
Previously, the company raised $12 million in April.

Pair, which builds eyewear that allows for inexpensive modification, just closed its second round of the year. Pair raises $60M: While we’re sufficiently far past the Warby Parker founding story now that the company is public, startups aren’t letting the eyeglasses game rest.Pleasr’s claims to fame appear to be that it bought a doge NFT for $4 million and spent millions more on a Wu-Tang Clan album. a16z backs PleasrDAO: The decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) PleasrDAO has collected backing from a16z, which TechCrunch notes is not the first time that the investing group has backed a DAO.Perhaps the startup didn’t miss its window. This deep into the pandemic, lots of folks still have spotty internet, poor lighting and more. The company built a $300 webcam that looks nifty, and, we presume, will actually be in stock. The new webcam status symbol: Everyone’s talking about Opal, at least on my Twitter feed.Given just how big the healthcare market is, the company’s TAM is effectively infinite. The company’s work landed a $45 million Series B, TechCrunch reports. How many stars does your doctor have?Garner Health is betting that you want to look up doctor reviews before picking your provider.Kicking off today, here’s a guide from our own Sarah Perez concerning what gifts to buy if you are looking to cut your, or your loved one’s, screen time. Confused? Yes, leadership has been scarce in this area from the corporate perspective.

But startups are taking the lead again, with Big Cartel choosing to voluntarily recognize its employee union.

Notably, part of the innovation is a lower price, which, frankly, given streaming economics, is not the direction I want to see music services go. So, if you are big into Apple speaker tech and want to save a few bucks, here’s a music streaming option for you. Apple’s Siri-only music plan launches: I had forgotten all about Apple’s cheaper, more limited music plan announced earlier this year.
