MoneyChristine Lagorio-Chafkin Global Startup Funding Retains Remarkable PaceWith deal flow high through the first half of 2021, the year could finish with mind-boggling investment totals, new reports find.
TechnologyAmrita Khalid Repair Shops Want to Figure Out How to Fix Your iPhone. Biden Wants to Make Sure They CanThe Biden administration wants to make it easier for consumers to use third-party repair services. That's a victory for repair shops everywhere.
GrowChristine Lagorio-Chafkin Phil Libin's No-Pitch-Deck $100 Million VC Round: 'It's a Pretty Good Time to Fundraise'An immediately useful product laid the foundation. But, says the founder of video-communications startup Mmhmm, jazz hands and humor helped, too.
InnovateAmrita Khalid 7 Women's Health Tech Startups to Watch in 2021 and BeyondA burgeoning industry aims to tackle a range of women's health concerns.
LeadChristine Lagorio-Chafkin With a $57 Million Raise, Female Founders Fund Is Now the Largest Seed Fund for WomenAs it seeks to disrupt the VC ecosystem, Anu Duggal's fund gets an infusion of capital from Melinda Gates's Pivotal Ventures, Anne Wojcicki, and Susan Wojcicki, among others.
InnovateGabrielle Bienasz It's Easy to Know What Your Gut Is Telling You. But What About Your Vagina?Vaginal infections are common, but are not well understood and are highly uncomfortable for women. Priyanka Jain and Laine Bruzek have launched the startup Evvy to change that.
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LeadAmrita Khalid Appify Founder Hari Subramanian Always Keeps His Eye on the FutureHari Subramanian, the founder of no-code app-development platform Appify, has fought complacency with every new venture.
LeadShivani Vora She Had No LGBTQ Role Models at Work. So She Built a Tech Platform to Model and Scale Employer Diversity'I wanted to change the experiences for people like me,' says Hayley Sudbury, a successful banker at Barclays, turned entrepreneur.
MoneyBrit Morse The Success of a SPACÂ Relies on This Single FactorThe biggest make-or-break of a SPAC's stock performance has less to do with the underlying company and more to do with the people getting the blank checks.
LeadDiana Ransom SBA to Drop Its Review of PPP Loans of $2 Million and Above  After more than a year of the Paycheck Protection Program and attendant legal challenges, the SBA is dropping its request that larger borrowers provide supplemental financial information.
LeadBrit Morse Don't Ignore the Psychological Effects of Requiring Masks in the WorkplaceThere are sensible reasons for requiring staffers to keep their masks on, but doing so may come with social consequences.
LeadAmrita Khalid 3 Ways Biden's Latest Executive Order Could Give Your Business an EdgeThe order calls on the Federal Trade Commission for new rules to restrict the use of noncompete clauses and excessive occupational licensing requirements.
LeadAlicia Doniger Hurricane Season Is Here. 4 Ways to Help Remote Workers Prepare for the WorstAmong other things, planning for inclement weather across various geographies should be top of mind for business leaders.
LeadBrit Morse Why Your Return to the Office Requires 2 Workplace Safety PoliciesWith both vaccinated and unvaccinated workers, you can't afford to trust the honor system.
MoneyChristine Lagorio-Chafkin What Chobani's Mission Means for Its Well-Timed IPOÂ The yogurt maker's public offering could provide a big payday for founder Hamdi Ulukaya's thousands of employees, many of whom are immigrants or refugees.
StartupChristine Lagorio-Chafkin Y Combinator Wants to Find You a Business PartnerThe startup accelerator's new service is like Match.com, but for entrepreneurs in search of a co-founder.
LeadBrit Morse Symptoms of the Delta Variant May Differ From Those of the Original Strain. What That Means for Your Return to the OfficeDon't toss out those facemasks just yet.
GrowCameron Albert-Deitch How Small Businesses Can Cash In on College AthletesNCAA rule changes mean you can ink lucrative partnerships with popular student-athletes.
GrowTeresa Xie Alien-Themed Businesses to Make Hay From the Government's 'Flying Objects' ReportWith so many questions still unanswered after the intelligence report on UFOs, Nevada businesses predict the search for answers will drive added foot traffic.
MoneyTeresa Xie 3 Tips for Businesses Looking to Sell in 2021Investment professionals at Grant Thornton and Prelude Growth Partners explain what the rebounding economy means for founders looking to sell.
What I KnowChristine Lagorio-Chafkin How 3 Babies and a Pandemic Rocked M.M.LaFleurSarah LaFleur's workwear business took a huge hit as Covid-19 restrictions meant office workers were home in sweats. Then the real shakeup happened.
StartupGabrielle Bienasz 45 Percent of Employers Say Productivity Decreased During Work From Home, According to New Survey Employees may want to keep working from home, but bosses are expressing concern about the effects on their output.
LeadSophie Downes How the Fireworks Industry Plans to Recover From a Devastating Year? With a BangBig public displays are resuming in many cities, and amateurs who got hooked on fireworks last year are coming back for more--but some will face a shortage.
LeadBrit Morse How to Access $350 Billion in Emergency Funding From State and Local GovernmentsThe Paycheck Protection Program may be over, but you can still get emergency funding. Just look closer to home.
LeadAmrita Khalid She Started the First Early-Stage Fund for Female-Founded Companies. Here's Her Best Advice for Landing InvestorsAnu Duggal, founding partner of Female Founders Fund, talks about what it takes to get venture funding today.
