This morning, a publicly traded transplant diagnostics company called CareDx, along with Stanford University, sued another publicly traded genetic testing company, Natera, for patent infringement. Much appears to be at stake and it all centers on cell-free DNA testing, a type of technology that has already been at the crux of numerous lawsuits and looks […]
View More A new lawsuit involving Stanford and Sequoia Capital highlights fights to come over cell-free DNA testingCategory: sequoia capital
Zoom, a profitable unicorn, files to go public
Zoom posted $330 million in revenue in the year ending January 31, 2019, a remarkable 2x increase year-over-year
View More Zoom, a profitable unicorn, files to go publicLyft’s IPO is hot, YC demo day, two new unicorns, and what’s Boy Brow?
This week on Equity: Glossier and Rent The Runway enter the unicorn club and YC debuts 200 startups.
View More Lyft’s IPO is hot, YC demo day, two new unicorns, and what’s Boy Brow?Robotics process automation startup UiPath raising $400M at more than $7B valuation
The company, which is more than doubling its valuation, is expected to do $450 million in ARR in 2019, TechCrunch has confirmed.
View More Robotics process automation startup UiPath raising $400M at more than $7B valuationGlossier triples valuation, enters unicorn club with $100M round
The direct-to-consumer beauty brand has secured new investment from Sequoia Capital at a valuation of $1.2 billion.
View More Glossier triples valuation, enters unicorn club with $100M roundNetflix star and tidying expert Marie Kando is looking to raise $40M
Marie Kando wants to expand her ‘Tidying Up’ empire with help from venture capitalists.
View More Netflix star and tidying expert Marie Kando is looking to raise $40MIt’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 techSequoia-backed Medallia files to raise $70M at a $1.7B valuation, documents show
Regulatory filings suggest the pre-IPO business has priced its shares at $15 apiece.
View More Sequoia-backed Medallia files to raise $70M at a $1.7B valuation, documents showStartups 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 moneyMLG cofounder Mike Sepso joins 100 Thieves board of directors
Mike Sepso has joined the board of directors for 100 Thieves, an esports and content creation brand. Sepso cofounded Major League Gaming in 2002, bringing the first true semblance of infrastructure to competitive gaming. MLG became the biggest independent esports league in the world, and played a big part in the evolution of esports as […]
View More MLG cofounder Mike Sepso joins 100 Thieves board of directorsFigma gets $40 million Series C to put design tools in the cloud
With more industries and organizations recognizing design as a pillar of business, a battle is brewing among makers of design tools. And with a fresh $40 million in Series C funding, Figma is ready to fight. Cofounder and CEO Dylan Field explains that when he and cofounder Evan Wallace started the company, in 2012, IBM […]
View More Figma gets $40 million Series C to put design tools in the cloudSpotify, eBay set standard for fertility benefits, study finds
FertilityIQ’s survey also indicates some companies implicated by the #MeToo movement improved their fertility benefits in 2018.
View More Spotify, eBay set standard for fertility benefits, study finds