The direct-to-consumer mattress business has reportedly raised $100 million from Target, NEA and Norwest Venture Partners.
View More Mattress startup Casper said to be valued at $1.1B with new fundingCategory: nea
Startups Weekly: A much-needed unicorn IPO update
In this week’s newsletter: Details on Pinterest, Lyft, Uber and Zoom’s upcoming IPOs, plus Glossier and Rent The Runway’s big rounds.
View More Startups Weekly: A much-needed unicorn IPO updateHotelTonight, 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 fundStartups Weekly: What’s up with YC? Plus, mobility layoffs and Airbnb’s grand plans
In this week’s startups newsletter: Y Combinator president Sam Altman is stepping down, Marie Kondo is raising VC and Munchery has finally filed for bankruptcy.
View More Startups Weekly: What’s up with YC? Plus, mobility layoffs and Airbnb’s grand plansEargo raises $52M for virtually invisible, rechargeable hearing aids
The latest round of capital comes from new investor Future Fund and existing investors NEA, the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation, Nan Fung Life Sciences and Maveron.
View More Eargo raises $52M for virtually invisible, rechargeable hearing aidsIt’s a new era for fertility tech
We explored venture capitalists’ latest bets on fertility and contraception tech, including Modern Fertility, Extend Fertility, Natural Cycles, Nurx, Clue and more.
View More It’s a new era for fertility techFabFitFun raises $80 million for its growing lifestyle brand
Nine years after launching its online magazine, and three years after diversifying into the subscription box business, FabFitFun has raised $80 million in a growth round of funding led by Kleiner Perkins with participation from its previous investors Upfront Ventures and NEA. The Los Angeles-based company has steadily expanded its retail and lifestyle empire through […]
View More FabFitFun raises $80 million for its growing lifestyle brand5 unicorns that will probably go public in 2019 (besides Uber and Lyft)
Five unicorn IPOs we can expect to witness in the year ahead that no one’s talking about.
View More 5 unicorns that will probably go public in 2019 (besides Uber and Lyft)Fintech startup Plaid raises $250M at a $2.65B valuation
Mary Meeker, the author of the Internet Trends report, has led the round for Plaid via Kleiner Perkin’s growth fund.
View More Fintech startup Plaid raises $250M at a $2.65B valuationInsurance startup Bright Health raises $200M at ~$950M valuation
Bright Health, another startup seeking to disrupt an antiquated industry, has raised $440 million since 2016.
View More Insurance startup Bright Health raises $200M at ~$950M valuationAlumni Ventures Group is the most active venture fund you’ve never heard of
Alumni Ventures Group is investing upwards of $200 million a year in tech startups. Has anyone noticed?
View More Alumni Ventures Group is the most active venture fund you’ve never heard ofThe Wing, a co-working space for women, opens its doors in San Francisco
The Wing’s newest co-working space is equipped with a lactation room, a library, a cafe and a conference room named for Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.
View More The Wing, a co-working space for women, opens its doors in San Francisco