How Glīd won Startup Battlefield 2025: Mentorship, mission-focus, and meditation 

Isabelle leads Startup Battlefield, TechCrunch’s prestigious Launchpad and competition for the world’s most promising early-stage startups. You can contact Isabelle by email or verify outreach at isabelle.johannessen@techcrunch.com, She searches for top founders in 99+ countries and prepares them to pitch on the Disrupt platform to tier-one investors and global media. Prior to TechCrunch, he designed…

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Redwood Materials reportedly cuts 5% of staff after $350M raise

Fresh from $350 million RaiseBattery recycler and cathode-maker Redwood Materials is reportedly cutting about 5% of its workforce, according to Reuters. Bloomberg News, Nevada-based Redwood has about 1,200 employees, so the cuts will affect a few dozen employees. Founded in 2017 by former Tesla CTO JB Straubel, the company initially focused on battery cell production,…

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