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Next Billion-Dollar Startups 2023
There are more than 50,000 venture-backed startups in the U.S., and only the tiniest fraction will ever reach a $1 billion valuation. Here are the 25 we think most likely to succeed.
Next Billion-Dollar Startups 2023: AI And Data Dominate This Year’s List
The market’s obsession with data science and artificial intelligence is reflected in this year’s list of 25 companies we think most likely to reach $1 billion valuation.
Truepill’s Sid Viswanathan Out As CEO As Troubles Mount At Tech-Enabled Pharmacy
Not quite 18 months after being named CEO of Truepill, cofounder Sid Viswanathan is gone. The company, worth $1.6 billion at its last equity funding round, faces an uncertain future with a cash squeeze and DEA investigation.
A Quick Remedy Proves Elusive For Life-Saving Pulse Oximeter’s Problems With Darker Skin
Since the start of the pandemic, the popular medical device has been indispensable for measuring oxygen in the blood, but dangerously inaccurate in patients with darker skin. Now the FDA is in the hot seat and Black researchers are working on a cure.
First Outside Investment In 30 Years Makes Life Sciences Software Firm A Unicorn
Salt Lake City-based MasterControl built its business under the radar for decades. Now the company is worth $1.3 billion.
After Overhype And Retrenchment, Magic Leap Finds A Niche In Less Cool But Useful Augmented Reality
After its bubble burst, Magic Leap, under former Microsoft exec Peggy Johnson, targets industry for its augmented-reality headsets.
Meet The Entrepreneurs Who Designed Pollution-Killing Plants
Neoplants’ super-plants can help clear indoor air of formaldehyde and other pollutants 30 times better than regular houseplants.
Abortion Access Influences Location Decisions For One In Five U.S. Manufacturing CEOs, According To Forbes-Zogby Poll
Two of Indiana’s biggest employers said last month that they’d think twice about expanding facilities in the state after the legislature passed a near-total ban on abortion. A new poll shows that, nationwide, the companies are hardly unique.
This Startup Wants To Bring Disinfecting UV Light Into “Every Physical Space”
Hospitals have long used ultraviolet light to zap viruses, but the devices were too expensive for business and schools. Spurred by the pandemic, an unlikely trio started R-Zero to develop a lower-cost alternative—and was just featured on our latest lis…
Supply-Chain Snags Create Shortages Of Life-Saving Medical Supplies In U.S.
An unprecedented strain on American healthcare systems is expected to worsen.
