Startups of the Week

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Startups of the Week episodes

December 30, 2018 Favorite Startups of 2018: Postmates, Nurx and Asana
Sophia, Owen and Alex look back at their favorite startups that were featured this season — a popular courier service, a telemedicine company that delivers birth control and a project management tool.

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25 min
December 23, 2018 Meditation Roundup: Headspace, Calm, Simple Habit
Meditation apps are becoming increasingly popular and were featured multiple times on this season of Startups of the Week. Sophia, Owen and Alex look back at three startups that help users stay calm.

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22 min
December 16, 2018 Rinse, Danal, Chewse
Rinse is another startup trying to change the laundry pickup and delivery game, Danal is acquired by Boku and a company is catering workplace meals to bring employees together. With Owen Thomas, Alex Wilhelm and Sophia Kunthara.

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18 min
December 09, 2018 Asana, Crunchyroll, Wrike
Project management has never been easier than with the help of two Silicon Valley startups, and a Bay Area company brings Blade Runner 2049 to anime.

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17 min
December 02, 2018 Simple Habit, Poynt, Sapho
Simple Habit founder and CEO Yunha Kim joins the Startups crew to talk about launching the meditation app after having not taken care of herself during the launch of her first company. Plus: A company that raised $100 million in funding and a startup that was acquired by Citrix.

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26 min
November 18, 2018 Mayvenn, HealthLoop, Nurx
In a rare Startups of the Week twist, we focus on three companies that are actually doing good things for the world. Not a scooter rental firm in sight! One sells hair extensions straight to consumers, one was acquired by GetWell Network, and one is a telemedicine company that delivers birth control and PrEP.

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19 min
November 11, 2018 Zume, Carbon Health, Year & Day
A company that uses robots to help make pizzas, a startup that merged with Direct Urgent Care and a tableware company that’s gaining popularity on Instagram.

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18 min
November 04, 2018 Filld, Meetingbird, Upguard
A company that brings gas on-demand to cars and fleets; a calendar and scheduling startup that was acquired by Front; and a cybersecurity company that finds data breaches and leaks.

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13 min
October 28, 2018 Scribd, TCell, Future Family
A “Netflix for Books,” Scribd now offers all the news that’s fit to subscribe to; the acquisition of cybersecurity startup TCell shows why protecting apps is hot; and Future Family makes fertility more affordable.

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17 min
October 21, 2018 Egnyte, YourMechanic, Rippling
A company that received $75 million from Goldman Sachs after almost since their last funding round; a startup that connects car owners to mechanics; and former Zenefits CEO Parker Conrad’s new employee management system.

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21 min

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