Startups Of The Week

Sophia, Owen and Alex look back at their favorite startups that were featured this season — a popular courier service, a telemedicine company that delivers birth control and a project management tool.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meditation apps are becoming increasingly popular and were featured multiple times on this season of Startups of the Week. Sophia, Owen and Alex look back at three startups that help users stay calm.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rinse is another startup trying to change the laundry pickup and delivery game, Danal is acquired by Boku and a company is catering workplace meals to bring employees together. With Owen Thomas, Alex Wilhelm and Sophia Kunthara.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Project management has never been easier than with the help of two Silicon Valley startups, and a Bay Area company brings Blade Runner 2049 to anime.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simple Habit founder and CEO Yunha Kim joins the Startups crew to talk about launching the meditation app after having not taken care of herself during the launch of her first company. Plus: A company that raised $100 million in funding and a startup that was acquired by Citrix.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a rare Startups of the Week twist, we focus on three companies that are actually doing good things for the world. Not a scooter rental firm in sight! One sells hair extensions straight to consumers, one was acquired by GetWell Network, and one is a telemedicine company that delivers birth control and PrEP.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A company that uses robots to help make pizzas, a startup that merged with Direct Urgent Care and a tableware company that’s gaining popularity on Instagram.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A company that brings gas on-demand to cars and fleets; a calendar and scheduling startup that was acquired by Front; and a cybersecurity company that finds data breaches and leaks.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A “Netflix for Books,” Scribd now offers all the news that’s fit to subscribe to; the acquisition of  cybersecurity startup TCell shows why protecting apps is hot; and Future Family makes fertility more affordable.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A company that received $75 million from Goldman Sachs after almost since their last funding round; a startup that connects car owners to mechanics; and former Zenefits CEO Parker Conrad’s new employee management system.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A company that issues corporate credit cards to startups, a startup that was acquired by Google and a company that makes sleek lunch boxes perfect for meal prepping.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A company that’s gearing up to send its first satellite to space, an AI-powered email startup acquired by Slack, and a meditation app that recently partnered with American Airlines to give passengers a calmer travel experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An electric vehicle maker that’s going back to school, an online florist that’s wilting under a new owner, and an online delivery company that just picked up a lot of cash. Owen Thomas, Alex Wilhelm and Sophia Kunthara discuss Proterra, BloomThat and Postmates.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Base is a customer relationship management company acquired by Zendesk. AliveCor is a startup that had an over the counter EKG on the market years before the Apple Watch. And Shift is a company that’s making it easier to buy and sell used cars.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A popular shoe company that uses eco-friendly materials and is worn by the likes of Larry Page and Oprah; a startup that will help bring voice commands to a meditation app; and a company that makes sure other companies’ technology is working.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A startup with a solution for the housing crunch; a company that found a different kind of exit; and an interior design startup with a futuristic twist. San Francisco Chronicle business reporter Sophia Kunthara joins Owen Thomas and Alex Wilhelm on Startups as Season 3 begins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An equity crowdfunding platform that helps you support craft brew becoming whiskey; a company that's worked with Tesla and Square that was just acquired by Accenture; and a digital health startup that just raised some new money. Plus: Y2K? What's that?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A home insurance company that launched an Alexa skill to get some attention; a company trying to make the roll out of self-driving cars more seamless; and an acquisition deal that strengthens data and security in your emails. Theme music is "Bot Fest" by Alex Vaan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Black Girls Code said no to Uber, then yes to Microsoft, Slack is working with its competition; and a San Francisco startup worked to make mental healthcare more accessible — but recently shut down.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A company that uses 3D renderings and consumer input to sell products; a company that just raised $400 million to help mobile gamers make more cash; and a startup real estate deal that is going to bring more real estate to startups.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices