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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October 2023

Block acquires music financial services startup Hifi

October 12, 2023
Block, the Jack Dorsey-founded fintech company previously known as Square, has acquired Hifi, a music-focused fintech startup. Hifi founder and CEO Damian Manning announced the news in a LinkedIn post yesterday. The company also updated its website, which states that it’s joining Block to “further our shared purpose of economic empowerment with the financial technologies […]

Atlassian to acquire former unicorn Loom for $975M

October 12, 2023
Atlassian announced this morning that it is acquiring video messaging service Loom for $975 million, the same company that had a $1.53 billion valuation in May 2021 when it announced a $130 million Series C. That was when companies were still thinking about all work being cloud-based and the future looked oh so bright. As […]

3 Energy Stocks With Massive Potential for Gains

October 12, 2023
Rising crude oil prices, with surging demand and constrained supply, are expected to boost the prospects of the energy industry. Therefore, it could be wise to buy fundamentally strong energy…

Stock trading API developer Alpaca raises $15M convertible note from SBI Group 

October 12, 2023
Investing apps help anyone access the stock market to make trades. Alpaca, a San Mateo-based startup, offers stock and crypto brokerage trading services via API that enables investing fintech companies and others to embed this functionality into their apps. Today, the startup announced it has secured $15 million in the form of a convertible note […]

Hook wants to help you create a legal remix of your favorite track for TikTok

October 12, 2023
The rise of short video apps has fueled people to use many tools to make their videos different by remixing popular songs. Many creators use tricks like speeding up, slowing down, or using clap tracks to modify songs. While labels and social media companies have tools to keep a watch on track usage so artists […]

Unmasking The Truth Behind Spirit Halloween’s Pop-Up Success

October 12, 2023
Spirit Halloween expects to hire 40,000 seasonal workers and a ‘record number’ of pop-up locations this year — but how? Pop-up stores are harder to run than you think. Before you get any ideas about launching a pop-up business of your own, let’s talk about the real entrepreneurial risks that are scarier than your favorite Halloween horror.