Lauren Zyber

By Lauren Zyber
PAXAFE Leverages Innovation, Inclusion to Fix Supply Chain Woes
By now, we’re all familiar with today’s supply chain woes. If you’ve tried to buy a car this year (or just driven past a dealership with an empty lot)[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Behind The Scenes With Detroit Unicorn StockX
At StockX, culture is everything. Sure, its current culture marketplace hinges on it, but culture goes way beyond the product. It’s the technology, th[...]

By Lauren Zyber
After $50M Fundraise, Autobooks Looks To Next Stage of Growth
“Small-business obsessed.” It’s at the heart of everything Autobooks does. Since its founding in 2015, Detroit fintech startup Autobooks has been rapi[...]

By Lauren Zyber
At Aware, Humans and Empathy Come First in Product, People and Purpose
The Great Resignation, the Great Reshuffle, the Great Reflection . . . whatever you call it, one thing is clear: what’s happening at the workplace mat[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Rocket Companies And Their Radically Simple Future Of Fintech
If you’ve bought a house, you know the process is complicated, tedious and often difficult. And in today’s market, it’s even worse. From determining [...]

By Lauren Zyber
6 Tech Companies with Summer Fridays and Other Summer Benefits
We love our Summer Fridays at Purpose Jobs. After putting in our four hours, we head to the beach, the park, the gym, our backyards . . . wherever the[...]

By Lauren Zyber
9 Purpose-Driven Tech Companies That Give Back to the Community
At Purpose Jobs, we believe that businesses can be a force of good. Whether that’s through the products or services they offer, or the way they intera[...]

By Lauren Zyber
How GM is Leading the Charge to a More Accessible Future
There are many new EV and AV startups trying to make a name for themselves in the tech industry, but there’s one in particular that’s rising above the[...]

By Lauren Zyber
29 Company Retreat Ideas to Help your Remote Startup Team Connect
One of the biggest challenges for remote teams is finding the time and space to genuinely connect. In between all the startup hiring, there's of cours[...]

By Lauren Zyber
How Blueflite is Using Drones to Create a City of the Future, Today
It was a four-year-old’s birthday party that sparked a revolutionary startup. James McClearen, founder of Blueflite, wanted to deliver a birthday pre[...]

By Lauren Zyber
10 Companies with Great Paid Parental Leave Benefits
The U.S. is one of the only countries in the world without any form of paid parental leave on the national level. Nine states and the District of Col[...]

By Lauren Zyber
On the heels of $2M funding, Wedge looks to transform talent screening, hiring
Hiring is one of the biggest challenges companies face, no matter the climate. With new challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic and the shiftin[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Detroit Fintech Startup Autobooks Raises $50M Series C
Today, Detroit-based startup Autobooks announced a $50 million Series C funding round led by Macquarie Capital Principal Finance. The round also inclu[...]

By Lauren Zyber
New Report Names Detroit #1 Emerging Tech Ecosystem in the World
Startup Genome, a leading innovation policy advisory and research firm, released yesterday its annual Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER). Among ma[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Meet Guideline, a Fast-Growing Fintech Taking on the Retirement Crisis
As inflation, rampant layoffs, and market volatility hurdle financial wellbeing to the forefront of people’s minds, there’s a startup out there trying[...]

By Lauren Zyber
This Masterclass in Tech Recruiting is Helping Companies Hire Better Talent
The battle for top tech talent is heating up, especially as more companies become remote-flexible. Local employers are now competing with the likes of[...]

By Lauren Zyber
How Ann Arbor Startup SkySpecs is Co-Creating the Future of Renewable Energy
We’ve seen the models, we know the data… the climate crisis is the biggest and most dire challenge society faces right now. As climate tech companies[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Top Fintech Startups in the Midwest 2022
The Midwest is rapidly becoming home to some of the best fintech startups in the country. Chicago, for instance, is becoming a top tech hub for finte[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Grand Rapids Startup CertifID Raises $12.5M Series A Funding
CertifID announced today that it has raised $12.5M in Series A funding to accelerate its mission to prevent wire fraud. The round was led by Arthur Ve[...]

By Lauren Zyber
How to Support Employee Mental Health & Avoid Startup Burnout
When it comes to finding the right job — and staying there — candidates are looking for a lot, especially in a virtual setting. Gone are the days wher[...]

By Lauren Zyber
How Signal is ‘obsessed with finding a better way’ to retire—and work
Revolutionizing a financial industry can be tough work, but for this Detroit startup innovation is at the heart of everything they do. Signal Advisor[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Want Your Startup to Succeed? Invest in Your Mental Health
If you’re a startup founder, you know that building a company is tough work. From ideation to raising money, building a minimal viable product to scal[...]

By Lauren Zyber
How Floyd is Reducing Landfill Waste, One Couch at a Time
In 2013, Kyle Hoff and Alex O’Dell saw an issue they quite literally couldn’t sit on anymore, so they created a solution they could. In the US alone, [...]

By Lauren Zyber
The latest startup and tech news from Ohio
The Ohio startup and tech scene continues to grow. New funding, big tech expansion, and always lots of hiring. Catch up on this week's startup and te[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Ford is building on its mission to redefine mobility
Over 110 years ago, Ford Motor Company changed the way people moved with the Model T. Once again, Ford is revolutionizing the way people get around. F[...]

By Lauren Zyber
24 Best Companies for Work-Life Balance Jobs
Work-life balance. It’s been a buzz word for the last two years as the COVID-19 pandemic blurred the lines between work and home. As we enter a new er[...]

By Lauren Zyber
8 Purpose-Driven Tech Companies Hiring Now
Health insurance, remote flexibility and team retreats are great when it comes to benefits, but there's something even stronger: purpose. But it's not[...]

By Lauren Zyber
The software company that powers the path to the world’s new medicines
You may have never heard of Veeva Systems, but you’ve certainly heard of the companies it supports: Pfizer, Moderna, Eli Lilly, Merck, Bayer, and over[...]

By Lauren Zyber
How T-CETRA is bridging the digital divide and serving the underbanked
Think about all the times in your day when you use a credit card. Buying groceries, going out to eat, online shopping… Every time you watch Netflix or[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Cincinnati startup Astronomer raises $213M, acquires Datakin
Cincinnati tech startup Astronomer has just announced a new funding round of $213 million along with the acquisition of Datakin. Founded in 2018, Ast[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Founder Q&A: Akava CEO on new Olive partnership, remote working
Akava, a leading Silicon Valley-based technology transformation consultancy founded by an Ohio State alum, this week announced a major partnership wit[...]

By Lauren Zyber
BrandXR partners with UC Davis using AR to show climate change impact
The Sierra snow pack is rapidly declining to the point where there could be low to no snow within in the next 80 years. Purpose Jobs member BrandXR is[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Genomenon Raises $20M, Launching a New Era in AI-Powered Genomic Data
Ann Arbor tech company Genomenon announced it has raised $20M in Series B financing. The round was led by Beringea and Spring Mountain Capital, with [...]

By Lauren Zyber
Women Executives in Tech to Know 2022
Women are — and have always been — making big moves in the tech industry. They're starting, joining, and investing in tech companies at record rates. [...]

By Lauren Zyber
Great Companies for Diversity and Inclusion 2022
If you’re part of the 76% of job seekers and employees who report that a diverse workforce is an important factor when evaluating companies and job of[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Meet Provide, the people-first fintech company
On a mission to help healthcare providers achieve their practice ownership dreams, Provide isn’t your typical finance company. Provide is a digital f[...]

By Lauren Zyber
CoverMyMeds founders launch new venture, raise $57M in financing
Former CoverMyMeds co-founder and CEO Matt Scantland is working on a new venture in healthtech. Yesterday, AndHealth emerged from stealth mode after t[...]

By Lauren Zyber
With $5M under its belt, Trustpage is gearing up for a big year in security
Almost all of the world’s data passes through companies, and the software tools we rely on in our daily lives have become the biggest target for crime[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Two southeast Michigan cybersecurity startups raise new funds
Two cybersecurity startups in Ann Arbor and Detroit today announced new funding rounds. Ann Arbor startup Censys raised $35 million in Series B fundi[...]

By Lauren Zyber
May Mobility raises $83M to deploy autonomous vehicles with Toyota
Ann Arbor startup May Mobility announced today its initial Series C funding round, an $83 million investment. The round was led by Mirai Creation Fund[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Meet the media titan helping people through life’s tough decisions
You may not have heard of them, but they’re the company behind some of the country’s biggest advice outlets. Headquartered just south of Charlotte, N[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Best Places to Work 2022: Small Startups
Americans are leaving their jobs in record numbers to search for something better. So when it comes to the best places to work in 2022, what does that[...]