Barilla has opened applications for the eighth edition of Good Food Makers, its co-development program connecting startups and innovators with real industrial environments inside the company’s operations. The application window runs from May 25 to July 10, 2026, targeting startups and innovative companies prepared to test solutions through a structured, execution-focused program. The program has logged significant traction since its 2019 launch: more than 1,100 startups from over 50 countries have participated, producing 26 pilot projects, with over 20 currently active through solutions developed by program alumni.

The economics of healthcare hiring have always had a strange flaw baked into them. Systems spend aggressively to attract talent, then act surprised when that same talent leaves once the incentives expire. What Clasp is doing—backed now by a $20 million Series B—isn’t just another HR-tech tweak. It’s an attempt to rewrite the incentive structure entirely, shifting the focus from recruitment spikes to long-term workforce stability. At the center of Clasp’s model is a concept borrowed from the military: early commitment.

Halter is pushing deeper into the idea that livestock management can become a software-defined business, and its latest funding round shows investors believe that shift is no longer experimental. The New Zealand-founded agtech company said on March 25, 2026 that it has raised $220 million in Series E funding at a $2 billion valuation, in a round led by Founders Fund with participation from Blackbird, DCVC, Bond, Bessemer, NewView, Ubiquity, Promus, and Icehouse Ventures.