SoftBank’s debt obsession

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The Minte raises $2.25 million in seed funding to bring hotel-style housekeeping to luxury residences

As an MBA student at the University of Chicago’s Booth school, Kathleen...


Retail-as-a-service provider Leap raises $3M and launches first store

The past decade in retail has been the golden age of direct-to-consumer (D2C)...


VICIS completes $28.5M Series B and launches its first youth helmet

Aaron Rodgers has invested in VICIS, a developer of high-tech helmets for...


A look at all the companies participating in 500 Startups’ 24th accelerator program

50 percent of the companies have a back, mixed-race or Latinx founder.


Brex has partnered with WeWork, AWS and more for its new rewards program

Brex cardholders can now accrue and spend points on AWS, Twilio, SalesForce,...


Freebird flies off with $8M to rescue passengers after flight cancellations

American Express Ventures has led the round, with support from Citi Ventures,...


Valued at $500M, investors say HeadSpin is ‘one of the fastest-scaling software companies’ ever

HeadSpin has raised $20 million from GV, ICONIQ Capital, Battery Ventures and...


Eaze co-founder Keith McCarty raises $5M for his new B2B cannabis startup

Craft Ventures has led the round for WAYV.


Expedia acquires Pillow and ApartmentJet to conquer the short-term rental market

Travel booking site Expedia wants to better compete with Airbnb.