The average, lifetime cost that pet owners pay to get their dog groomed can top out at a whopping $14,400. Routine preventative and wellness care for dogs is expensive and Wagmo developed a new type of pet insurance that covers day-to-day essentials including grooming and dental work. Wagmo offers three tiers of annual membership plans […]
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Starship Raises $7M to be the First Robo-Advisor for Health Savings Accounts
Managing a HSA (health savings account) can be confusing because requirements are adjusted each year to account for inflation. In 2020, if you have a HSA account and self-only coverage, you can contribute up to $3,550 with pre-tax dollars. Starship is the first robo-advisor to help manage HSA accounts and earn a return on these […]
Barber Surgeons Guild Makes Dealing Hair Loss as Easy as a Trip to the Barber
The BSG LA Outpost (West Hollywood) is generating millions of dollars in revenue and is profitable, while not being fully ramped. When analyzing the NYC population and demographics, we realized that we can be even more successful in New York City. With these two locations, we will have a significant presence in the two biggest US markets and generating substantial revenue and profitability.
Vendorful Raises Seed Funding to Simplify The Vendor Lifecycle for Mid Market Companies
Finding a great supplier is challenging, and procurement teams know that a great, long-term relationship with a supplier can have a positive, ripple effect across the company. Vendorful is the Vendor Lifecycle Management solution that helps procurement teams every step along the way from RFP’s to managing contracts. It easily integrates with existing eProcurement suites […]
Rightway Healthcare Raises $20M to Help Navigate the Healthcare System
Navigating healthcare can be an extremely confusing and costly process. Rightway Healthcare leverages its team of expert navigators, including nurses and doctors, to help guide members to the best treatment plans at the best prices. Healthcare costs are soaring out of control, crippling employers while their employees are often unable to decipher the complexities of their healthcare […]
Reputation Desk is the Centralized Platform to Help Businesses Manage Online Reviews
No small business owner wants to hear a customer haughtily say, “I’m going to leave a Yelp Review!”A few bad customer reviews can mean disaster for a small business owner. Reputation Desk lends a hand to small business owners by enabling them to manage customer reviews from various sites and social media channels in a centralized platform. […]
Studs Raises $3M to Modernize the Ear Piercing Experience
This isn’t an arbitrary list- malls, Claire’s, tattoo parlors, a friend’s house, and jewelry stores. It’s the list of common places people go to get their ears pierced. Studs is on a mission to be the top of mind resource and retail brand for those getting their ears pierced. Operating out of its first location in Nolita, […]
Apteo Raises $1M to Enable Investors to Use Data Seamlessly
Investors are utilizing the sea of public data to make better financial decisions; however, with millions of data sets available, it becomes very difficult for investors to make sense of it all, at scale. Apteo helps investors cut through the noise by sourcing, centralizing, and analyzing alternative data. Apteo’s platform allows financial firms to integrate […]
Blueground Pulls in Another $50M for Your Next Furnished Apartment
Technology is fundamentally changing the concepts of work, play, and live. When it comes to living, as work becomes more connected, more and more people find themselves traveling for extended periods of time and do not want to deal with an impersonal hotel or traditional corporate housing situation. Enter Blueground – the startup founded in […]
Branch Raises $2.4M to be the One Stop Shop for Office Furniture
An old-school CEO and the stereotypical, millennial CEO probably disagree on many factors about the workplace, but one universal belief that has withstood the test of time is that workplaces need furniture. Branch (the company was previously known as Bureau) makes high-quality, office furniture for growing companies, taking care of all the logistics from design to […]
Hive Raises Another $10.6M to Pave the Way for a New Standard of Operational Efficiency
If everyone on a team shares the same goal, it is logical to assume that executing and achieving this goal is simple, but we all know that isn’t true and that’s exactly what Hive solves. The productivity platform, founded in 2015, powers every aspect of work and helps fast pace companies stay on track. Hive […]