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Newsletter: Japanese fruit + 3D dentists + Sperm run

Startup of the Week: Jasper credit cards for reliable people Japan’s Kubota invests in Tevel Aerobotics Nexa3D printing enters dental market with Keystone Run on sperm banks shows rising demand for IVF Classiq raises $10.5M Series A to make quantum software easier enVerid filtration maps path to re-open schools, offices Alpha Tau Medical appoints tumor treatment veteran to its board Pernod Ricard partners with Trellis to optimise wine operations Startup of the WeekJasper: Credit cards for reliable peopleJasper is an Israeli startup operating in the US that targets the growing, affluent and underrecognized sector of consumers who cannot get a credit card from traditional lenders. The pandemic is forcing millions of people to stay home and ramp up their reliance on electronic payments, but the financial institutions that issue credit cards are making it tougher, not easier, to get credit. In the US, 21 percent of credit applications were denied in 2020. Among those being turned down are high-earning recent graduates, immigrants and other creditworthy working professionals who have not been paying enough bills long enough to get the...

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