For years, messaging apps have focused on user growth. Now -- with billions of users -- they’re looking to monetize.

Whether or not they realize it, nearly every adult in America has used Stripe. This week, the payments platform raised $600m.

Nintendo’s beloved characters and enduring hardware have seen massive success. Now, it’s gearing up for the future.

Neeva is trying to build a privacy-first search engine from scratch. It’s got the right team for the job.

SpaceX is leading the way in an internet-beaming satellite space race… for now.

Coursera is going public. Here’s what that means for the future of higher ed.

Indie was a venture capital firm focused on profitability before scale. It just closed its doors.

Beam raises $80m

New platforms and regulations are pushing the influencer economy to new heights.

Last year, Google was planning to hire thousands to make video games. It just shut down its in-house gaming studios.

David Dobrik’s new photo app is shaking things up in Silicon Valley.

Shippo is trying to equip SMBs with the same logistical shipping prowess of Amazon Prime.

America has a long history of limited internet access for steep prices. 2021 may be the year of real progress.

When COVID hit the restaurant industry, Toast was in trouble. But things have turned around and now it’s prepping an IPO.

Young entrepreneur Adam Shlomi scaled a $1m online tutoring company during college.

NASA’s Perseverance rover just landed on Mars. Since the 1960s, missions like this have spurred disruptive innovation on Earth.

Chevron and BP are diversifying their portfolios by investing in geothermal startup Eavor.

Vaccine discussions are taking over the hyperlocal social platform.

Livestreamed ecommerce is taking China by storm. Here’s how.

Apple has a car in the works and plans to enter a global auto market, but few know what that actually means.

Over the last 80 years, facial recognition tech has gone from pen and paper to large-scale automation. But at what cost?

Actors, athletes, and celebrity chefs are eyeing massive payouts in the lucrative liquor space.

The world needs more semiconductors. That’s a problem for the automotive industry, which may hold back 1m vehicles due to the shortage.

Chipotle had a big year, with an assist from its cleverly-named drive-thrus (Chipotlanes)

SpaceX is looking for people to go on its next mission, and pretty much anyone is eligible.

Founded by Berkeley academics, Databricks just raised $1B at a $28B valuation to build data lakehouses.

In 2012, frustrated marketers set out to build a platform to make coordinating promotional products easier. It’s on track for $7m+ in revenue in 2021.

Facebook calls Apple one of its “biggest competitors” and hits back at its privacy features, which are somewhat confusing.

Israeli payments platform Melio raised $110m to help SMBs take check-writing online.

MIT researchers designed a method to grow wood in a lab, but selling lab-grown tables is a long way off.