New + Improved Ventures Raises $6M to Supercharge Startup Creation

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Welcome to your Tuesday morning fix.

From brain rot to coffee price hikes, unjustified dismissals to the Aussie Tesla boss who started at a servo now managing Musk, plus why your startup needs ESG—today’s lineup may just be stronger than your morning brew. Here’s the Daily Shot news you won’t want to miss today:

• Why ESG is essential, not a ‘nice to have’ for your startup

• Cracking Tech's Gender Gap: Why the Pay Disparity Persists [Kathleen Webber on why the numbers in Tech tell a more troubling story from what we shared as Dame Theresa Gattung’s view yesterday]

• New + Improved Ventures Raises $6M to Supercharge Startup Creation

• Nick Mowbray Backs ACT’s Unjustified Dismissal Overhaul Amid Heated Debate

• Kiwi Space Startup Zenno Lands Investment from Japan’s Global Brain

• Coffee Prices Perk Up to a 47-Year High Amid Climate and Trade Jitters

• From Pumping Gas to Managing Musk: Robyn Denholm’s Incredible Rise to Tesla Chair

• Oxford Picks ‘Brain Rot’ as Word of the Year—No, Really

Phew. I need another coffee after that round-up. Also have to google ‘skibidi toilet’ so I can join in the brain rot chat with my Gen Z literate team 👀

Lauren & the Caffeine team