Monthly Archives: October 2022

Volvo’s EX90 electric SUV will have bidirectional charging capabilities

The EX90 will be based on Volvo’s Concept Recharge. Volvo’s upcoming flagship electric vehicle, the EX90 SUV, will feature bidirectional charging capabilities with enough battery capacity to power a customer’s home, the company announced. Bidirectional charging is quickly becoming a highly sought-after feature in many electric vehicles. And it works exactly like it sounds: with…

Logitech G and Herman Miller team up again for the Vantum gaming chair

There are three colorways in total: black, red, and white. Here’s the white colorway with black upholstery and white detailing. | Image: Herman Miller / Logitech Logitech G and Herman Miller have jointly debuted the Vantum gaming chair. It’s available to order now for $995, which is a significant price difference from the $1,500 Embody,…

The Rounds raises $38M Series A for its sustainable ‘household restocking’ service

Online shopping and speedy delivery through services like Instacart and Amazon Prime are the height of modern conveniences, but for many consumers who care about sustainability and e-commerce’s impact on the environment, every box and plastic bag deposited on their doorstep is also accompanied by a feeling of guilt. If only there was a better…

Techstars unveils sustainability-focused acceleration program in Paris

Techstars, a network of startup accelerators and an investment company, is launching a new accelerator in Paris called Techstars Sustainability Paris. This isn’t the first time that Techstars is running an accelerator in France as the company originally launched Techstars Paris in 2017. With this sustainability-focused accelerator, Techstars is hitting the reboot button. Going forward,…

Why your startup needs a prenup

Yonaton Aronoff Contributor Share on Twitter Yonaton Aronoff is a partner at litigation and employment law firm Harris St. Laurent & Wechsler in New York City. The early months of a startup are like the beginning of a new romantic relationship: full of promise and excitement, with everyone entranced in a blissful state of possibility….

Revelio Labs raises cash to scrape the public web for HR insights

Revelio Labs, a startup developing analytics software for HR teams, today announced that it raised $15 million in a Series A round with participation from Elephant Partners, Alumni Ventures, BDMI, K20 Ventures, Techstars and Barclays. Bringing the company’s total raised to $19 million, the proceeds will be put toward expanding Revelio’s offerings for corporate HR…

Honda doesn’t want to wait until 2024 for its SUV customers to go electric

Honda unveiled Thursday the 2024 Honda Prologue, its first-ever battery-electric SUV that represents a crucial milepost along the automaker’s journey to deliver 30 new EVs by the end of the decade. But executives, who worried about would-be EV buyers decamping for other brands in the interim, hatched a plan: a short-term lease program designed to…