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Adobe Stock New York state, on behalf of attorney general Letitia James, sued Amazon on Tuesday evening. It alleged that the company provided inadequate safety protection for workers in New York City during the Covid-19 pandemic and retaliated against employees who raised concerns, according to the New York Times. The case is particularly focused on two Amazon facilities: a warehouse on Staten Island and a delivery depot in Queens. James argued in the suit that Amazon failed to properly clean facilities, conducted inadequate contact tracing for known Covid-19 cases and “took swift...

Photograph by Tony Valainis You grew up in the small town of Lebanon, which isn’t exactly known for its startup culture. How did you find your way to a career in tech? I was an Orr Fellow after college, and I worked at Rose-Hulman Ventures for a couple years, which is where I learned about ExactTarget. I joined ExactTarget in 2004 and it changed my life. I moved to London and later San Francisco. By the time I came back to Indy two years ago, we had been acquired by Salesforce and I’d been gone for about a decade. Last year, I decided to start Mandolin.

Share TimelyMD, a telehealth provider targeting college and university customers, has picked up a $60 million investment from JMI equity. The company acts as an extension of a school's existing student health facilities, offering round-the-clock medical, mental health, psychiatry and health-coaching virtual visits. The company said that it has a presence on 80 campuses, and is now available to 10 times as many students as it was in early 2020. With the latest investment, the company said that it will grow its team, enhance students' user experiences and improve health literacy at its par...

High Alpha Launches New Program for Immigrant Tech Entrepreneurs News Highlights: High Alpha Launches New Program for Immigrant Tech Entrepreneurs High Alpha Innovation, a recent spin-out of Indianapolis-based venture studio High Alpha, is starting a new program to help immigrants launch businesses in the US. Resilient, a venture studio, will launch this year as a program under the umbrella of High Alpha Innovation. But the organization’s leaders hope it spun off into its own venture studio that launches 10 to 12 immigrant-led companies each year. High Alpha announced in May the launch of ...

Nacelle Raises $18m in Series A Funding to Grow Headless Commerce Platform that Boosts eCommerce Speed and Conversions Share Article Funding round led by Inovia Capital with Index Ventures, Accomplice and others. A Nacelle-powered headless Progressive Web App helped Barefoot Dreams improve its shopping experience, contributing to a 64% increase in conversion rate, 18% lower bounce rate, and sales have doubled Merchants want to offer their customers the best shopping experience which means load times and shopping UX is top of mind for the fastest growing DTC brands ...