Scientists and entrepreneurs are pioneering plastic alternatives with the...
Three groups of entrepreneurs and scientists are trying to find an eco-friendly alternative to plastic.UBQ Materials, a startup in Israel, claims it can turn trash into plastic-like pellets, which can...
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Big venture capital firms benefited most from a record fundraising pace in...
The first half of 2020 saw a record pace of VC funding, but a majority of the proceeds went to big venture capital firms, according to report from Silicon Valley Bank released Wednesday.That might...
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Check out the pitch deck German automation startup CANDIS used to raise $14...
Berlin-based automation startup CANDIS has raised $14 million in Series B funding entirely over Zoom. CANDIS works to automate payroll functions for SME businesses in Germany and will use the funding...
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Meet the 24 designers, sales leaders, and other operators honored by a top...
Prominent early-stage venture firm Floodgate released the first edition of its "Anchor List," which honors two dozen executives and operators who played key roles in building successful tech...
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The pitch deck a first-time CEO used to raise more than $9 million in less...
Proper, a telehealth startup that offers sleep supplements and wellness coaching, recently announced $9.5 million in funding from Casa Verde with participation from Redesign Health.Cofounder and...
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Tech recruiters share the most — and least — in-demand roles in tech right...
Tech startups are among the many industries taking a hit from the pandemic — only 15% of tech executives see hiring as a top priority for the second half of 2020, according to one survey.Business...
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Here's an exclusive look at the pitch deck AI health startup Perspectum used...
Healthtech startup Perspectum recently raised $36 million in an investment round backed by HealthQuest Capital and the Blue Venture Fund. Data shows investments in European healthtech firms jumped more...
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An exclusive look at the pitch deck Israeli Internet of Things startup...
Israeli Internet of Things (IoT) startup Ecoplant has raised $8 million in grant and VC funding to expand its air compression operations in the US. Ecoplant's software monitors air compressors — used...
View ArticleZoom and Slack made remote work possible, but the next wave of tech...
Accel's Rich Wong believes that remote work will be the new normal even after the coronavirus threat recedes.But he sees the current batch of WFH products like Zoom and Slack as only the first...
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Healthcare startups just pulled in a record $18.1 billion. Meet the top 7 VC...
Healthcare startups just had a record quarter, netting $18.1 billion from investors, CB Insights reported.Lots of cash flowed into companies in digital health, therapeutics, and medical devices.In...
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PITCH-DECK LIBRARY: Search through over 150 pitch decks that startups...
Startups persuade investors to fund their ideas using pitch decks, or presentations that combine slideshows with storytelling.Business Insider regularly seeks out and publishes these decks to give...
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Recruiting software startup SmartRecruiters is soaring during remote work....
Amid the coronavirus-induced shutdowns and widespread remote work, recruiting software startup SmartRecruiters has seen explosive growth.SmartRecruiters, a recruiting-software startup, raised $50...
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A top exec at Softbank-backed robotics startup Brain Corp says the pandemic...
Millions of jobs were lost over the last few months as the coronavirus decimated the US economy. That's prompting concerns among labor advocates, workers, and others that firms could seek to replace...
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An angel investor who has backed nearly 500 companies reveals the 2 criteria...
Coming up with an innovative business idea that has billion-dollar potential is extremely challenging.Angel investor Charlie Songhurst says winning business ideas share two key traits: they solve...
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This startup scored $10 million to build homes like Apple builds phones....
When Alexis Rivas and Jemuel Joseph launched Cover, they recruited top engineering talent and created a "Henry Ford assembly line for homes" by manufacturing their own components, such as wall...
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Radish wants you to binge-read romance novels, and now it has a fresh $63.2...
Radish, an app that publishes fiction with a focus on romance novels, announced on Tuesday it raised $63.2 million in Series A funding led by SoftBank Ventures Asia and Kakao Page Corp.The app...
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An angel investor in 483 companies says startup founders who want to win big...
Entrepreneurs spend a lot of time studying success and not enough time analyzing failure, says Charlie Songhurst, an angel investor who has backed nearly 500 companies.Songhurst is the former head of...
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Retail startups solving for socially-distanced shopping are hot — here are 5...
Retailers have found themselves tasked with enforcing social distancing to protect employees and make customers feel safe in their stores.Startups have popped up around this specific need to provide...
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One of the very few Black women VCs says diversity can slow down business...
Lisa Lambert is one of the very few Black women in the venture industry.Lambert currently heads the venture effort of National Grid, a UK-based utility giant, but she's had a more than 20 year career...
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How investors in $10 billion UiPath spotted an emerging European software...
Enterprise software startup UiPath is Europe's latest decacorn, hitting a valuation of $10 billion after a Series E fundraise in July.UiPath offers something called robotic process automation, which...
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