Business Insider is seeking nominations for the 'Rising Stars of Clean...
We are in the midst of a massive transformation in the way we generate and consume energy.It's driving investment in the clean-energy industry, which reached $363 billion worldwide last year, according...
View ArticleLook inside the $5,000-a-month San Francisco apartments with voice-activated...
A San Francisco startup designs ceiling modules that store your bed, closet, desk, and nightstand and can be lowered on your command.Bumblebee Spaces has four projects planned with San Francisco...
View ArticleHow to pick a co-CEO for your startup that will help you grow your business...
Cofounders sharing the responsibilities and ownership equity at their startups are extraordinarily common, especially when each partner brings a unique skillset.Co-CEOs have successfully led several...
View ArticlePrivate equity has become a big player in the startup market. Here are the 10...
Private equity firms have become major players in the startup market.Last year, 20% of all startups that had a successful exit — meaning they either went public or were acquired — were bought in a...
View ArticleVirgin Galactic's CEO says he's 'gratified' by the stock skyrocketing about...
Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides celebrated its stock rocketing about 200% since January."We're gratified by the share price," he said on the space-tourism startup's full-year earnings call on...
View ArticleI tried the buzzy Billie razor for women — and now I actually look forward to...
Billie, a shaving subscription service, has created a razor designed specifically for women. It handles the curves and angles of legs and ankles, softens the skin, and prevents clogged razorheads. The...
View ArticleStartup bank Monzo is worth $2.5 billion and eyeing US expansion. Here's why...
Monzo, the fast-growing $2.5 billion UK challenger bank, has raised $413 million and is thought to be raising more.The neo-bank is eyeing US expansion, and reportedly met with Japanese mega-investor...
View ArticleHere's the fintech pitch that wowed investors at Y Combinator's annual Demo...
Sable, a mobile banking startup for international users, announced $2.7 million in seed funding on Thursday. The Y Combinator alum raised part of the funding for the accelerator itself, in addition to...
View ArticleDoorDash just confidentially filed IPO paperwork as it prepares to go public
DoorDash is preparing for a public offering and has confidentially filed IPO paperwork with the SEC, the company announced Thursday.The food-delivery startup has made a series of high-profile...
View ArticleATAI has raised $100 million to turn psychedelics into treatments for...
Florian Brand helped start ATAI Life Sciences with one vision in mind: to effectively treat mental-health disorders by turning psychedelics into medicines.The way to do that? By bringing psychedelics...
View Article'That was a f--- up:' Women's coworking startup The Wing's last-minute change...
When women's coworking startup The Wing opened a new Williamsburg location in Brooklyn on February 14 that promised on-site childcare through its subsidiary, Little Wing.The model was to be based on...
View ArticleHow fintech Uncapped is disrupting venture capital by lending to fellow...
London-based fintech startup Uncapped offers capital to other startup businesses, but without taking an equity share.Unlike most traditional debt, the financing is iterated quickly into a company's...
View ArticleCULTIVATED: Border towns boom, Wall Street warns against Canadian stocks,...
Welcome to Cultivated, our weekly newsletter where we're bringing you an inside look at the deals, trends, and personalities driving the multibillion-dollar global cannabis boom. Sign up here to get it...
View ArticleDoorDash's food deliveries earned it a $13 billion valuation, but experts say...
DoorDash, which this week confidentially filed its public-offering paperwork, could face a poor reception from Wall Street, business experts told Business Insider.Many of the other jumbo-sized, money...
View ArticleWINNING Y COMBINATOR: Read the successful applications that hot startups used...
Y Combinator is an incredibly selective startup accelerator. An impressive application can help you win a spot.Business Insider has highlighted below some examples of successful applications from Y...
View ArticleHow startups should develop a public relations strategy — and how to know...
At some point, startup companies looking for the next step in their growth face the question of whether to retain a PR agency or hire their own people.Startup founders, PR consultants, and agency...
View Article3 leadership lessons all first-time founders should know but are rarely told,...
Startup founders have a lot to manage, and it's important to prioritize the right factors for success.Allison Kopf is both a founder and an investor, whose agriculture tech startup won the 2015...
View ArticleVCs only spend about 3 minutes looking at the pitch decks of pre-seed...
DocSend, a cloud-based document sharing startup, released a report Tuesday that revealed what can make or break a pitch deck for early-stage startups.The report found that pre-seed funding rounds have...
View ArticleAnother startup is creating its own VC fund to invest in ex-employees, and...
Lattice, a startup that makes software for human resources, has created a venture capital fund to back employees who leave to start their own startups.Lattice's cofounder and CEO Jack Altman said it...
View ArticleThe CEO of stock-trading startup eToro explains how he uses the Adizes method...
eToro is a stock-trading startup with more than 12 million customers and 12 global offices.CEO and cofounder Yoni Assia uses the Adizes style of management to manage the company's 850 worldwide staff...
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