Venture Pill | E80: Virtual Senior Centers, Honey Bee Vaccines, and Financial Crime Fighters

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On this week’s dose, (1:50) you will hear about Peppermint, a new online community for adults 55+, and their $8M seed round from Primetime Partners and Redesign Health. Next, (8:14) you’ll hear about Dalan Animal Health, the pioneering biotech company that recently raised a $4.5M Series Seed 3 led by Prime Movers Lab. The company developed and launched the world's first honeybee vaccine. Lastly, (13:45) stick with us for a breakdown on Resistant AI, a Prague-based startup that helps protect financial services firms from the evolving financial crime landscape. The company raised an $11M Series A extension from Notion Capital and has won b2b Digital Crime Fighter of the Year awards.

Sources:

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230719845294/en/Peppermint-Launches-Groundbreaking-Online-Community-to-Promote-Peer-Connection-Engagement-Amongst-Adults-55

https://join.mypeppermint.com/

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230627720385/en/Bee-Vaccine-Pioneer-Dalan-Secures-4.5M-to-Fuel-Global-Expansion-and-Product-Development

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bee-vaccine-pioneer-dalan-secures-130000686.html

https://www.dalan.com/

https://resistant.ai/news/resistant-ai-extends-series-a-to-27.6m

https://news.fintech.io/post/102ii3v/resistant-ai-raises-11m-in-series-a-extension-funding

Music Credit: Chapter One by Cole Bauer and Dean Keeton

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