410 Medical, Mistral AI, and more

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Welcome to this week's edition of Faith Factor’s newsletter, a weekly overview of Christian-related startup and VC news and content.

Startup of the Week: 410 Medical

Founded in 2013 by Mark Piehl and Luke Roush, 410 Medical is a healthcare-focused startup that manufactures rapid infuser devices designed to help critically ill patients in need of volume resuscitation. They aim to help frontline medical providers improve their care and more effectively save patients from life-threatening conditions like sepsis and shock. 410 Medical has gained significant traction since their founding, and has raised over $30 million in venture funding. With a team of operators with extensive experience in healthcare, the startup has successfully proven their mission: “Let each one use the skills he has been given to serve others…” 1 Peter 4:10. Learn more about 4:10 Medical here.

Faith-Based News

Startups

• None this week

Incubators, Programs and Competitions

• None this week

Impact News

Startups

• Beekeeper’s Naturals, which makes products from beehives and other natural ingredients, raised $14 million (link)

• Reask, a weather risk data startup, raised $6.6 million in seed funding (link)

• Fernride, a developer of autonomous electric trucks, raised a $31 million Series A (link)

• Sicona Battery Technologies, developer of lithium-ion battery materials, raised a $15 million Series A (link)

• Magrathea, which aims to create metal from seawater, raised $10 million in seed funding (link)

• Mistral AI, an AI startup attempting to compete with OpenAI, raised $114.7 million (link)

• CubicPV, a solar panel technology startup, raised $33 million (link)

• Synthesia, developer of AI video creation software, raised a $90 million Series C (link)

• On.Energy, an energy startup startup, raised a $20 million Series B (link)

• Medivis, which aims to use AR to enhance surgeries, raised a $20 million Series A (link)

• Percepto, maker of drones for infrastructure inspection and monitoring, raised $67 million (link)

• Oova, developer of an at-home fertility test, raised $10.3 million (link)

Around the Network

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• Commander’s Intent

• African Space Tech? Don’t Rule it Out, says Nigeria’s Startup King

• Leadership Insight from UMB Bank and the 2008 Financial Crisis

• God Called Him to Thailand 60 Years Ago. He Still Hasn’t Left.

Select Podcasts

• Faith Driven Investing from a Jewish Perspective

Job Boards

All Levels

• Praxis Job Board

• Sovereign’s Capital Job Board

• Y Combinator Internship Program

• Andreessen Horowitz Job Board

• Bessemer Venture Partners Job Board

• General Catalyst Job Board

• New Enterprise Associates Job Board

See you next week!