#380: Cruz Foam $1M, AI Redefined, CANVAS Studio, and more tech

Digest #380

As they move toward scalable commercial production, Cruz Foam has announced that they've secured a $1M NSF grant. Their product is a "sustainable replacement for traditional EPS and other polymer-based foam and foam-blend packaging material." Note: Cruz Foam will continue to hire throughout the summer to prepare for commercialization.

G. Craig Vachon, founder of Chowdahead Growth Fund and author of "The Knucklehead of Silicon Valley," has been tapped to lead AI Redefined as CEO.

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