Startup Hub

Here are all the companies from Y Combinator’s Summer 2021 Demo Day, Part 1 – TechCrunch techcrunch.com Today Y Combinator kicked off the Demo Day cycle for its Summer 2021 cohort. The collection of early-stage startups on day one-of-two alone numbered in the hundreds, meaning that we had to assemble a team here at TechCrunch just to cover it all. But before we get into notes on each company that pre…

The 20 most valuable VC-backed companies in the US since 2019 | PitchBook pitchbook.com The fintech boom has led to some newer entrants on the list of the most valuable companies. Here's a look at how the list has changed since 2019.

Chinese 3D printing startup Polly Polymer secures new funding asia.nikkei.com $15.5m raised to build a cloud-controlled, unmanned 'dark factory'

Untitled Ventures joins the scramble for Russian & Eastern European startups with a $118M warchest – TechCrunch techcrunch.com Sorry Mr. Putin, but there’s a race on for Russian and Eastern European founders. And right now, those awful capitalists in the corrupt West are starting to out-gun the opposition! But seriously… only the other day a $100 million fund aimed at Russian-speaking entrepreneurs appeared, and others are…

What minority founders must consider before entering the venture-backed startup ecosystem – TechCrunch techcrunch.com Venture funding for entrepreneurs of color remains elusive, but here are some tricks for startup founders to hack the system.

Men’s health startup Manual raises $30M Series A from US and European investors – TechCrunch techcrunch.com Men’s health and well-being startup Manual has raised a $30 million Series A round from U.S.-based Sonoma Brands and Waldencast, and Manual’s existing European investors Felix Capital and Cherry Ventures. FJ Labs and the GISEV Family Office also participated in the round. The cash will be used for …