How Cetogenix is turning waste into profit

PLUS: Serato scooped up, SEEK numbers show career regret and half a billion raised for AI drug discovery.

Welcome to mid week!

Good morning startup world! Hope no-one got tripped by an April Fools prank yesterday and you’re ready to tackle a hump day newsletter which is stuffed with exciting news. We’re kicking off with a great interview with a co-founder of Rotorua-based startup Cetogenix, who are quite literally turning crap into cash using some of the coolest science I’ve ever seen.

We also have a job opening here at Caffeine! Scroll down to learn more but if you’ve ever wanted to help write this stuff instead of just read it, this is your chance.

Plus you get to hang out with us and talk about nerdy startup stuff while being paid - what are you waiting for?

Here’s the rest of your Daily Shot round-up:

• Cetogenix on their ‘one to five’ punch which turns waste into profit while producing energy

• Tiny make big deal, scooping majority stake in Serato in $175m deal

• New research reveals more than half of Kiwis are experiencing ‘career regret’

• Event - AANZ Expert Session with PwC

• Isomorphic labs, Google’s AI drug discovery arm, raises $600m US

• Singing nappies to mobile toilets: A round up of best April fools gags

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