February 21, 2025

How automotive exec Crystal Brown founded CircNova, an AI drug discovery biotech

Tiny Michigan biotech startup CircNova has raised a $3.3 million seed round for its technology that uses AI to target so-called “circular RNA.” The development holds promise as a new method to quickly develop therapies for conditions that currently have no drug treatments. The new funding is also a victory lap for co-founder and CEO […]

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July 2023

Paradigm’s CEO dives into diversity on the Builder Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023

July 21, 2023
Despite current culture wars turning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies into a political punching bag, most business leaders understand that they’re very good for business. Yet in a more conservative VC market, the discussions focus more on financials than on how to construct an intentional culture. However, younger generations are bringing updated values and […]

Pitch Deck Teardown: CleanHub’s $7M seed deck

July 21, 2023
Plastic in ocean bad. Plastic not in ocean good. That’s, in a nutshell, the pitch for CleanHub. The company has designed a whole business model and a track-and-trace model around that, so brands can rest assured that their plastics don’t end up in the oceans. Who these brands are, and what happens to the plastic […]

Telegram rolls out its Stories feature to Premium users

July 21, 2023
Telegram is rolling out its Stories feature for Premium users, the company confirmed in a tweet on Friday. The official roll out for Premium users comes a month after Telegram CEO Pavel Durov announced that the messaging app would be adding Stories in July. It’s currently unknown when Telegram plans to launch Stories for non-Premium users. […]

3 Growth-Focused Industrial Stocks to Buy Today

July 21, 2023
The escalating scale of industrial activities is projected to bolster the industrial equipment and machinery sector in the upcoming years. Given this backdrop, fundamentally strong industrial stocks Alamo Group (ALG),…

That’s capitalism, baby

July 21, 2023
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Friday show, when we take a look at the week’s biggest startup and tech news, and have a little fun at the same time. This week, Alex and Mary Ann […]

3 Software Stocks to Buy for a Tech-Savvy Portfolio

July 21, 2023
Amid rapid digitalization worldwide, the demand for software services is expected to increase considerably, creating more growth opportunities for companies dealing with software. Thus, investors could consider adding top software…