Equity Shot: Pinterest and Zoom file to go public

In the latest Equity Shot, Kate Clark and Alex Wilhelm take a closer look at Pinterest and Zoom’s IPO filings.

View More Equity Shot: Pinterest and Zoom file to go public

HotelTonight, Slack stakeholder Accel stays on top with $2.5B fund

Sources confirm Accel has nabbed $2.5 billion — its largest pool of capital yet — for three new funds.

View More HotelTonight, Slack stakeholder Accel stays on top with $2.5B fund

Scytale grabs $5M Series A for application-to-application identity management

Scytale, a startup that wants to bring identity and access management to application-to-application activities, announced a $5 million Series A round today. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, a return investor which led the company’s previous $3 million round in 2018. Bain Capital Ventures, TechOperators and Work-Bench are also participating in this round. […]

View More Scytale grabs $5M Series A for application-to-application identity management

Startups Weekly: Flexport, Clutter and SoftBank’s blood money

Plus, Pinterest is going public too, Lyft’s IPO is imminent and London is home to the largest pre-seed fund ever.

View More Startups Weekly: Flexport, Clutter and SoftBank’s blood money

Startups Weekly: Spotify gets acquisitive and Instacart screws up

This week in startups: Turvo takes center stage, a mental health unicorn emerges and Reddit rakes in cash.

View More Startups Weekly: Spotify gets acquisitive and Instacart screws up

Talia Goldberg just became the newest partner at Bessemer Venture Partners

Talia Goldberg didn’t know what venture capital was, growing up around professionals in the medical field whose favorite dinner-time game was to describe a symptom, then ask those around the table to guess the diagnosis. Goldberg, who half-kiddingly describes herself today as a hypochondriac, says things changed during her college career at the University of […]

View More Talia Goldberg just became the newest partner at Bessemer Venture Partners

Startups Weekly: Even Gwyneth Paltrow had a hard time raising VC

This week in startups: Celebrities mingle with VCs at the Upfront Summit, Pinterest preps banks for IPO and Sam Altman has a grand new idea.

View More Startups Weekly: Even Gwyneth Paltrow had a hard time raising VC

Alphabet-backed Medicare Advantage startup Clover Health raises $500M

Despite a number of well-publicized hiccups, venture capitalists are betting another $500 million on health insurance provider Clover Health, TechCrunch has learned.

View More Alphabet-backed Medicare Advantage startup Clover Health raises $500M

Startups Weekly: Is Munchery the Fyre Festival of startups?

Munchery goes under, a new podcast documents the Theranos saga, experts explain direct listings and more.

View More Startups Weekly: Is Munchery the Fyre Festival of startups?

K Health raises $25m for its AI-powered primary care platform

K Health, the startup providing consumers with an AI-powered primary care platform, has raised $25 million in series B funding. The round was led by 14W, Comcast Ventures and Mangrove Capital Partners, with participation from Lerer Hippeau, Primary Ventures, BoxGroup, Bessemer Venture Partners and Max Ventures – all previous investors from the company’s seed or Series […]

View More K Health raises $25m for its AI-powered primary care platform