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This week in Under 30 news.

The world's largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ young people today revealed its refreshed logo, color palette, imagery and website.

Since 2007, there has been a 159% rise in remote working in the US and by 2020 it is estimated that 50% of the UK workforce will work remotely.

Flexible and remote work have taken center stage in the debate for the future of work. While there is plenty to gain, remote work does not come without some serious side effects.

Canva is now one of the world’s most valuable startups after raising $200 million in new funding at a $40 billion valuation.

Workramp, a San Francisco-based startup, wanted to tackle an industry they saw as underserved: employee training. With major investors and $27.2 million raised, the company's bet is paying off.

CEO Rema Matevosyan and her cofounders see balloons as a cheaper, carbon-free geospatial mapping alternative to plane flights and satellites. Their startup, Near Space, could help track real estate, urban planning and recovery from natural disasters.

Spring Health, the mental health startup founded by Under 30 alumni April Koh and Adam Chekroud, has secured $190 million in Series C funding, propelling the company to unicorn status.

With Tia, Forbes Under 30 alums Carolyn Witte and Felicity Yost have combined software and clinics to target the most valuable customer in healthcare: women.

Forbes Under 30 alum Rachel Benyola started Kova by AnneeLondon to design a better bike helmet. But after struggling financially for years, she decided during the pandemic she needed to close for her own mental health. "The company was running on empty," she says, "because I was running on empty."

The brilliant insight that the Plastic Odyssey founders had was that, to the extent that plastic recycling is a well-understood technology, there are plenty of off patent and open-source tools that can be cheaply acquired and profitably run by local entrepreneurs.

The Shapermint CMO believes Kim Kardashian West’s Skims is one of his company’s greatest assets.

Due to a surge in Covid cases in Texas, Houston-based Rice University will operate virtually for at least the first two weeks of classes. It has also delayed the semester's start date.

Loom's interactive video messaging expanded during the pandemic as many people began working remotely. In 2021, the company's user base has grown at a rate of 900% year-over-year.

Dylan Diamond first built the app in high school to help his friends coordinate their schedules.