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Austin Female Founders Share Hard-Won Lessons in CPG Success

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Female founders of consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies sharedtheir entrepreneurial journeys during a panel discussion recently, highlighting the challenges and opportunities in building consumer brands from the ground up. The panel, moderated by Michelle Breyer, chief marketing officer of SKU, Austin’s CPG accelerator, featured Sarah Vilenskiy of Blossom Essentials, Ruth Stedman of A Pup Above, […] The post Austin Female Founders Share Hard-Won Lessons in CPG Success appeared fir

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Colossal Biosciences Hits $10.2B Valuation in Quest to Revive Extinct Species

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Colossal Biosciences, a Dallas-based de-extinction company, has reached a $10.2 billion valuation, marking its status as Texas’s first “decacorn” startup. The company, co-founded by serial entrepreneur Ben Lamm and synthetic biology pioneer George Church, is working to bring extinct species back to life while developing technologies for conservation and human health.