AutoLeap is bringing the auto repair shop into the 21st century by digitizing their workflow and reducing the manual double-entry shop owners are used to doing.
Where and when to spend your recently raised dollars
‘It’s easier to raise and harder to spend these days, because there’s such a high demand for talent.’
Startups have more options than ever to lower their reliance on venture capital
The capital market for startups has perhaps never been more attractive than it is today. Not only are venture capitalists raising more capital than ever, but new methods of financing startup activity are maturing. The result is a capital market that is increasingly competitive for startup attention, and business, which may lead to better prices […]
Vareto raises $24M from GV, Menlo and all-star angels to reinvent financial planning for enterprises
Vareto, a startup aiming to help companies conduct more forward-looking financial planning and analysis, is coming out of stealth today with $24 million in total funding. GV (formerly Google Ventures) led its $20 million Series A this year, and Menlo Ventures led its $4.2 million seed financing in the summer of 2020. Menlo also put […]
Utopia Labs is building an operating system for DAOs
Decentralized autonomous organizations, or DAOs, are all the rage at the moment. We’re seeing explosive growth in this sector as people experiment with building companies on top of tokens and smart contracts. And where new organization types bloom, so does the need for infrastructure. Utopia Labs is a team of four founders who met on […]
Here for influencer-branded mac and cheese
Natasha and Mary Ann and Alex were all aboard this week under the guidance of Chris and Grace, meaning that we were running full-strength for our roundup of this super busy week. Before we hop into the topics, you can follow the show on Twitter — all the cool kids do! — and keep in mind that on Mondays Equity provides a short kickoff […]
Orchest raises $3.5M to provide a simpler way to build data pipelines
Orchest is building a tool for data scientists to develop and deploy data pipelines without having to rely on an infrastructure or engineering team.
All Day Kitchens wants to expand every independent restaurant’s delivery network
The company is partnering with restaurants to share their food across a city via a network of satellite kitchens without having to put up any upfront costs.
LeadIQ’s rapid growth snags venture attention as sales software market stays hot
This morning LeadIQ, a startup working in the sales software market, announced that it has closed a $30 million Series B led by Cathay Innovation. Other investors in the transaction include Fresco Capital, Strong Ventures and Eight Road Ventures. LeadIQ frames its product from the perspective of missed revenue targets at companies, which it claims […]
Battery chemistry company Sila’s founder Gene Berdichevsky on the science of scaling up
Before Gene Berdichevsky became the co-founder and CEO of battery chemistry company Sila Nano, he was the seventh employee at Tesla Motors. As principal engineer on the Roadster battery, Berdichevsky was one of the first people crazy enough to experiment with shoving a lithium-ion battery pack into a combustion engine vehicle. The result? The Roadster […]