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Not only were new unicorns minted at a breakneck pace in 2021, but they were created in early-stage funding rounds at an unprecedented rate. While nearly 600 new unicorns were minted last year, about 18 percent were companies reaching  that status after an early-sta...

Digital payment platforms provide consumers with an efficient and secure form of convenience to pay for goods and services without the hassle of carrying credit cards and cash. Software-based payment systems store user payment data and passwords in an encrypted online lockbox, accessible from their smartphones.

Livly, Inc., the Chicago-based technology company offering the first unified operating system fo...

Buildings with the highest U.K. performance ratings are using far more energy than those with the lowest ratings, according to recent data. It’s a disparity that shows the limitations of current green building standards.

Annie Koo is the Innovation Lead at Catalyst Housing Group, where she is focused on scaling Catalyst’s essential housing platform across the full spectrum of housing affordability, from homelessness to homeownership.

Prior to Catalyst, Annie was the Director of Housing at Sidewalk ...

Investors set a record for U.S. commercial-property sales last year, betting that the pandemic is reordering how Americans live, work and play. Real-estate buyers loaded up on warehouses, which serve as fulfillment centers for the e-commerce boom. They bought apartment buildings to capitalize on record high rents. They paid up for resorts and vacation-oriented hotels that benefited from the res...

Workers, flush with power as employers raise wages and scramble to fill