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Domestika raises $110M on a $1.3B valuation to expand its learning community for creative types

TechCrunch

The creative community has been a ripe target for startups building tools and services to serve their interests and needs as they transition from their traditionally offline practices into a digital present and future. Another is the startup’s focus on e-learning. billion valuation. (Its Image Credits: Domestika.

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DotCom Therapy raises $13M to provide therapy for kids, in and out of school

TechCrunch

It’s far from the only teletherapy company looking to capitalize on a boom in venture capital investment in mental health startups , but it’s operating in a hyper-specific sphere: therapy for kids. . Should startups build or buy telehealth infrastructure? Those range from unicorns like TalkSpace to other startups. .

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Fireside Project manifests a $200K fund to improve access to careers in psychedelic health

TechCrunch

The FDA approved ketamine as a treatment for medicine-resistant depression back in 2019, and startups like Mindbloom have popped up to fill that gap in the market. I started having my own psychedelic experiences many years ago, the first one was in 2002 I think. MDMA (ecstasy) is hella illegal, (it’s a Schedule 1 drug in the U.S.,

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Hambleton Lord and Christopher Mirabile Are Changing the Face of Angel Investing

Angel Capital Association

With their shared dedication to professionalize angel investing, commitment to educate the angel community and decades long friendship, it is easy to understand why Hambleton Lord and Christopher Mirabile have been so successful at changing the face of angel investing.

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After bootstrapping since 2002, Articulate raises $1.5B on $3.75B valuation

TechCrunch

Most companies don’t announce their first venture investment after almost 20 years in the business, nor do they announce that round is the equivalent of a good startup’s entire private fundraising history. But Articulate , a SaaS training and development platform, is not your typical company and today it announced a whopping $1.5

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

The Past (1985-2002). But AOL brought online services, email, chat and discussion boards to the masses and thus educated a generation that paved the way for others. Yes, social networks of 2010 have much better usability, have better developed 3rd-party platforms and many more people are connected. then bought GeoCities for $3.6

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The Innovator's Solution for SaaS Startups - The Flywheel SaaS Company

Tomasz Tunguz

In the Innovator’s Dilemma for SaaS Startups , I outlined the path of many software companies, which disrupt incumbents by first serving the small-to-medium business and then move up-market by transitioning to serve larger enterprises with outbound sales teams. The pyramid above describes the Traditional Model.

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