Author: OurCrowd

[Plenty in TIME Magazine] TIME 100 Most Influential Companies in 2023

Between climate change and population growth, the global food crisis looms larger. Plenty is looking up for solutions—and selling produce at scale. Its patented indoor-farming tech can grow peak-season-quality produce anytime, with up to 350 times the yield of conventional farms and just a fraction of the land and water. Its new flagship facility in Compton, Calif., offers proof of concept, supplying Walmarts in California with leafy greens as of this year. And a facility now under construction in Virginia will grow strawberries in partnership with Driscoll, helping that company avoid shipping berries across the country to the East Coast. Read...

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[Freightos in PR Newswire] Eastern Air Logistics taps WebCargo to fuel global growth

JERUSALEM, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Eastern Air Logistics (EAL), the logistics arm of China Eastern Airlines, the first all-cargo airline in China, has announced a new partnership with WebCargo by Freightos (NASDAQ: CRGO), the leading cargo booking and payment platform, to deliver eBooking and payments to global forwarders of all sizes. This partnership provides a seamless, end-to-end solution for customers looking to move cargo from the largest global export country to the West, beginning with ex-China coverage to North America, Europe and Asia, and from Europe to China. Eastern Air Logistics was first made available for bookings on WebCargo last week. Read...

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[ThetaRay in Business Wire] ThetaRay wins Best in Class Compliance Solution Award at UN Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development

TEL AVIV, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ThetaRay, a leading provider of AI-powered transaction monitoring technology announced today that it has been awarded the “Best in Class Compliance Solution Award” at the RemTECH Awards 2023, part of the United Nations-led Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development (GFRID). The award recognizes the innovative and impactful contributions made by individuals and organizations in the remittances, investment, and development space. Read more...

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[MasterClass in PR Newswire] MasterClass expands learning & development enterprise platform MasterClass at work; Names First Chief Business Officer

SAN FRANCISCO, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — MasterClass, the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world’s best, today announced the expansion of MasterClass at Work, its L&D enterprise offering, which provides companies with the most engaging learning and development materials through content taught by the world’s best in their fields. The expansion includes the L&D platform’s LMS integrations and new enterprise-exclusive content, Skill Builder and Paths, that addresses the needs of today’s leaders through active learning. The company also named its first Chief Business Officer, Nathan Smith, who will report into CEO David Rogier and oversee MasterClass at Work’s operations and the MasterClass L&D offering. Smith brings over 20 years of experience building international SaaS businesses in the data analytics space by designing and delivering high performing ROI solutions for many of the world’s largest businesses.  Read More...

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