Pet odor eliminator sprays are designed to eliminate a pet’s urine smell. The increased demand for this product category can be mainly attributed to a startup called Angry Orange (searches for the startup have increased by 212% in the last five years). The startup relied heavily on social media marketing to grow. In fact, videos …
MeiliSearch is an open-source search engine API startup. The API uses AI and natural language processing (NLP) technologies to find the relevant searches, handle typos, understand synonyms and detect foreign languages. The project has over 32,000 stars on GitHub. MeiliSearch recently raised a $15M Series A. What’s Next MeiliSearch is part of the On-site Search …
Blue light sunscreen is designed specifically to reduce blue light exposure from screens. These sunscreens contain iron oxide, an ingredient that’s especially potent at blocking blue light. Demand for this product category is increasing mainly due to growing awareness of blue light’s impact on the skin. In fact, a survey by Unilever found that 36% …
Agrivoltaics refers to farming techniques that use the same land area for both solar power and agriculture. Specifically, solar power and agriculture are combined in a way that’s designed to improve the performance of both. Here’s how it works: once a plant reaches its light saturation point, additional light doesn’t help the plant grow. In …
Caffeine scrubs are exfoliating skin products made from coffee grounds. These products are being marketed as a natural cellulite treatment that also helps reduce wrinkles. Coffee scrubs have seen quite a bit of traction on social media. Videos mentioning this product category have over 30 million views on TikTok. This interest led to a growing …
EV Structure is an electric vehicle infrastructure startup. Specifically, the company is building an EV charging station power grid managed by a single entity. This means that the company is fully vertically integrated and provides parts for the entire charging station system (design, construction, procurement, installation and maintenance). EV Structure has around $13M in signed …
KYC Hub is a digital verification startup designed to protect organizations from fraud and other financial crimes. The software combines AI, NLP and computer vision technologies to monitor transactions and expose money laundering schemes. The startup brings in an estimated $6.6M in revenue. KYC Hub has raised just $230K in funding. What’s Next KYC Hub …
A bedroom mini fridge is a smaller version of a normal-sized refrigerator found in most homes. An initial spike in interest for this product can be attributed to a retro mini fridge made by Frigidaire (searches for “frigidaire mini fridge” have increased by 354% in the last five years). The retro fridge saw explosive growth, …
Look up in the sky! Is that a plane, or is it Superman, or is it a… oh, it’s that blue bird again. Pause and scram: Turns out more than 500 advertisers paused spending on the platform. Quite the number. Tiny scoop: We learned today that Twitter’s revenue is down 40 percent year over year …
Permanent bracelets are bracelets free of a clasp. Specifically, they’re welded into place and stay there until cut off. The product initially went viral after certain celebrities (like Julia West) were seen wearing permanent bracelets in public. This sparked interest in the product, especially among Gen Z. Videos mentioning permanent bracelets have over 2 billion …