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Women-Led VC Firm TMV Raises $64 Million To Back ‘Triple Bottom-Line’ Startups Benefiting The Planet
Soraya Darabi and Marina Hadjipateras are looking to write $1 million-plus checks into early-stage startups in health and pet care, sustainable solutions, the future of work, financial inclusion and mobility from New York-based venture capital firm TMV.
This Ecommerce Entrepreneur Opened A Brick-And-Mortar Shop To Solve A Problem
A once-in-a-generation explosion in entrepreneurship is taking place as founders bet on themselves in record numbers. MainStreet U.S.A is back in business—and stronger than ever.
Psychedelics Expansion: Field Trip Health Hires Former Peloton CMO Vicki Reed As Chief Growth Officer
Field Trip Health Ltd., a global leader in the development and delivery of psychedelic therapies, is doubling down its expansion with its latest appointment: Vicki Reed, a former CMO of Peloton, is now Field Trip Health’s Chief Growth Officer.
Better Than Meta: This Good Unicorn Uses VR To Repair Strokes, Alzheimer’s And Parkinson’s
Good Unicorn MindMaze has zero interest in building the next hot social platform.
Instead, it is wholly dedicated to helping the 15 million patients who suffer from strokes each year recover using its brain-health gaming platform.
How Small Changes Can Help You Build An Upward Spiral
Positive psychology is about more than looking on the bright side. Scott Glassman, PsyD, wants to help people implement positive thinking in their lives, to help us through our toughest times. Find out how he does this every day, and how to climb out o…
Delivering Blood, Saving Lives, Having Fun: Adventures Of A Good Unicorn
Over the last 5 years, Zipline’s autonomous aircraft (drones) have delivered 4.5 million doses of critical medical supplies (like blood and COVID vaccines) to those who most need it most. Zipline’s on-demand delivery infrastructure serves 25 million pe…
Cancer May No Longer Be The World’s Scariest Word, Thanks To This Good Unicorn
The precision-cell selection biotechnology approach that Orca Bio has developed not only has the potential to solve cancer and relapses, but also hundreds of diseases in the future. Let’s dive into the deep end with Ivan Dimov, PhD engineer, CEO, and c…
Y Combinator Names Surbhi Sarna Its First-Ever Partner For Healthcare And Biotech
Subhi Sarna sold nVision Medical for $275 million in 2018. Now she’s been named Y Combinator’s first-ever group partner focused on healthcare and biotech as part of a pandemic-fueled deeper focus from the startup accelerator.
Getting Ahead Of Your Diminished Capacity Worries
No one wants to face the possibility of diminished capacity in retirement, and yet everyone should. As our retirement lives extend out and beyond thirty years, the risk of cognitive decline can be just as threatening to retirement security as loss of i…
