Venture Capital

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Glossier secures $45 million credit facility from Tiger Finance

Beauty brand Glossier, which once raised just $1 million in a seed round, has now secured a $45 million revolving credit facility.

Kian Parsa·June 23, 2026

A founder presenting to a VC panel where one investor is asleep, illustrating bias and disengagement in pitch meetings.

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Founders Reveal Bizarre VC Pitch Meetings Amidst Bias

At a critical pitch meeting for a $15 million Series A round, a venture capitalist from a top 3 firm fell asleep.

Kian Parsa·June 7, 2026

Databricks CEO contemplating a strategic decision between private funding and an IPO, with holographic AI and financial data visualizations in the background.

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Databricks delays IPO, prioritizing private funding amid market volatility

Databricks, an AI giant recently valued at $134 billion, is raising over $4 billion in private funding, signaling its intent to bypass the current IPO rush despite years of public market speculation,

Kian Parsa·June 6, 2026

A cracked unicorn statue symbolizing struggling startups, juxtaposed with a glowing AI circuit board and a stark landscape.

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Nearly half of US unicorns face funding drought

Nearly half of America's 857 unicorn startups, once symbols of innovation and rapid growth, have not secured fresh funding in three years, leaving their billion-dollar valuations in serious doubt.

Kian Parsa·June 4, 2026