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Welcome to Forbes Under 30, our newsletter on the world's brightest young entrepreneurs, scientists, activists and others rejecting the status quo. From battling climate change to combatting inequality to improving healthcare, these young leaders are bringing a much-needed dose of hope to the fundamental of our time. Look for new stories about them in your inbox each Thursday.

Must Read Stories For Young Innovators

Deliverr, a startup that warehouses and ships products for online businesses, has captured a piece of the pandemic shopping pie. Cofounder Michael Krakaris, who made 2019's 30 Under 30 Retail and ECommerce list, shares how they've won over former Amazon and Walmart clients.

Katie Fang, 29, channeled her frustration over the college search process into a tech platform that helps students search, apply and find financial aid for college and career education. SchoolLinks announced it has raised $8 million in a Series A funding led by LiveOak Venture Partners.

Health Recovery Solutions makes a system that records patient vitals via Bluetooth and connects them with their clinicians through video or instant messaging. Their technology helped overwhelmed hospitals get through 2020's pandemic surges. Now the company, cofounded by former 30 Under 30 recipient Jarrett Bauer, announced that it closed a $70 million Series C round.

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Meet Joseph Lee: an unsung Black entrepreneur who changed the food industry forever. One of Boston’s most successful hospitality entrepreneurs, he invented machines that transformed industrial breadmaking for the next century.

Meet Amy Novogratz, the impact investor who fought a brain tumor that almost killed her and built the world’s largest sustainable aquaculture investment fund.

Sports apparel brand Gymshark has a $1.3 billion valuation after securing investment from General Atlantic. Started by Ben Francis in 2012, the company plans to expand further internationally. Here’s how they grew so fast and here’s what entrepreneurs can learn from their approach.