Larcher here: https://lnkd.in/e85YjuZM

What have we learned about Opportunity Zones and Resilience Zones from the last two different Administrations? Which grant and loan programs offer the best bang for the buck? Watch the full talk from the Milken Institute in the news section on colaeb.com

Sabrina Farmer is the Chief Technology Officer at GitLab, where she leads software engineering, operations, and customer support teams to execute the company's technical vision and strategy and oversee the development and delivery of GitLab's products and services. Prior to GitLab, Sabrina spent nearly two decades at Google, where she most recently served as vice president of engineering, core infrastructure. During her tenure with Google, she was directly responsible for the reliability, performance, and efficiency of all of Google's billion-user products and infrastructure. A long-time advocate for women in technology, Farmer earned a B.S. in Computer Science at the University of New Orleans, where she established two scholarships to help level the playing field for inclusion and empowerment in technology. Topics: - The evolution of DevOps and developer tools - The real impact of AI on engineering productivity - Building and maintaining technical talent #TechLeadership #AIInfrastructure #EngineeringExcellence #FutureOfDev