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The idea of corporate gifting to maintain client relationships isn’t a novel concept. In fact, there’s a cottage industry of “gifting-as-a-service” startups that promise to streamline the task, ranging from companies such as Reachdesk and &Open to Sendoso and Goody. Vendors claim their industry is a profitable one (worth an estimated $258 billion) because the evidence suggests corporate gifting works. One study found that 66% of people who received a promotional product or gift could recall the brand that sent it, and 79% would be likely to do business with the company again. But according to Rabi Gupta, the co-founder of Evabot, there’s “a lot of clutter” in the corporate gifting space. TechCrunch

Guava, a banking and networking platform targeting Black entrepreneurs, announced today the closing of a $2.4 million pre-seed round led by Heron Rock. TechCrunch

The idea of starting Healthie, a software company meant to help healthcare companies and startups handle back-office operations, came to co-founder Erica Jain after witnessing her parents struggle with weight loss but lack of access to a comprehensive care team. TechCrunch

Charter, the digital media and insights company focused on the future of work, has raised a $3 million seed round to jump-start a new membership offering for human resources professionals. Axios

The Wallifornia Music & Innovation Summit took place earlier this month in Belgium, and it included a pitch contest for startups. Artfuse, Brots, Hawkr Live, Kloov, Moonai, Mubert, Music Traveler, Our Man in the Field, Pianity, Ringo and SyncVault all took part, but the winner was AudioShake. That’s the US startup that has developed technology for separating music tracks out into stems when the original versions are not available. It’s part of a run of such wins for AudioShake, which prevailed in a ‘Demixing Challenge’ run last year by Sony. After Wallifornia, CEO Jessica Powell told Music Ally that her company’s AudioShake Live enterprise service has now signed up customers from all three major labels, as well as publishers (Hipgnosis, Primary Wave, Downtown, Spirit, Concord, and Reservoir); distributors (CD Baby); and production music libraries (Warner Chappell Production Music and Audiosocket). Music Ally

With plant-based hair extensions and braids, Rebundle is transforming their industry with an eco-friendly alternative. Avocado Magazine

Jasmine Crowe set out to change how communities eat. Since launching Atlanta-based Goodr in 2017 as a sustainable surplus food management platform, she’s become known for her external work helping connect people with food, creating community food banks, and tackling the logistical challenges that create hunger. Hypepotamus

Target Corp has begun carrying Bobbie brand infant formula in some stores this week and the vast majority of its locations will be selling the product by September, as the national shortage persists. Reuters

Tiffany Dufu is founder and CEO of The Cru. Its algorithm matches circles of women who collaborate to meet their personal and professional goals. She’s also the author of the bestselling book Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less. Named to Entrepreneur’s 100 Powerful Women and Fast Company’s League of Extraordinary Women, Dufu has raised nearly $20 million toward the cause of women and girls. Fortune

Congratulations Ease, Noula Health and ToDooly on being the first few recipients of Google for Startups Latino Founders Fund! Google for Startups

As a part of their series called “Making Something From Nothing”, Fotis Georgiadis had the pleasure of interviewing Simone May, CTO and Co-Founder of Clutch. Fotis Georgiadis

No matter how much I try to plan ahead, my kids never seem to have clothes that fit when a new season arrives. Whether it’s shorts that are too short when summer rolls around, or sweaters that have turned into midriff tops come winter, stocking their closets with well-fitting, appropriate seasonal attire eluded me—until I found Dopple. USA Today’s Reviewed.com

Have you ever wanted to transfer money to someone in another country but seeing the transfer charges changed your mind? In this modern world where humans are more connected than ever, millions of people have cause to send or receive money to or from a foreign country. These transactions often take a few days to complete, and by the time the money gets to the recipient, transfer fees have eaten into its value. Techcabal

Welcome to Found, the TechCrunch podcast where we get the stories behind the startups. Christine Tao knows good leaders have good executive coaches. She founded Sounding Board to make it easier for companies to manage, scale, and measure leadership coaching on one unified platform. TechCrunch

Medical data sharing startup PicnicHealth packed $60 million in Series C funding led by B Capital Group, CEO and co-founder Noga Leviner tells Axios exclusively. Axios

Goodr’s mission is growing even bigger. AfroTech

Seven years ago, then-18-year-old Claire Coder found herself at a corporate event when she began her period. She didn’t have a tampon. She was lucky enough to find a dispenser in the women’s room — but it charged a quarter. “If toilet paper is offered for free, why aren’t tampons and pads?” Coder recalled asking herself. “At that moment, bloody underwear and all, I knew that I wanted to dedicate my life to ensuring everyone has access to period products.” Forbes

Zach Stein, co-founder at Carbon Collective featured in today’s market update in the Washington Post: The Washington Post

Caring for a family member is not only hard work, but expensive, too. Many family caregivers miss work (or stop working) and pay for medical expenses out of pocket. Aidaly was created to help them find sources for compensation and financial aid. The company, which is coming out of stealth mode, announced that it has raised $8.5 million in funding led by Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Operator Partners, Precursor Ventures, Primetime Partners, Scribble, Shrug, Polymath and TVC. TechCrunch

Andrew is the founder and CEO of Teampay, an expense management platform. We spoke to Andrew on competition in the expense management market, Teampay’s GTM strategy, challenges in scaling corporate cards businesses, and selling to enterprise customers. Sacra