Can VCs and founders hustle more responsibly?

Can VCs and founders hustle more responsibly?

Despite the market’s slight rebound this year, mental health and work-life balance hurdles have never been more challenging to overcome. Emmalyn Shaw, a co-founder and managing partner at Flourish Ventures, and Lisa Mikkelsen, head of global human capital at Flourish Ventures, delve into this pressing issue.

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Record Insurtech Funding in Q4 2019

Record Insurtech Funding in Q4 2019

Quarterly insurtech funding reached an all-time high of $1.99 billion during Q4 2019.

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Time for Start-Ups to Focus on Making Money?

Time for Start-Ups to Focus on Making Money?

Start-ups tout so many metrics — other than, you know, profits. Number of customers, users, reach, influence, amount of Twitter followers, etc. Will the 2020s be the decade when start-ups pursue profitability over all else?

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Investors Love Insurtech

Investors Love Insurtech

Insurtech is a booming sector, and deep-pocketed investors show no sign of slowing down in pouring money into the next hot start-up. The latest example is Health IQ Insurance Services, Inc., which this week announced it has raised $55 million in growth capital, bringing its total funding raised to $140 million.

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