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Chloe Aiello

@chloeaiello.bsky.social
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Staff reporter @Inc.com | Michigander in Brooklyn | Lover of snacks

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Chloe Aiello @chloeaiello.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
I spoke to Michael Klotsman, the entrepreneur behind the pilot study of GLP-1 drugs or "Pawzempic in fat cats: "We genuinely believe that we have an opportunity to increase life spans across the board by an average of one to three years," he says. Read more on @inc.com www.inc.com/chloe-aiello...
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How This Founder's Old Dog Inspired a 10-Year Cat Ozempic Odyssey
Geneticist Michael Klotsman was frustrated by human drug development. That led him to launch a startup focused on treatments for pets.
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Chloe Aiello @chloeaiello.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Clean energy companies and nonprofits have been rocked by layoffs, hiring freezes and cutbacks since the DOE cut about $8 billion worth of grants and loans. Former and current DOE officials and entrepreneurs tell @inc.com what it all means. With @samblum.bsky.social www.inc.com/chloe-aiello...
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The Government Wants These Clean Tech Companies to Die. Their Founders Say: Not So Fast
Inside the fallout from the Department of Energy's slashing of $8 billion in loans and grants, and how the companies affected aim to ‘Trump-proof’ their businesses.
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Mike Hofman @mikehofman.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
"You never feel safe" @inc.com's @chloeaiello.bsky.social and @samblum.bsky.social spoke to founders, policymakers and nonprofits, across the renewable energy sector to document just how much it has been roiled, as the White House rebuffs climate change concerns www.inc.com/chloe-aiello...
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The Government Wants These Clean Tech Companies to Die. Their Founders Say: Not So Fast
Inside the fallout from the Department of Energy's slashing of $8 billion in loans and grants, and how the companies affected aim to ‘Trump-proof’ their businesses.
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Chloe Aiello @chloeaiello.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
ICYMI: Saturday was the 3-year anniversary of the #IRA, the most ambitious #climate legislation in history. Here's everything that's changed in the past year. “It’s a shadow of its former self,” says Michael Gerrard of @columbiauniversity.bsky.social's Sabin Center. www.inc.com/chloe-aiello...
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At 3 Years, Biden’s Landmark Climate Legislation Is a ‘Shadow’ of What It Was
The Inflation Reduction Act spurred billions in spending—but experts say billions more in investments have been canceled. Here’s how it all breaks down.
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Chloe Aiello @chloeaiello.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Meta plans to use gas turbines to help power its Ohio #AI data center. Sound familiar? Elon Musk's xAI has caused a stir in South Memphis for burning gas turbines sans permitting at its Colossus facility. Read more about Meta and its #Prometheus facility via @inc.com www.inc.com/chloe-aiello...
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How Mark Zuckerberg Is Going to Power Meta's New AI Supercluster, Prometheus
Zuck took to Threads to boast about Meta’s AI infrastructure plans. But big facilities need large amounts of energy.
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Rob Verger @verger.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
A great exclusive story by @chloeaiello.bsky.social about Beyond Meat. Their next product will (tentatively) be called Beyond Ground, and it won't seek to imitate anything. “It’s not trying to be beef, pork, or poultry," CEO Ethan Brown tells @inc.com Dig in: www.inc.com/chloe-aiello...
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Beyond Meat's Next Dish Won't Imitate Beef, Pork, or Chicken
As the fake meat industry struggles, Beyond Meat's CEO is planting the seeds of a comeback. It starts with a new food designed to just be itself.
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Chloe Aiello @chloeaiello.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Can't pick what to wear? Alta lets #AI decide. It shops your own closet or surfaces shoppable links, factoring in weather, event type, location and more. Plus, you can ditch your trusty Excel Spreadsheet for a personalized vacation wardrobe planned by day via @inc.com www.inc.com/chloe-aiello...
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Fashion Victim? This AI-Powered App Is Finally Bringing the ‘Clueless’ Closet to Life
Harvard engineer and fashion lover Jenny Wang created AI-powered Alta to help users make sense of their own closets.
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Chloe Aiello @chloeaiello.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Caraway has made a name as a premium brand for nontoxic cookware, but uncertainty around tariffs prompted a 10-15% price hike across the board. CEO Jordan Nathan anticipates similar disruptions across the sector and warns of a pivot to cheap, toxic materials like #PFAS. www.inc.com/chloe-aiello...
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This Company Makes Products Without Forever Chemicals. Tariffs Just Made That Harder
Caraway is known for its luxurious PFAS-free cookware, but they have had to raise prices following tariffs.
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Chloe Aiello @chloeaiello.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Idaho-based, family-owned Selkirk Sport is one of the leading brands in pickleball w/ 1,900% rev growth since 2019. Co-founders Mike and Rob Barnes won't let growth slow them down. Check out their "million dollar" lab, built to boost innovation and cut costs via @inc.com www.inc.com/chloe-aiello...
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Inside the High-Tech Pickleball Company With 1,900-Percent Revenue Growth
This family-owned business is going all-in on the future of pickleball with a high-tech lab featuring 3-D printers, a collaborative robot, and a durability cannon.
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Chloe Aiello @chloeaiello.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Can a cookie help with weight loss? ChipMonk Baking thinks so. The startup is now accepting pre-orders for its "GLP-1 boosting" cookies, which are low in sugar, high in fiber and contain a compound meant to boost natural levels of the appetite regulating hormone @inc.com www.inc.com/chloe-aiello...
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This Company Has a Sweet Pitch: A Healthier Cookie That May Help You Lose Weight
With GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic all the rage, ChipMonk Baking has created a cookie it says works a bit the same way.
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Rob Verger @verger.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
I really want to visit this ice cream truck. And I hate how dirty, in terms of pollution, traditional ice cream trucks are. More EV ice cream trucks, please! By @chloeaiello.bsky.social on @inc.com
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Inside the Coolest New Ice Cream Truck to Hit the Market
Rivian outfitted two electric delivery vans for use as Ben & Jerry's ice cream trucks. They're pretty sweet.
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Chloe Aiello @chloeaiello.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Entrepreneur Maddy Maxey turned her passion for materials science into a side hustle, making a healthier alternative to hair relaxers, which are linked to cancer in Black women. This is meant to give you ‘easy’ with low health risk,” she says via @inc.com www.inc.com/chloe-aiello...
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How This Entrepreneur's Side Hustle Became a Business and a Tribute to Her Dad
Scientist and innovator Madison Maxey is turning her passion for materials science into a toxin-free side business.
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Chloe Aiello @chloeaiello.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
The fight for #AItalent is on and could mean faster #M&A. “He could have been working on something else, and we would still want to be in business with him," CRV's Murat Bicer says of Voyage AI's Tengyu Ma. Read more about the young AI company that just sold for $220M. www.inc.com/chloe-aiello...
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Voyage AI Just Sold for $220 Million—After Launching Less Than Two Years Ago
Here's why acquirer MongoDB found the anti-hallucination tech particularly valuable.
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KC Boyce @kcboyce.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
What's going on in the #EV market, especially under this administration? I had the opportunity to share my thoughts with @chloeaiello.bsky.social at Inc. www.inc.com/chloe-aiello...
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EV Sales Climb in Spite of Automaker Losses and Trump-Related Uncertainty
Ford's EV unit lost billions of dollars, but at the same time, EV sales as a whole were up in the U.S. in 2024 compared to the year before.
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Rob Verger @verger.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
You've heard of Duolingo and its famous owl, but what about Speak, the AI language learning platform that's now a unicorn? @chloeaiello.bsky.social reports for @inc.com www.inc.com/chloe-aiello...
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How This AI Language Learning Platform Translated Their Tech Into Unicorn Status
Speak raised $78 million in a series C round of funding that values the app at $1 billion.
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Mike Hofman @mikehofman.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
New unicorn alert: Speak, the language learning app founded by Connor Zwick and Andrew Hsu, raised a new round from investors including the OpenAI Startup Fund. @chloeaiello.bsky.social spoke to them for @inc.com www.inc.com/chloe-aiello...
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How This AI Language Learning Platform Translated Their Tech Into Unicorn Status
Speak raised $78 million in a Series C round of funding that values the app at $1 billion.
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Michelle Legro @michellelegro.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
CEOs are on high alert after today's shooting, and @chloeaiello.bsky.social has the scoop on how security firms are protecting executives. www.inc.com/chloe-aiello...
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Here’s How Security Firms Say Execs Should Protect Themselves After UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Shooting
Security firms offer advice to companies looking to protect their executives after the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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Robby DeGraff @robbydegraffap.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Oh, the hypocrisy is just flat-out hilarious. You know who also took out a government loan years ago? Tesla. I spoke to @inc.com's @chloeaiello.bsky.social about the latest (immature and misinformed) backlash Rivian faces over its $6.6 billion loan. www.inc.com/chloe-aiello...
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Vivek Ramaswamy Calls Out Loans for Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
Ramaswamy will co-lead the planned Department of Government Efficiency along with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. One of the loans is for Rivian, a Tesla competitor.
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Rebecca Deczynski @rebeccadecz.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
I loved @chloeaiello.bsky.social's piece on a buzzy startup that has reinvented the beehive and taken inspiration from the iPhone—all in the effort to save pollinators: www.inc.com/chloe-aiello...
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How a Buzzy Startup Made the iPhone of Beehives to Protect Pollinators
Beewise's AI and robotics-powered BeeHome has the potential to fortify the global food supply by keeping bees healthy.
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Rob Verger @verger.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
I think what Dannce.ai is aiming to do here is really interesting and potentially helpful to people dealing with very challenging health conditions. @chloeaiello.bsky.social has the story in @inc.com www.inc.com/chloe-aiello...
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This Gen-Z-Led Startup Just Raised $2.6 Million to Diagnose Parkinson's Using AI
Dannce.ai emerged from stealth with a platform that aims to use artificial intelligence to help diagnose and monitor movement disorders. Here's how it works.
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Chloe Aiello @chloeaiello.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Are #climatetech and #renewableenergy in the crosshairs of an incoming #Trump administration? I spoke to some incredible experts including @gwagner.com at Columbia Business School to make sense of the flurry of post-election news for @inc.com www.inc.com/chloe-aiello...
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What Trump’s Win Could Mean for Climate Innovation, Renewable Energy, and More
Here’s what experts think may be on the chopping block—and what might endure.
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 09/11/2024
It's always interesting when a story we have been following breaks through to more widely read publications and, in particular, how they choose to tell the story for their respective audiences. In this case Chloe Aiello, writing for @inc.com, does a good job, we think. | 🛩️ ⚡️ 🎈 🛰️ 📡
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This Startup’s Futuristic, Blimp-Like Aircraft Could Keep an Eye on the World Below
Sceye’s high altitude platform system is designed to float in the stratosphere and monitor methane leaks and other events.
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