December 29, 2025

Bangladesh’s garment-making industry is getting greener

Pollution from textile production—dyes, chemicals, and heavy metals like lead and cadmium—is common in the waters of the Buriganga River as it runs through Dhaka, Bangladesh. It’s among many harms posed by a garment sector that was once synonymous with tragedy: In 2013, the eight-story Rana Plaza factory building collapsed, killing 1,134 people and injuring…

GetHarley, a skincare telehealth and consultation platform, raises $52M

June 6, 2023

GetHarley, a platform that connects consumers with skincare clinicians and related products, has raised $52 million in a round of funding led by existing investor Index Ventures. Founded out of London in 2019 by Charmaine Chow, GetHarley is a telehealth platform that gives anyone a direct channel to qualified skincare professionals, including dermatologists and plastic […]

GetHarley, a skincare telehealth and consultation platform, raises $52M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Meta’s former CTO has a new $50 million project: ocean-based carbon removal

June 6, 2023
A nonprofit formed by Mike Schroepfer, Meta’s former chief technology officer, is spinning out a new organization dedicated to accelerating research into ocean alkalinity enhancement—one potential means of leveraging the seas to suck up and store away even more carbon dioxide. Additional Ventures, cofounded by Schroepfer, and a group of other foundations have committed $50…

Nuview’s lidar satellites hit $15M in funding as Leonardo DiCaprio joins latest round

June 6, 2023

Nuview, a startup that wants to map the entire landmass of the Earth on an annual basis using space-based light detection and ranging (lidar) technology, has raised $15 million so far, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. That capital includes a $3 million seed round and an in-progress Series A, of which $12 million has closed so […]

Nuview’s lidar satellites hit $15M in funding as Leonardo DiCaprio joins latest round by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch