Forbes Under 30 alum Rachel Benyola started Kova by AnneeLondon to design a better bike helmet. But after struggling financially for years, she decided during the pandemic she needed to close for her own mental health. "The company was running on empty," she says, "because I was running on empty."

The brilliant insight that the Plastic Odyssey founders had was that, to the extent that plastic recycling is a well-understood technology, there are plenty of off patent and open-source tools that can be cheaply acquired and profitably run by local entrepreneurs.

The Shapermint CMO believes Kim Kardashian West’s Skims is one of his company’s greatest assets.

Due to a surge in Covid cases in Texas, Houston-based Rice University will operate virtually for at least the first two weeks of classes. It has also delayed the semester's start date.

Loom's interactive video messaging expanded during the pandemic as many people began working remotely. In 2021, the company's user base has grown at a rate of 900% year-over-year.

Dylan Diamond first built the app in high school to help his friends coordinate their schedules.

Dylan Field sculpted Figma into design software’s hottest startup, valued at $10 billion and No. 7 on the Cloud 100 list, by listening first and letting the market and customers guide its research and development.

Seed-stage VC pioneer Uncork Capital has two new partners in Susan Liu and Tripp Jones as Andy McLoughlin is now a co-managing partner of the firm founded by Jeff Clavier.

The 32-year-old founder raised money for her company at a $3.75 billion valuation in June, boosting her net worth -- and landing her on Forbes’ new list of America’s most successful self-made women.

Cofounder Michael Kuech believes the powders aided his rebound from cancer.

This week Normani and Cardi B’s “Wild Side” hit Spotify’s USA Top 50 chart. Here’s a look behind the music.

Veterinary company Modern Animal, cofounded and spearheaded by Under 30 honoree Steven Eidelman, announced today that it has raised $75.5 million. The funding comes from two investments over the past year: a $35.5M Series A led by True Ventures and Addition, and a $40M Series B led by Founders Fund.

Canadian collaborative conversational AI tool Voiceflow announced today that it has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by Felicis Ventures. Other investors include Craft Ventures, True Ventures, Figma cofounder and 30 under 30 honoree Dylan Field, and more.

Aidoc, Israeli developer of Artificial Intelligence-based software that analyzes medical imaging, announced that it had raised a $65 million Series C round. The latest round in the company, cofounded by 30 Under 30 honorees, was led by General Catalyst.

Compliance training platform Ethena offering users quick, easily digestible content to satisfy mandatory training requirements, announced today that it has raised a $15.5 million Series A round led by Felicis Ventures. Ethena's CTO Anne Solmssen made the 30 Under 30 Social Impact list this year.

Analytics startup Amplitude filed confidentially to go public in a direct listing today, just one month after raising $150 million in new funding at a $4 billion valuation led by Sequoia.

The TikTok astrologer--known as Witchy Kid--reflects on finding herself after sunsetting the magazine that she dropped out of high school to start.