Ohio-born Christina Cacioppo, cofounder and CEO of Vanta, has led the software startup to a more than $2 billion valuation. She’s one of America’s richest self-made women. Katie Thompson Christina Cacioppo built her software startup Vanta around Midwestern values like thriftiness and not having a big ego–buying its coffee from Costco in bulk and not […]
Business Cards: The Evolution and Importance in Modern Networking 2024
Business Cards: The Evolution-Despite the proliferation of digital alternatives, business cards have maintained their relevance for several reasons. Firstly, they offer a personal touch that digital communications often lack. Handing someone your business card creates a tangible connection, a moment of direct interaction that can be more memorable than a quick exchange of email addresses […]
North American Startup Funding Jumped Higher In Q2
North American startup funding perked up in the second quarter, bolstered by early-stage investment around artificial intelligence. Overall, investors put $45.3 billion into seed- through growth-stage financings for U.S. and Canadian startups in the second quarter of 2024. That’s a 30% rise from the prior quarter and a 35% jump from the same period last […]
K Health’s Latest Funding Round Brings the Primary Care AI Startup to $380M Raised
On Monday, K Health announced the close of a $50 million equity funding round. The financing round brought the startup’s total fundraising amount to $380 million — and propelled the company to a $900 million valuation. The New York City-based startup, which was founded in 2016, uses AI to educate patients about their symptoms and […]
Mental Health Startup Funding Holds Steady As Therapy Demand Grows
Therapy is a growth market. That, at least, was the trend following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Total annual U.S. mental health spending, estimated at around $280 billion in 2020, rose sharply in subsequent years across age groups, boosted in part by the rise of telehealth platforms. These days, more than one-fifth of American […]
As Plastic Piles Up, So Does Funding To Startups Working On Alternatives
People are using and discarding too much plastic. It’s terrible for the environment, contributes to global warming and can contain substances dangerous for our own health. This isn’t new information. Consumers are already pretty aware about the awfulness of plastic and guilty about how much we consume. We spend billions on things like paper straws […]
UK AI startup Wayve wins $1bn funding for self-driving car software | Automotive industry
UK AI startup Wayve wins $1bn funding for self-driving car software | Automotive industry – The UK self-driving car technology startup Wayve has secured more than $1bn (£800m) of investment to develop the next generation of artificial intelligence-powered vehicles, with the funding round led by Japan’s SoftBank. The $1.05bn investment is backed by the Japanese […]
A look into Germany’s hottest startup funding rounds in Q1 2024
Challenges and setbacks in Germany’s startup scene in 2023 have not deterred Germany-based startups from continuing to push forward in their respective industries to keep the country’s startup economy flourishing. As of early 2024, Germany hosts over 30 unicorns and 20,000 startups that employ more than 620,000 individuals. Frankfurt, Berlin and Munich are renowned not […]
UK social impact startup Waymap successfully closes funding round led by TELUS for its indoor navigation technology
1.3 billion people live with disabilities in the world. A £7M investment round led by the TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good enables Waymap to continue expanding internationally and investing in its leading ‘sensor-fusion based’ indoor localisation technology LONDON, April 9, 2024 /CNW/ – Today, London-based tech start-up Waymap, a technology company offering an accessibility-first, highly accurate […]
PayPal backs Indonesian insurance startup Qoala in $47M funding
PayPal Ventures’ latest investment is in an Indonesian startup that provides personal insurance products covering a variety of risks, including accidents, phone screen damage, and ticket cancellations to over 5 million customers. Qoala has secured $47 million in a new round co-led by PayPal Ventures and MassMutual Ventures, the five-year-old startup said Wednesday. MUFG Innovation […]