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 roundCategory: Thrive Capital
The definitive Patreon reading guide
At nearly six years old, Patreon has gone from startup to king of membership. Now an established leader in an industry that’s been flipped on its head, Patreon’s path has been anything but predictable — peppered with its share of milestones, mishaps, pivots, champions, and critics — and offers invaluable insights for founders, investors, creatives, or […]
View More The definitive Patreon reading guideAI-powered knowledge-sharing platform Guru raises $25 million Series B
Guru, the enterprise-focused information-sharing platform, has today announced the close of a $25 million Series B funding led by Thrive Capital, with participation from existing investors Emergence Capital, FirstMark Capital, Slack Fund and Michael Dell’s MSD Capital. Guru came on to the scene in 2013 with the premise that organizations are not so great at […]
View More AI-powered knowledge-sharing platform Guru raises $25 million Series BBain Capital Ventures has a fresh $1B to invest in startups
Bain Capital Ventures has raised $1 billion across three new funds.
View More Bain Capital Ventures has a fresh $1B to invest in startupsBessemer Venture Partners has a brand new $1.85B fund
Another VC firm has raised its largest fund ever.
View More Bessemer Venture Partners has a brand new $1.85B fundJosh Kushner’s Thrive Capital brings in $1B
Thrive Capital has announced the close of its largest fund to date.
View More Josh Kushner’s Thrive Capital brings in $1BInstacart raises another $600M at a $7.6B valuation
D1 Capital Partners has led the $600 million round for Instacart.
View More Instacart raises another $600M at a $7.6B valuationA tale of two startups with ‘superstore’ ambitions: Robinhood and Cadre
“If you think about Amazon, they took the book model, built brand equity, trust, credibility, and now they are a superstore for any retail product,” Cadre’s cofounder and CEO Ryan Williams told attendees at an industry event in San Francisco last week. “We’re doing the same for the investments world.” Robinhood’s cofounder and CEO, Vlad Tenev, speaking… Read More
Thrive Capital leads health tech startup Welkin Health’s $8 million Series A
Digital patient relationship platform Welkin Health has landed $8 million in Series A financing, led by Jared Kushner’s Thrive Capital. This now brings the total in the VC piggy bank to $12 million for the company. Welkin launched in 2013 as a digital monitoring system for diabetics. It joined Rock Health in 2014 to create a disease management platform with robotic coaching tools… Read More
Life is getting easier for men for two reasons — and startups, and investors, are on it
It’s never been a better time to be a man who privately suffers erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation or hair loss. Before you roll your eyes, that is a lot of men. They are not the silver-haired septuagenarians depicted in drug advertisements, either. Approximately 25 percent of men with male pattern baldness begin shedding their locks before they reach the age of 21, says… Read More