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by acchow 3354 days ago

  Was this really the top US hardware startup last year?
Maybe. Magic Leap raised $800 million in Feb 2016, but hasn't launched yet.

Carbon raised $80 million in Sept.

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For reference they claimed $120M, then fired their CEO and replaced him with a Coca Cola executive.

I did some further reading on the business and answered some of the questions I had. They have a 3-stage wash for inbound vegetables, however it does vary per ingredient. Since many people in the industry integrate chemicals such as chlorine during washing for sanitation purposes, there is a significant likelihood that they are too and therefore there likely remains a percentage of residue. Ingredients are sourced to their southern California facility for washing, cutting and packing for national redistribution to 17 states. It's a pretty carbon heavy operation.