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9 of the biggest pivots in tech history, from Nintendo to Instagram
When a company pivots, it usually means it is changing its business strategy to attract more customers, lower its spending, and increase profits. Some of the most famous and influential tech companies...
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Raising a series A round used to be a victory lap for startups. Thanks to...
Megafunds like Softbank's billion-dollar Vision Fund are pressuring early-stage firms to make bigger deals with bigger returns, several investors told Business Insider, which increases the competition...
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These 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...
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Allbirds collaborated with Just Water on limited-edition shoes and 100% of...
Allbirds has collaborated with Just Water, a sustainable food and beverage brand, on two limited-edition styles.Both brands focus on using natural, sustainable materials in their products, which are...
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Microbiome testing startup uBiome is the fourth largest startup to crash and...
Microbiome testing startup uBiome announced Wednesday it was filing for bankruptcy after months of controversy and federal investigations into its testing procedures and billing practices.According to...
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The Series A pitch decks that helped growing startups raise tens of millions
Startups raising money in the Series A stage are usually just a few years old. But the size of Series A funding rounds has mushroomed in recent years and can now sometimes top $50 million. One thing...
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Microbiome testing startup uBiome is the fourth largest startup to crash and...
Microbiome testing startup uBiome announced Wednesday it was filing for bankruptcy after months of controversy and federal investigations into its testing procedures and billing practices.According to...
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Greylock partner Reid Hoffman goes all in on cryptocurrency in a new...
Greylock partner Reid Hoffman on Thursday posted a Hamilton-inspired rap battle video about cryptocurrency on LinkedIn.Hoffman explains in his post that he thinks cryptocurrency is useful as an...
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A top VC at Felicis Ventures told us why it's betting that cash is king in...
Healthcare startups are offering products and services that consumers can pay for with cash, rather than going through their health insurance. That's a trend that the venture-capital firm Felicis...
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Dispensed: uBiome gets dumped by CVS, Jeffrey Epstein's wacky plan to sell...
Happy Friday, Sept. 6th!Bringing you this week's fresh batch of healthcare and biotech news is me, Erin Brodwin, subbing for the fabulous Lydia Ramsey while she wraps up her honeymoon festivities.While...
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We got an exclusive look at the pitch deck buzzy marijuana-tech startup...
Headset, an analytics startup for the cannabis industry, raised a $12.1 million round led by the cannabis-investment fund Poseidon Asset Management.Headset CEO Cy Scott walked us through what made his...
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A Harvard grad was the first employee at buzzy credit card startup Brex and...
Larissa Rocha joined Brex, the buzzy credit card startup that caters to other startups, in 2017 after graduating from Harvard.The Brazilian native met Brex cofounders Henrique Dubugras and Pedro...
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WeWork and Uber are giving SoftBank a black eye, but that doesn't mean Vision...
SoftBank has taken a financial and public-relations hit recently from its investments in WeWork and Uber.Uber's stock price has dropped markedly since its initial public offering, and WeWork is...
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Zestful is helping startups compete with Google and Facebook in the talent...
Zestful, a startup that lets other small startups offer employee benefits and perks, announced Tuesday it raised $5 million in seed funding led by Thrive Capital.Zestful founder and CEO Mat Vogels told...
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Here's the pitch deck that cannabis-beverage startup K-Zen used to raise $5...
The cannabis-infused-beverage startup K-Zen raised $5 million from the venerable Silicon Valley venture firm DCM Ventures in May. K-Zen co-CEO Judy Yee told Business Insider that the startup tailored...
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PITCH-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...
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Accel is bringing on an early employee from Twitter and Stripe to help find...
On Wednesday, Accel announced Amy Saper was joining the early-stage venture firm as a principal with full check-writing ability.Saper was an early marketing employee at Twitter and later Stripe, where...
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Top investors from a cannabis-focused fund and early Juul investor share...
Poseidon Asset Management partners Emily and Morgan Paxhia know a thing or two about what makes a successful pitch.As partners of one of the most active cannabis-specific investment funds, the brother...
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Automation is coming for venture capital, and one young VC firm is betting...
Base10, an early-stage venture firm that invests in automation and machine learning technology, announced it was launching an automation tool called Base11 on Thursday.The technology will help automate...
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The CEO of cannabis-data startup Headset took half a year to meet with dozens...
Cy Scott, the CEO of the cannabis-analytics startup Headset, said that he spoke with around 20 to 30 investors over a six month period to close a $12 million Series A funding round.Scott walked through...
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