Archive for August 2021
Menstrual product startup raises another $2M in seed extension
Co-founders Thyme Sullivan and Denielle Finkelstein targeted like-minded angel investors for this extended funding round because VCs invest on average 2.2% of funding in women founders. Read More
Read MoreImmunology startup raises $157M, plans to ready for clinic
Since its founding in May 2020, immunology startup GentiBio has made major strides, validating its regulatory T-cell-based platform in the lab. Read More
Read MoreBoston Globe hires Nielsen to help boost readership diversity
The Boston Globe is looking to grow its readership among diverse groups, and it’s hired media-analytics firm Nielsen to help it figure out how to do that. Read More
Read MoreHiring gaps widened in the summer. These are the top states for jobseekers.
Job postings may have dipped slightly in the early summer, but new data shows jobseekers actually gained leverage due to the dwindling number of unemployed individuals who are seeking work Read More
Read MoreState representative racked up $154K in unpaid federal taxes
The Internal Revenue Service has filed a hefty lien against a state representative for nonpayment of taxes. Read More
Read MoreState Street to require employee vaccinations in U.S.
State Street is one of the first major Boston-based employers outside of the health care and higher education sectors to announce a Covid vaccination requirement. Read More
Read MoreA conversation with fintech platform Marstone’s CEO
Rhode Island Inno caught up with Marstone’s CEO Margaret Hartigan to discuss the latest fund-raise, trends in wealth management and financial planning, and life during the pandemic. Read More
Read MoremRNA firm GreenLight Biosciences to go public in $1.2B SPAC deal
Just over a year after expanding its messenger RNA, or mRNA, platform from exclusively agricultural applications to include biotech ones, GreenLight Biosciences is going public in a reverse merger with a special-purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. Read More
Read MoreDraftKings and Tom Brady’s Autograph launch NFT marketplace
NFTs are often described as the evolution of fine art collecting and can be an alternative to analog-only valuables such as artworks, trading cards and memorabilia. Read More
Read MoreMass. research hospitals mandate vaccines for staff
The state’s largest hospitals say they will require staff to be fully vaccinated by October, joining Dana-Farber and UMass Memorial Health Care, which announced a similar vaccination mandate last week. Read More
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