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Crypto investor Katie Haun has raised $1.5 billion for her new fund after leaving Andreessen Horowitz, and shattered a record in the process.

A new platform in the celebrity EdTech space promises amateur performers the opportunity to demonstrate their talent and receive feedback from industry experts.

Airlines have a relatively straightforward goal — getting people in seats — but they’ve traditionally relied on inefficient and outdated statistical modeling methods to predict what prices and other conditions will sell tickets. Enter FLYR Labs. The company has developed a deep learning platform to forecast airline demand and set airfare prices, and it’s now secured … Read more

Whatnot, a livestreaming shopping platform for collectors to buy and sell things like rare Pokémon cards and Funko Pops, has closed a $150 million Series C — its third round of fundraising in 2021 alone. This round pins Whatnot’s valuation at $1.5 billion, earning it a spot on the ever-growing list of unicorns. So what’s … Read more

Social commerce startup Flip is mixing live commerce mobile apps with real customer reviews to improve the buying experience and opportunity for the creator economy. Today, the Los Angeles-based company closed on a $28 million Series A led Streamlined Ventures. Nooruldeen “Noor” Agha, a serial e-commerce entrepreneur, founded Flip in 2019 after emigrating to the … Read more

Online learning platform MasterClass has been valued at $2.75 billion in a new round of funding, sources tell CNBC. That’s more than triple its valuation from June 2020, according to Pitchbook. The company plans to use the fresh $225 million in funds to help launch a new enterprise business and expand internationally. MasterClass, which offers … Read more

Stem’s music distribution and payment platform recently raised $10 million in new funding and, since its 2015 launch, has paid out $100 million in royalty payments to independent artists using the platform. While the Los Angeles-based financial technology startup’s latest milestones help support creators during the ongoing pandemic and related economic devastation that has left … Read more

Health insurer Humana said it is investing $100 million in the in-home primary care company, Heal, to bring in-person physician “house calls and one-touch medicine” to seniors in its Medicare Advantage plans. Heal is a fast-growing startup company that offers primary care house calls on-demand and has delivered more than 200,000 home visits in the … Read more