Waft is a term meaning to "carry along gently as through the air." The term is commonly used to describe scents that have diffused into other parts of a room, or to describe smoke as being seen moving through the air. Wafting may be used for everyday substances, to make sure they are fresh, or consumable.
In chemistry and other sciences, it is a term of laboratory safety. In "wafting" a person takes an open hand with the palm towards the body and moves their hand over the substance in a gentle circular motion so as to lift vapors of the substance towards the nose. This method allows for a lower concentration of vapors to be inhaled and is particularly useful in safely smelling ammonia, hydrochloric acid, and other dangerous or unpleasant chemicals.
In chemistry and other sciences, it is a term of laboratory safety. In "wafting" a person takes an open hand with the palm towards the body and moves their hand over the substance in a gentle circular motion so as to lift vapors of the substance towards the nose. This method allows for a lower concentration of vapors to be inhaled and is particularly useful in safely smelling ammonia, hydrochloric acid, and other dangerous or unpleasant chemicals.
Plyable
Plyable is a worldwide online quoting and order management platform focused on the tooling, fixtures and fittings required to manufacture composite components.
The Company
The company was founded in March 2019 after 3 friends had the idea for an on-demand composites tooling marketplace over a drink at The Cape of Good Hope, Oxford.. The headquarters is in Oxford, UK.
Plyable is backed by Forward Partners. Plyable has been awarded several Innovate UK grants, the most recent being for development of the automated quoting platform and for building a live supplier capacity and project matching system.
Industries
Plyable provide tooling across all industries but have expertise in tooling for the Aerospace, Automotive and Marine sectors.
Plyable is an Industry 4.0 company, using technology to automate traditional manufacturing and industrial practices.
Notable Achievements and Awards
In 2019, Plyable was awarded the Startup of the Year Award by composites industry body Composites UK.
In 2020, Plyable was selected for the 12 month Boeing Accelerator programme.
In 2022, Plyable won the Aerospace Superstar award at the Aerospace Xelerated Summit.
Plyable is a worldwide online quoting and order management platform focused on the tooling, fixtures and fittings required to manufacture composite components.
The Company
The company was founded in March 2019 after 3 friends had the idea for an on-demand composites tooling marketplace over a drink at The Cape of Good Hope, Oxford.. The headquarters is in Oxford, UK.
Plyable is backed by Forward Partners. Plyable has been awarded several Innovate UK grants, the most recent being for development of the automated quoting platform and for building a live supplier capacity and project matching system.
Industries
Plyable provide tooling across all industries but have expertise in tooling for the Aerospace, Automotive and Marine sectors.
Plyable is an Industry 4.0 company, using technology to automate traditional manufacturing and industrial practices.
Notable Achievements and Awards
In 2019, Plyable was awarded the Startup of the Year Award by composites industry body Composites UK.
In 2020, Plyable was selected for the 12 month Boeing Accelerator programme.
In 2022, Plyable won the Aerospace Superstar award at the Aerospace Xelerated Summit.
Portable or Bodycode is a South African composer and singer. His style of music is loosely termed African electronica.
He is not only famous for his outstanding live performances, but also as a video artist and for his music videos, which he directs and shoots himself. He has been in motion his whole life, growing up in South Africa, coming of age in London, decamping to Lisbon for 5 years and then Berlin and finally settling in Paris, France. His deeply syncopated brand of electronic dance music has evolved with every step of the journey.
Emerging out of the ruins of a post apartheid South Africa and rising from a slum in Cape Town, producer Alan Abrahams has made a name for himself in the electronic music by way of his Bodycode and Portable projects. He started his discovery of dance music listening to the backbeat of the first wave of Chicago house records, Inspired musically, yet frustrated geographically, he relocated to London in 1997.
In London, Abrahams began recording as Portable, the experimental, atmospheric project that acts a living link between the indigenous sounds of his youth, and those first records whose futuristic aesthetic broadened his horizons. He founded the Süd Electronic label with his partner Lerato and released a string of 12″ releases. A succession of full-length albums followed - Cycling and Futuristic Experiments No. 005 on Background, Version on ~scape records, and the Powers of Ten for Süd Electronic in 2007. A rich and expansive record, Powers of Ten further explored his African heritage through a new lexicon of sonic influences, acquired from his home base in Portugal.
Upon moving to Lisbon, He conceived of Bodycode, a more dancefloor-centric project that complements Portable's headier textures with a more body-moving aesthetic. As Bodycode, Abrahams harnesses his desire to "unlock the psyche via the body," layering tech-funk with wisps of melody, heady effects, and a liberal wash of otherworldly vocal samples. Somewhere between the beats for the body and melody for the soul, Abrahams believes, lies the Bodycode. The result was Bodycode's first full-length, The Conservation of Electric Charge, a whirlwind of percussive, multi-layered techno released on Spectral Sound in 2006. After a three-year absence, Abrahams resurrected the moniker for second Spectral full-length, 2009's Immune, an intricately textured album of vocal-laced house. "I just felt it a good time for a warm, nurturing aesthetic," says Abrahams of Bodycode's shift in tone, "We need that right now.”
2010 saw him re-locate to Berlin where he resides now.
Discography
Surrender feat l_cio
label : live at robert Johnson
Release date: October 2014
Portable - A Process
Label: Live at Robert Jonhson
Release Date:September 2012
Portable - This Life Of Illusion
Label: Perlon
Release Date:16 September 2010
Bodycode - Immune
Label: Spectral Sound
Release Date:6 June 2009
Bodycode - What Did You Say
Label: Spectral Sound
Release Date:1 June 2009
Portable - The Emerald Life
Label: Musik Krause
Release Date:1 December 2008
Portable - Knowone Can Take Away
Label: Perlon
Release Date:8 July 2008
Bodycode - A Document Of An American Past
Label: Yore
Release Date:19 November 2007
Portable - Powers Of Ten
Label: Süd Electronic
Release Date: Release Date:1 November 2007
Portable - Don’t Give Up (Remixes)
Label: Süd Electronic
Release Date:1 March 2007
Portable - Speak Out
Label: Süd Electronic
Release Date:1 January 2007
Bodycode - The Conservation Of Electric Charge
Label: Spectral Sound
Release Date:11 July 2006
Portable - The San
Label: ~scape
Release Date:17 February 2006
Portable - It From Bit
Label: Süd Electronic
Release Date:1 October 2005
Portable - Version
Label: ~scape
Release Date:17 June 2005
Portable - Flicker EP
Label: Background
Release Date:1 July 2004
Portable - Distance
Label: Karat Records
Release Date:5 November 2003
Portable - One Second Ago Or Less EP
Label: Background
Release Date:14 April 2003
Portable - Gridshift
Label: Süd Electronic
Release Date:14 October 2002
Portable - Futuristic Experiments #005
Label: Background
Release Date: 1 July 2002
Portable - Patterns And Signals
Label: context
Release Date: 1 June 2001
Portable - Cycling
Label: Background
Release Date: 17 November 2003
He is not only famous for his outstanding live performances, but also as a video artist and for his music videos, which he directs and shoots himself. He has been in motion his whole life, growing up in South Africa, coming of age in London, decamping to Lisbon for 5 years and then Berlin and finally settling in Paris, France. His deeply syncopated brand of electronic dance music has evolved with every step of the journey.
Emerging out of the ruins of a post apartheid South Africa and rising from a slum in Cape Town, producer Alan Abrahams has made a name for himself in the electronic music by way of his Bodycode and Portable projects. He started his discovery of dance music listening to the backbeat of the first wave of Chicago house records, Inspired musically, yet frustrated geographically, he relocated to London in 1997.
In London, Abrahams began recording as Portable, the experimental, atmospheric project that acts a living link between the indigenous sounds of his youth, and those first records whose futuristic aesthetic broadened his horizons. He founded the Süd Electronic label with his partner Lerato and released a string of 12″ releases. A succession of full-length albums followed - Cycling and Futuristic Experiments No. 005 on Background, Version on ~scape records, and the Powers of Ten for Süd Electronic in 2007. A rich and expansive record, Powers of Ten further explored his African heritage through a new lexicon of sonic influences, acquired from his home base in Portugal.
Upon moving to Lisbon, He conceived of Bodycode, a more dancefloor-centric project that complements Portable's headier textures with a more body-moving aesthetic. As Bodycode, Abrahams harnesses his desire to "unlock the psyche via the body," layering tech-funk with wisps of melody, heady effects, and a liberal wash of otherworldly vocal samples. Somewhere between the beats for the body and melody for the soul, Abrahams believes, lies the Bodycode. The result was Bodycode's first full-length, The Conservation of Electric Charge, a whirlwind of percussive, multi-layered techno released on Spectral Sound in 2006. After a three-year absence, Abrahams resurrected the moniker for second Spectral full-length, 2009's Immune, an intricately textured album of vocal-laced house. "I just felt it a good time for a warm, nurturing aesthetic," says Abrahams of Bodycode's shift in tone, "We need that right now.”
2010 saw him re-locate to Berlin where he resides now.
Discography
Surrender feat l_cio
label : live at robert Johnson
Release date: October 2014
Portable - A Process
Label: Live at Robert Jonhson
Release Date:September 2012
Portable - This Life Of Illusion
Label: Perlon
Release Date:16 September 2010
Bodycode - Immune
Label: Spectral Sound
Release Date:6 June 2009
Bodycode - What Did You Say
Label: Spectral Sound
Release Date:1 June 2009
Portable - The Emerald Life
Label: Musik Krause
Release Date:1 December 2008
Portable - Knowone Can Take Away
Label: Perlon
Release Date:8 July 2008
Bodycode - A Document Of An American Past
Label: Yore
Release Date:19 November 2007
Portable - Powers Of Ten
Label: Süd Electronic
Release Date: Release Date:1 November 2007
Portable - Don’t Give Up (Remixes)
Label: Süd Electronic
Release Date:1 March 2007
Portable - Speak Out
Label: Süd Electronic
Release Date:1 January 2007
Bodycode - The Conservation Of Electric Charge
Label: Spectral Sound
Release Date:11 July 2006
Portable - The San
Label: ~scape
Release Date:17 February 2006
Portable - It From Bit
Label: Süd Electronic
Release Date:1 October 2005
Portable - Version
Label: ~scape
Release Date:17 June 2005
Portable - Flicker EP
Label: Background
Release Date:1 July 2004
Portable - Distance
Label: Karat Records
Release Date:5 November 2003
Portable - One Second Ago Or Less EP
Label: Background
Release Date:14 April 2003
Portable - Gridshift
Label: Süd Electronic
Release Date:14 October 2002
Portable - Futuristic Experiments #005
Label: Background
Release Date: 1 July 2002
Portable - Patterns And Signals
Label: context
Release Date: 1 June 2001
Portable - Cycling
Label: Background
Release Date: 17 November 2003
Honasa Consumer Pvt Limited (HCPL) is an Indian digital-first consumer brands company. It is headquartered in Gurugram, India. It was founded in 2016 by Varun Alagh and Ghazal Alagh. As of May 2022, it is valued at $1.2 billion company.
History
Honasa Consumer pvt limited was founded in 2016 by Varun Alagh and Ghazal Alagh in Gurugram. The company is headquartered in Gurugram, India. It launched Mamaearth in 2016, a babycare, skincare and wellness brand. It also owns various brands like The Derma Co, Ayuga, Aqualogica.
In September 2017, the company raised a second round of funding of $1 million led by Fireside Ventures and other individual investors.
In April 2018, Mamaearth raised $250,000 (about Rs 1.6 crore) from actor and entrepreneur Shilpa Shetty Kundra.
In September 2018, the company raised $4 million in a series A round of funding. It was led by venture capital firm Stellaris Venture Partners. Snapdeal founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal; Marico's Rishabh Mariwala were also participated in the round. In January 2020, the company raised Rs 130 crore in a series B funding round led by Sequoia India with participation from existing investors, Fireside Ventures, Stellaris Venture Partners and Sharp Ventures.
In July 2021, the company raised $50 million in series C round led by Belgian investment fund Sofina Ventures SA. In 2022, Honasa Consumer Pvt. Ltd. became the first unicorn of 2022 with $52 million funding.
Acquisition
In December 2021, Honasa Consumer pvt limited acquired female-oriented content platform, Momspresso.
In 2022 the company acquired skincare brand BBlunt and Dr Seth's.
History
Honasa Consumer pvt limited was founded in 2016 by Varun Alagh and Ghazal Alagh in Gurugram. The company is headquartered in Gurugram, India. It launched Mamaearth in 2016, a babycare, skincare and wellness brand. It also owns various brands like The Derma Co, Ayuga, Aqualogica.
In September 2017, the company raised a second round of funding of $1 million led by Fireside Ventures and other individual investors.
In April 2018, Mamaearth raised $250,000 (about Rs 1.6 crore) from actor and entrepreneur Shilpa Shetty Kundra.
In September 2018, the company raised $4 million in a series A round of funding. It was led by venture capital firm Stellaris Venture Partners. Snapdeal founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal; Marico's Rishabh Mariwala were also participated in the round. In January 2020, the company raised Rs 130 crore in a series B funding round led by Sequoia India with participation from existing investors, Fireside Ventures, Stellaris Venture Partners and Sharp Ventures.
In July 2021, the company raised $50 million in series C round led by Belgian investment fund Sofina Ventures SA. In 2022, Honasa Consumer Pvt. Ltd. became the first unicorn of 2022 with $52 million funding.
Acquisition
In December 2021, Honasa Consumer pvt limited acquired female-oriented content platform, Momspresso.
In 2022 the company acquired skincare brand BBlunt and Dr Seth's.