Companies growing explosively in the mental health arena face three key blind spots: too few clinical therapists, challenges in building a high-gross margin company, and the the possibility of doing more harm than good.

There will be a lot less money sloshing around China’s tech startups next year—at just the time when they’re going to need it most. VC firms that invest U.S. dollars in Chinese tech startups have raised far less money this year than in the past. Such firms have raised $4.2 billion this year so ...

Heartland Forward releases new report on entrepreneurship across the country with first-of-its-kind calculator The metrics underlying America’s Entrepreneurial States: Supporting Entrepreneurs to Help Drive the Economy show that when it comes to creating and supporting entrepreneurial ecosystems, the coasts win and the heartland lags. Our country was built on the American Dream. Even today –… Continue reading America’s Entrepreneurial States: Supporting Entrepreneurs to Help Drive the Economy

Vox's Sean Illing talks with author Michael Pollan about his new book This Is Your Mind on Plants, why some societies condemn drugs that other societies condone, what will happen as the war on drugs draws to a close, and whether or not taking psychedelic drugs can improve huamnkind.

Venture capital investments in South Florida rocketed higher in the second quarter of 2021. In the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro area, companies raised $831.4 million, a 271% increase in dollar value over the first quarter, according to  the Q2 Venture Monitor report. Yet, that Q2 haul was across 50 deals, down from 52 in Q1.

Noom Inc., whose app is designed to help people lose weight by changing their behavior, raised $540 million in a new funding round as it seeks to expand into other realms of personal health.

More than 50 percent are urban, and two in downtown San Francisco attract more than a billion dollars each in venture capital.

Silicon Valley feels picked on by “woke” journalists “who can’t code.” Reporters feel picked on by petty zillionaires with anger-management problems.

Startup valuations soar as pandemic boosts online services

"People have often reported on whistleblowing matter-of-factly as though we did it and moved on with our lives." But that couldn't be further from the truth.

The contextual ad-tech company raised $75 million in new funding from Goldman Sachs