This serial entrepreneur wants to destroy LinkedIn's 'monopoly on...
Crosschq, a recruiting-software startup that lets users track and store reference-check data, announced on Wednesday that it had raised $4.1 million in seed funding.GGV Capital led the round, and its...
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Y Combinator is a startup accelerator that's launched successful companies such as Airbnb and Dropbox.Prolific is a company that helps researchers find quality data sources. They're part of Y...
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Menlo Ventures partner Matt Murphy thinks there is a big opportunity in a new area in the enterprise-software market.To date, most enterprise-software firms have focused on producing applications and...
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Y Combinator, the famed startup accelerator founded by Silicon Valley icon Paul Graham, will host its multi-day Demo Day in San Francisco on August 19 and 20.With this year's Demo Day, 150 founders...
View ArticleThese 28 biotech startups have attracted the most VC cash, making them prime...
Venture-capital money flowing into biotech over the past few years has led to record levels of private financing, according to a new analysis by Jefferies analyst Michael Yee and his team.Based on...
View ArticleHow to know it's the right time to launch your business — according to a...
If you can't stop thinking about your business idea, that's a good sign that you should pursue it.That's according to Jaleh Bisharat, founder and CEO of the clean beauty brand NakedPoppy. She...
View Article90% of startups fail. Here’s exactly how you should vet a company before...
Joining a startup could either mean being a part of a successful company's growth (and benefiting financially and professionally) or a bad company's legacy.We spoke with founders, human-resources...
View ArticleHipcamp, the Airbnb for camping, isn’t roughing it with new investors Jay-Z...
On Tuesday, campsite rental startup Hipcamp announced that Jay-Z's Marcy Venture Partners and Will Smith's Dreamers Fund joined the startup's $25 million Series B funding round.The startup is commonly...
View ArticleMeet the 22-year old founder who wants to build the Amazon Web Services of...
On August 7, machine learning startup Scale AI announced it raised $100 million in Series C funding from some of Silicon Valley's top investors. The round valued the 3-year-old startup at $1...
View ArticleTop health-tech leaders say many founders in healthcare get tripped up trying...
Business Insider has selected the 30 leaders under 40 who are working to transform US healthcare.The list includes scientists, doctors, and entrepreneurs fighting to make US healthcare better for...
View ArticleBuzzy cannabis-delivery startup Eaze is looking to raise a new round that...
The cannabis-delivery startup Eaze is seeking to raise $50 million to $75 million in its latest funding round, according to two sources with knowledge of the deal.The San Francisco-based startup is...
View ArticleThis tech VC is based in Singapore, not Silicon Valley. And the startups...
Arbor Ventures managing partner Melissa Guzy says there's a big benefit to being a tech investor based in Asia.Being in Singapore and frequently traveling around Asia has given her insights into...
View ArticleStartup founders need to distance themselves from big tech, according to the...
Ahead of Y Combinator's Demo Day on August 19 and 20, CEO Michael Seibel told Business Insider that a lot of founders are having to work against skeptics.Startups shouldn't be conflated with bigger...
View ArticleTop 5 Healthcare Startups & Digital Health Tech Disruptors
The healthcare industry is facing disruption due to accelerating technological innovation and growing demand for improved delivery of healthcare and lower costs. Tech startups are leading the way by...
View ArticleWeWork's IPO filing will reportedly be revealed as soon as next week, giving...
Coworking space startup WeWork could unveil its IPO filing as soon as next week, according to a Bloomberg report Friday.The company confidentially filed to go public in April and was valued at $47...
View ArticleThis tech VC is based in Singapore, not Silicon Valley. And the startups...
Arbor Ventures managing partner Melissa Guzy says there's a big benefit to being a tech investor based in Asia.Being in Singapore and frequently traveling around Asia has given her insights into...
View ArticleStartup founders need to distance themselves from big tech, according to the...
Ahead of Y Combinator's Demo Day on August 19 and 20, CEO Michael Seibel told Business Insider that a lot of founders were having to work against skeptics.Startups shouldn't be conflated with bigger...
View ArticlePITCH-DECK LIBRARY: The pitch decks that helped hot startups raise millions
Billions of dollars are invested in startups every year.Whether a startup seeks to raise money from angel investors, venture-capital firms, or other backers, the presentation — or "pitch"— about the...
View Article18 'Shark Tank' home products that are actually useful
"Shark Tank" often impresses us with its wide variety of creative solutions to everyday problems. In the home and kitchen, products from the show are helping us clean and cook more efficiently, waste...
View ArticleThis CEO didn't want to go with traditional venture capital, so he challenged...
Capacity, a workplace automation tool formerly known as Jane.ai, announced it raised $13.2 million in Series B funding on Wednesday.Instead of the traditional fundraising pitch, Capacity founder and...
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