Tag Archives: Venture

Maternal healthcare sees a surge in venture capital

  August 19, 2024 Maternal healthcare sees a surge in venture capital Early-maternal healthcare investments in businesses like Mae and others ranging from clinics to specialists in fertility and nutrition counseling totaled $306.5 million in 2023, a 700% increase from $38.1 million in 2018. BY Reuters After working as a doula for 10 years, Kortny Feutardo … Continue reading Maternal healthcare sees a surge in venture capital

Today’s top business headlines: Elon Musk’s AI venture, Shein IPO, and Meta’s Purple Llama announcement

By Rebecca Barker December 08, 2023 Meta: Facebook and Instagram’s parent company announced Purple Llama, a project that prioritizes safety tools and best practices amidst the AI renaissance and the risks coupled with it. Read: Announcing Purple Llama: Towards open trust and safety in the new world of generative AI Grok: The ever-controversial billionaire Elon … Continue reading Today’s top business headlines: Elon Musk’s AI venture, Shein IPO, and Meta’s Purple Llama announcement

The Cricut Venture is a $1,000 cutting machine for the most ambitious DIYers

Terrence O’Brien   @TerrenceOBrien I was definitely a little out of my element when I took on this review. I’m not really an arts and crafts kind of guy. Sure, I’ll do the occasional project with my four-year-old. I also like to make things (beer, music, small electronics) and generally have a pretty strong DIY … Continue reading The Cricut Venture is a $1,000 cutting machine for the most ambitious DIYers

Low-Risk Participation Frameworks Democratize Venture Capital Markets, Bring Retail Investors Onboard

Low-Risk Participation Frameworks Democratize Venture Capital Markets, Bring Retail Investors Onboard Hatu Sheikh / 26 Aug 2022   The venture capital (VC) market is undoubtedly the backbone of the global startup ecosystem, helping thousands of entrepreneurs yearly. In 2021 alone, venture capitalists invested a record-breaking $ 621 billion in startups worldwide—a 111% increase from $ … Continue reading Low-Risk Participation Frameworks Democratize Venture Capital Markets, Bring Retail Investors Onboard

After a brief streak, venture capital has ditched Black startups

By Nate Berg     June 17, 2022 Black-founded startups have seen record amounts of investment recently, with quarterly funding commitments nearing or even topping $1 billion. But according to new data from Crunchbase, VC funding has dropped significantly in the second quarter of 2022, down to just $324 million. Only 100 startups with a … Continue reading After a brief streak, venture capital has ditched Black startups