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Xpanceo is betting big on turning us all into cyborgs with smart contact lenses, securing $40 million to make our sci-fi dreams come true. Co-founders Roman…
When Josh Silverman started shopping around the idea for his methane-eating microbe startup, Windfall Bio, eight years ago, the market just wasn’t ready. No one cared…
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Tailored specifically for Series A to B funding stage startups with $35 million or less in funding, this program offers unparalleled access to 10,000 technology leaders,…
How PayJoy built a $300 million business by letting the underserved use their smartphones as collateral for loans
Lerato Motloung is a mother of two who works in a supermarket in Johannesburg, South Africa. After her phone was stolen, Motloung had to go without…
Global demand for wood could increase by 54% between 2010 and 2050, according to a study by World Resources Institute. While some building materials like steel…
The pressure on startup fundraising could continue as VCs scramble to refill their coffers
Many startups are hoping that the gradual opening of an IPO window and the prospect of interest rate cuts later this year will finally encourage VCs…
Mahbod Moghadam, the controversial, never boring co-founder of Genius and Everipedia, as well as an angel investor, died last month at age 41 of “complications from…
When the founders of Hubspot Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah conceived the inbound marketing startup in 2004 while still graduate students at MIT and inbound marketing…
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