With $37 million in funding, health startup Virta aims to cure type 2 diabetes by watching what you eat

 Type 2 diabetes is a disease affecting 415 million people globally and Virta, a Silicon Valley-based…

Instacart raises $400 million at a $3.4 billion valuation to deliver groceries on-demand

 Grocery delivery startup Instacart has raised approximately $400 million in a new round of venture funding…

Farmers Business Network cultivates $40 million to help farmers buy seeds at favorable prices

 GV (formerly known as Google Ventures) and DBL Partners co-led a $40 million investment in Farmers…

Hubble raises $16.5 million to deliver affordable daily contact lenses

 A subscription commerce startup that sells its own brand of daily disposable contact lenses, Hubble, has…

How Hazel Technologies keeps fresh fruit and vegetables from spoiling

 Chicago-based Hazel Technologies is on a mission to reduce food waste. The company has developed packaging…

Jay Z launches Arrive to fund startups, offer branding support and more

 Jay Z’s new venture capital firm Arrive, has arrived – the rap and business mogul has…

Startup School will soon be in session at Y Combinator

 Whether you swear by Both Sides of the Table or Zero to One, there’s no denying…

NextGen Venture Partners just raised a $22 million fund from 83 investors

 NextGen Venture Partners,  a young, Washington, D.C.-based venture firm that’s quarterbacked by a handful of investors but…