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VC firms raised $35.5B last year, the most since 2006

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Why direct-to-consumer models are hard in healthcare

Digital healthcare has been a rising space in the last few years, but while the structural and cultural change in Read More

Tripda shutting down its ridesharing service this week

Another ridesharing company bites the dust.Tripda, headquartered in Brazil’s financial center São Paulo, announced today that it is shutting down Read More

Daily funding roundup – February 29, 2016

Enlighted, provider of smart sensors and analytics for businesses, secured $25 million in Series D funding from the company’s existing investors Read More

Twitter went wild over Leo’s Oscar win, setting a new record

So the Oscars were tonight, and, for once, there were a good number of surprises in what won. It helps Read More

How does Atlassian make money?

When it went public in December, Australian enterprise software company Atlassian delivered one of the strongest showings among tech IPOs Read More

M&A roundup – week ending 2/27/16

Synacor, a multiscreen technology and monetization partner, acquired digital advertising company Technorati. The price was $3 million in cash. Technorati will help Synacor Read More

Meet Dave Schulte of McKesson Ventures

Dave Schulte is Managing Director leading McKesson Ventures alongside Tom Rodgers. He brings more than 17 years of experience as Read More

Earnings roundup: who won and who lost

The markets have sputtered so far this year, though there are some signs that it could be coming back. It's Read More

When Airbnb was young: the early years

As our readers know, Vator has started a series called When they were young. It's a look back at the Read More

Etsy (and the global market) might be OK after all

Slowing company growth is one thing, but having to deal with internal sluggishness against a global backdrop of economic slowdown Read More

Zenefits cuts workforce by 17% to get itself back on track

The last few weeks have been pretty rough on Zenefits, first with the ousting of its CEO following months of bad press, Read More

Daily funding roundup – February 26, 2016

An online store for party supplies, Funcart, raised $70,000 in its first round of funding from a group of HNIs. Launched in Read More

Lead developer from secure messaging app Signal joins Apple

Apple is taking its current fight with the FBI to the next level: it is actually going to up security Read More

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