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Pelicargo
MIT, Sloan School of Management
Industry: Logistics-tech
Founding Student Name(s): Jon Acquaviva (MIT Sloan Fellows MBA), Shinji Angata (MIT Sloan Fellows MBA)
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By Geri Stengel | Forbes | December 1, 2021
No matter how good their business idea is, women face more significant challenges than men when starting and growing their businesses. Because their networks tend to be smaller, …
By Cara Salpini | Retail Dive | November 11, 2021
Department stores used to be the “it” place to buy apparel. But a lot has changed in the past 10 years, and some brands have recognized they can sell clothes just fine on …
By Samantha Todd | Forbes | November 2, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has taken an especially heavy toll on women around the world. By January 2021, nearly 3 million women had dropped out of the workforce in the U.S. alone. Worldwide, women …
By Tim Young | Forbes | November 8, 2021
When investors picture an entrepreneur, military veterans might not be the first people who come to mind. But the qualities that help startup founders succeed are exactly what you’ll find in most veterans. …
By Caroline Jansen | Retail Dive | November 8, 2021
2021 has ushered in a wave of companies eyeing the public markets. So far in 2021, Retail Dive has tracked 17 major retailers that have filed for initial public offerings or direct …
Calling MIT Sloan Master’s Graduates from the Class of 2011 and Class of 2016!
Share your voice in our second annual Alumni Career Mobility Survey, a school initiative to collect and compile salary and career outcomes data for graduates of …
By Carlos Moreira | Crunchbase | September 13, 2021
To find the best new market for your mediatech company, you just have to head south—to Latin America. In the past five years, VC activity in Latin America has exploded. The area is …
By Ron Miller | TechCrunch | October 21, 2021
Via Separations is a startup from a couple of MIT material science engineers who figured out a way to reduce the amount of energy required in a manufacturing process, resulting in lower carbon …
By Ben White | Plaid | October 12, 2021
Consumer impact is at the heart of fintech’s mission, and its success. Last year, in conjunction with The Harris Poll, Plaid launched our annual consumer survey, The Fintech Effect, to better understand how …