Distru, a nearly three-year-old, Oakland-based startup whose platform aims to help track cannabis through its seed-to-sale…
Author: Connie Loizos
Groupon cofounder Eric Lefkofsky just raised another $200 million for his newest company, Tempus
When serial entrepreneur Eric Lefkofsky grows a company, he puts the pedal to the metal. When…
This longtime cannabis investor has funded Pax and Juul, among others; here’s her approach
If you’re a cannabis investor or a founder working on a cannabis-related startup, you’ve probably heard…
Online lender SoFi has quietly raised $500 million in funding, led by Qatar
Usually when it comes to big sums of funding, companies like to boast about them. Online…
Business author Julian Guthrie on the biggest difference between ‘alpha’ men and women
If you’ve been out and about in Silicon Valley in the last month or so, chances…
Former FDA chief Scott Gottlieb has rejoined the venture world — but he hasn’t forgotten Juul
Scott Gottlieb, the former Food and Drug Administration chief, became known during his tenure for his…
Boom wants to build a supersonic jet for mainstream passengers; here’s its game plan
While much of the world remains fixated on the race to build autonomous cars, there’s another…
Famed founder Daphne Koller tells it straight: “With most drugs, we do not understand why they work”
Daphne Koller doesn’t mind hard work. She joined Stanford University’s computer science department in 1995, spending…
Investors just gave NFX $275 million more to fund seed-stage startups focused on ‘network effects’
It’s the worst kept secret in the world of startup funding. Series A rounds today are…
Y Combinator promotes Geoff Ralston to president, while Sam Altman shifts to advisor role
Two months ago, when Sam Altman surprised the industry by stepping away from his post as…