Browsing: Venture
After successes like Reddit and Scopley, the Collaborative Fund easily raised a $125 million fund to tackle climate, health and food
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The folks at the Cooperative Fund sure love a challenge. They do not specialize in venture capital’s favorite business model, SaaS, preferring to invest in sectors…
Dogs are the most popular pet in the US: 65.1 million households have one, according to American Pet Products Association. But while cats aren’t far behind,…
AI systems and large language models must be trained on massive amounts of data to be accurate, but they must not be trained on data they…
Rippling bans ex-employees working at rivals such as Deel and Workday from selling shares of its offering
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Investor demand has been so strong for shares of hot startup HR Rippling — a tenure worth more than $2 billion, it says — that it’s…
Eyebot raises $6 million for AI kiosks that provide 90-second vision exams without an on-site optometrist
By techtost.com
More than half of Americans wear corrective glasses or contact lenses. While there is no shortage of low-cost and luxury frames available online or in stores,…
A growing number of enterprises are adopting data models — abstract models that organize data elements and standardize how they relate to each other. But as…
Kleiner Perkins Leads $14.4M in Fizz, a Credit-Building Debit Card Targeting Gen Z College Students
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Carlo Kobe and Scott Smith believed so much in the need for a debit card product designed specifically for Gen Zers that they dropped out of…
An appeals court rules that VC Fearless Fund can’t give grants to black women, but the fight continues
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VC firm Fearless Fund has faced a setback in its plans to issue grants to black female business owners. On Monday, an appeals court ruled against…
Eko Health wins $41 million to detect heart and lung disease earlier and more accurately
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In 1816, French doctor René Laennec invented one instrument that allowed doctors to listen to human hearts and lungs. This device—a stethoscope—eventually evolved from a simple…
WndrCothe technology holding company and investment firm started by founding partners Sujay Jaswa and Jeffrey Katzenberg, has raised its first venture capital round, closing over $460…