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Peloton prices its IPO at the top of its range, raking in $1.2 billion and...
Peloton has priced its public offering.The maker of connected fitness equipment will go public at $29 a share.The offering will raise $1.3 billion for the company and give it a market capitalization of...
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The startup behind Patagonia's Worn Wear resale line just raised $20 million...
Yerdle, a startup that works with traditional clothing retailers to offer quality resale items, announced $20 million in Series C funding on Thursday.Customers are increasingly aware of the...
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The 8 billion-dollar digital-health companies that have triumphed and tanked...
A recent report by CB Insights looked at the 16 digital-health companies that have gone public or been acquired since 2011.In 2018, digital-health startups raised $14.8 billion in funding across almost...
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SoftBank, WeWork's biggest backer, is the most powerful investor in tech...
SoftBank has invested hundred of millions of dollars in technology-forward companies since 2008.The telecommunication company's portfolio includes acquisitions of big names like Boston Dynamics and...
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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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‘The power of revelation’: Adam Neumann and Elon Musk show how startup...
Since Adam Neumman's ouster from WeWork, reporting from Business Insider and many other publications has revealed several idiosyncrasies with the former CEO and the company that he founded.Neumann is...
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Social fitness startup Strava's CFO says the recent IPO flubs show it's time...
Christine Park joined fitness social media startup Strava as chief financial officer in July after working as chief operating officer at venture capital firm Goodwater Capital for two years.Park told...
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Bankrupt poop-testing startup uBiome just lost the government approval that's...
The Silicon Valley microbiome-testing startup uBiome filed for bankruptcy earlier this month after months of challenges and setbacks.Now a uBiome spokesperson confirmed that uBiome no longer has the...
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Unicorn startup Postmates had planned to file to go public in September. Then...
Postmates, the on-demand food delivery app that's valued at $2.4 billion, was said to file to go public in September. It's the last day of the month, and there's no S-1 filing.Postmates, which is not...
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Female-led robotics startup Diligent raises $3.15 million in seed funding to...
Diligent Robotics, an Austin-based robotics startup, announced it raised $3.15 million in seed funding at an undisclosed valuation on Tuesday.True Ventures and Ubiquity Ventures co-led the round with...
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Peter Thiel's venture fund just announced Hereticon, a conference for...
On Tuesday, Founders Fundannounced Hereticon, a conference in New Orleans for "dissenting thinkers." The conference will run for three days in May 2020, according to a blog post announcing the news.The...
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Uber and WeWork are being thrashed for pretending to be tech companies. But...
Hundreds of investors and private-company executives convened for a special summit meeting on Tuesday in the wake of a series of disappointing IPOs.Some venture capitalists are beating the drum for...
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Bankrupt poop-testing startup uBiome is shutting down
The Silicon Valley microbiome-testing startup uBiome filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this month after months of challenges and setbacks.Now, uBiome is shutting down.The startup is converting...
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SoftBank reportedly provided 1 in every 10 dollars by VCs to startups in 2019
SoftBank has been one of the biggest players in tech startups in 2019 and has a major hand in Uber, WeWork, and Slack, but its role could be even larger than previously thought. Analysis by Crunchbase...
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Ex-SpaceX and Blue Origin employees just snagged $140 million in funding to...
Relativity Space is a startup that plans to use giant 3D-printers, called Stargates, to quickly print entire rockets with 99% fewer parts. The company was founded in December 2015 by two engineers who...
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Cannabis startup founders share 4 critical lessons they learned while raising...
Cannabis startups— both cannabis-tech and 'plant-touching' — have to get creative to raise money since THC is federally illegal in the US.Most large venture funds still won't touch the industry, so...
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Allbirds' sustainable 'Tree' sneakers were a game changer when they debuted...
Sneaker startup Allbirds became famous for their cloud-like, super comfortable Merino wool sneakers.The direct-to-consumer brand has a deep commitment to sustainability, and as such, released a line of...
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Microsoft wants to make its cloud the platform 'for every workload on the...
Microsoft launched a program called Microsoft for Startups in February 2018 to teach startups how to sell to larger customers and give them access to Microsoft's customer base.Microsoft sees helping...
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The woman who founded top health-tech VC Rock Health is now launching her...
As a cofounder of the well-regarded venture-capital firm Rock Health, Halle Tecco is a major name in the world of digital health startups.Tecco is now starting her own: a women's-health-focused startup...
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'The emperor has no clothes': Billionaire debt investor Howard Marks slammed...
The billionaire investor Howard Marks attacked WeWork, describing it as an overpriced sham, after the shared-workspace group shelved its plans to go public last month."All you needed was for Hans...
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