Snowy Buffalo, New York – the second-biggest city in that state – officially has the first unicorn company it can call its own. ACV Auctions – an online marketplace startup for used cars – passed the $1B valuation mark thanks to its latest funding round from which it had received another $150M. The latest round was … Read full-story
Denver education software startup Guild Education is the latest company to achieve unicorn status, in the wake of announcing the closing of its $157 million Series D funding round. Leading the round was ex-American Express CEO Ken Chenault via General Catalyst. Emerson Collective, Iconiq Capital and Lead Edge Capital all joined in the funding round as … Read full-story
Disrupt or be disrupted – that’s what it means to be in business today. From transportation to ecommerce, real estate to finance, startups are showing that the way forward means shaking up the status quo. For a handful of those startups, the path has been especially impressive. As of January 2019, there are more than … Read full-story
