Spacetech startup Pixxel raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Canada-based Radical Ventures where Institutional investors such as Seraphim Space Investment, Blume Ventures, Lightspeed Partners, Sparta and Inventus Capital India, and angel investors like Jordan Noone also participated.
Pixxel is developing a high-resolution hyperspectral imaging satellite constellation in order to provide its clients with AI-powered insights that detect, solve, and predict climate issues in real time. Accenture Ventures, Accenture’s startup investment arm, made the investment, but the terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to a Tracxn report, funding in the sector will increase by 198.67% to $67.2 million in 2021 from $22.5 million in 2020.
Would-be entrepreneurs have an extra helping hand from Luxembourg’s Chamber of Commerce, which has published a new practical guide. ‘Developing your business: actions to take and mistakes to avoid’, was written to respond to the needs and answer the common questions of entrepreneurs. “Testimonials, practical tools, expert insights and presentations from key players in our ecosystem have been brought together to create a comprehensive toolkit that you can consult at any stage of your journey,” the introduction… Source link
B&H Photo is one of our favorite places to shop for camera gear. If you’re ever in New York, head to the store to check out the giant overhead conveyor belt system that brings your purchase from the upper floors to the registers downstairs (yes, seriously, here’s a video). Fortunately B&H Photo’s website is here for the rest of us with some good deals on photo gear we love. Save on the Latest Gear at B&H Photo B&H Photo has plenty of great deals, including Nikon’s brand-new Z6III full-frame… Source link
Long before Edgar Wright’s The Running Man hits theaters this week, the director of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz had been thinking about making it. He read the original 1982 novel by Stephen King (under his pseudonym Richard Bachman) as a boy and excitedly went to theaters in 1987 to see the film version, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Wright enjoyed the adaptation but was a little let down by just how different it was from the novel. Years later, after he’d become a successful… Source link
