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Updated on April 10, 2025

How the team behind Abacus is working to make reimbursements easy — and having fun while doing it

Launched in 2013, they’ve managed to put together a group of cool, quirky people who are legitimately passionate about what is an otherwise pretty unsexy sounding industry: creating reimbursement software.

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Built In Staff Built In Staff
Updated on April 10, 2025

Oishii Opens New Sustainable Vertical Farming Facility

The 237,000-square-foot Amatelas facility is solar-powered and produces Oishii’s Koyo strawberry.

Olivia Arnold Olivia Arnold
Updated on April 10, 2025

Take Note: 26 NYC Companies to Watch This Fall.

From fast-growing startups to established firms with hefty benefits, here’s a rundown of New York’s most noteworthy people-first organizations to keep an eye on.

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Gordon Gottsegen Gordon Gottsegen
Updated on April 10, 2025

IT Automation Startup Electric Raises $90M in Its Series D Round

The company has more than doubled its annual recurring revenue in the past 12 months.

Robert Schaulis Robert Schaulis
Updated on April 10, 2025

At DAS42, Breaking Down Big Data Problems Starts With a Focus on People

Employees from DAS42 share how a people-first culture celebrates curiosity and achieves impactful results.

The DAS42 team celebrates in matching Hawaiian shirts
Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on April 10, 2025

This Entrepreneur Is Transforming Transit for NYC’s Underserved Communities

Founded in 2017, transportation startup Dollaride has been growing quickly in just the last several months, finding its footing in an industry that has been turned upside down amid the pandemic. Built In spoke with founder and CEO Su Sanni about this recent growth, his journey as an entrepreneur and the company’s potential to transform informal transit around the world.

Gordon Gottsegen Gordon Gottsegen
Updated on April 10, 2025

Blue Apron Co-Founder’s New Startup Is Using Chickens to Fight Climate Change

Half of the world’s topsoil has been lost in the past 150 years. These chickens are trying to save the rest.

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