Read May 27, 2019

This pitch deck helped a New York City startup raise millions to build a direct-to-consumer marketplace that fills the gap between Amazon and WalMart

Startups Weekly: VCs are drunk on beverage startups

$108 Billion Fund Plans London, New York Hiring Spree

Why mental-health tech must ally with academia

Singapore Startup Trax Raising Funds at $1.1 Billion Value

Founder Of Startup Watch Company Honors Revolutionary Swiss Ancestor

This Seattle-based VC firm raised $11 million for its plan to convince Amazon and Microsoft employees to take the plunge into entrepreneurship

Why Luckin’s ultimate target may not be Starbucks

The cofounder of GroupMe — a text-messaging platform that sold for $85 million a year after launch — has raised $107 million for a startup that's revolutionizing how music gets made.

Here are his lessons for pitching, leading, and building a company.

Livekick raises $3M to use live video for one-on-one training

How Amazon’s facial recognition ambition could stunt Alexa’s development

Robinhood Nears Funding at Valuation Over $7 Billion

Read May 24, 2019

BlueMountain's flagship fund is losing money so far this year even as the rest of the industry surges, and it's just the latest blow for the hedge fund

Using full-body MRIs, Ezra can now detect 11 cancers in men and 13 in women

Backed by Prominent New Yorkers, Human Ventures Tries Different VC Playbook

Samsung’s new AI can create talking avatars with a single photo

University Startups Change Terms to Draw Venture Capital

Why this 27-year-old is happy she worked a corporate job before starting her $1 billion business

This pitch deck helped a 65-year-old company raise $50 million and show investors why its personality testing service was suddenly growing like a hot startup

Lime’s founding CEO steps down as his co-founder takes control

Here's why hot startup TransferWise did a secondary share offering that valued it at $3.5 billion

Streem buys Selerio in effort to boost its AR teleconferencing tech

A New TV Show Is Like a Venture-Capital Startup

Chick-fil-A’s AI can spot signs of foodborne illness from social media posts with 78% accuracy

Read May 23, 2019

$32 billion money manager Angelo Gordon told investors its 'Super Fund' is up slightly for the year after big bets on Puerto Rican debt and Toshiba

The Exit: Getaround’s $300M roadtrip

Wealthsimple raises $75 million and says it’s closer on path toward an IPO

Mary Meeker’s Venture Firm Co-Leads Canva Investment

City simulator wins venture capital backing as investors seek driverless car exposure

Peter Thiel-Backed Crypto Startup Pays Out 6,567% Return

After selling his company for $6.5 billion and doing 40 angel investments, Ross Mason is joining an unusual quant-like VC firm

Raisin rides into the US with its savings and investment marketplace

A millennial entrepreneur who built a marketing and tech empire now wants to change the way you discover and buy original art

Bringing tech efficiencies to the agribusiness market, Silo harvests $3 million

TransferWise is now Europe’s most valuable fintech start-up, with a $3.5 billion valuation

I Signed, Now What? Understanding Insurance Subjectivities