Electric aviation startup Beta Technologies has priced shares for its initial public offering between $27 and $33, in hopes of raising as much as $825 million, according to a regulatory document filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. If the company attracts investors at the top of that range it will debut with a valuation of about $7.2 billion.
It was one of those only-in-New-York nights the skyline glittered like it had somewhere to be, the air tasted faintly of salt and scotch, and the city's most luminous figures traded their boardrooms and ballet flats for the waterfront. Hudson River Park Friends' Midnight Garden Gala transformed Piers 62 and Sixty into an urban Eden, raising nearly $2.7 million for the park that keeps Manhattan's west side breathing.
Liberate, an AI startup automating insurance operations, has raised $50 million in a round led by Battery Ventures as it looks to scale its agentic deployments across carriers and agencies globally. The all-equity round values the three-year-old startup at $300 million post-money, with participation from new investor Canapi Ventures and returning backers Redpoint Ventures, Eclipse, and Commerce Ventures. The insurance industry has been navigating a difficult stretch, with rising operational costs, legacy system constraints, and increasing customer expectations.
Pitch decks are slide shows that give investors and customers key details about a company's founders, its product, and its financial performance. "I just write a memo and I tell them you can do a Q&A and ask whatever you want," Srinivas said, referring to potential investors. "And anything else that is not internal data, you can ask Perplexity. Like, it already knows everything."
"We are honored to share the name and event details of Cycle to Zero with our community, so many who have been supporters of SFAF, long-time participants of AIDS/LifeCycle, and champions for our HIV and LGBTQ communities," said Tyler TerMeer, Ph.D., CEO of SFAF. "As our systems of public health care and funding for HIV and LGBTQ+ services continue to come under attack, now is the time for our communities to come together to protect and prioritize the health care and services we need."
One of the highlights of the evening was a speech given by Ryan Lin, a BCNY member who started out as an ambitious kid, got into Hunter High School, and is currently attending NYU, with BCNY support throughout his journey. Filled with gratitude, Lin ended his speech by brilliantly letting us know he was looking for a summer internship within the finance industry.
Jack Fertility, an Oxford-based men's healthtech startup, has raised more than £500,000 in pre-seed funding to launch Snip Check, the UK's first home-to-lab postal vasectomy test kit, and accelerate development of its broader range of male reproductive health solutions. The round was led by Fuel Ventures, with participation from Microsoft angels, Alma Angels, The Beam Network, Moonstone Venture Capital, FemTech Lab, Founders Factory's Reckitt Benkiser Accelerator, and the Oxford Seed Fund.
Ms Sedgwick completed the distance from Battersea Park to Boscombe in five days to meet her grandad, Ivor, at his favourite spot on the beach. The 85-year-old, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2023, used to be a running coach but his worsening condition means he now lives in a care home with his wife, Janet. Ms Sedgwick, 28, started her challenge on 2 October, running nearly seven hours each day to raise money for the Alzheimer's Society.
Mary was a force for good, not only in the title insurance industry but in communities nationwide, said ALTA President Richard Welshons. Her vision for the Foundation was rooted in the belief that our work extends far beyond real estate transactions. These latest grants are a continuation of the good she helped put into motion, and we are proud to honor her legacy by carrying it forward.
Qapita began as a platform to manage cap tables after Ravulaparthi, during his earlier banking career, noticed that many companies still relied on spreadsheets. When the startup launched in January 2021, it expanded the platform based on early customer feedback to include an equity management tool for employee stock plans, initially released in beta. Competitor Carta later entered the Indian market but exited in 2023, giving Qapita room to strengthen its position.
The Magic Yarn Project is looking for volunteers on Oct. 10-11 to make wigs for children with cancer at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Saratoga. No experience is necessary. The event is in partnership with JustServe, an online platform that matches volunteers with community service projects. The free workshops are open to those 8 years old and up.
KindlyMD, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAKA), a provider of integrated healthcare services and a Bitcoin treasury vehicle through its subsidiary Nakamoto Holdings, is partnering with Antalpha (NASDAQ: ANTA). Antalpha is a fintech firm specializing in financing, technology, and risk management solutions for the digital asset industry. A key component of the partnership is a non-binding letter of intent under which Nakamoto plans to issue $250 million in five-year secured convertible notes to Antalpha.
As a self-employed artist, Ginny doesn't receive sick pay and will not be able to earn anything over this time (if you don't do the gig, you don't get paid). This is already a challenging time to be an artist - gigs are less frequent and funding is scarce. Ginny is a working-class disabled queer artist with no financial support to fall back on - and the worry about how to cover their mortgage & bills during this time is real.
This year, Curaleaf is reinforcing its commitment to meaningful impact by partnering with The Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund of CNY, also known as The Baldwin Fund, for its sixth annual at-register donation campaign. The initiative invites customers across most Curaleaf retail locations to "Round Up for Research" at checkout, with proceeds benefiting lifesaving research at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York.
GBH announced a $225 million fundraising campaign Wednesday, as the public broadcaster attempts to weather major funding cuts from the federal government. The " Fund the Future " campaign launch was timed to coincide with the start of the government's new fiscal year and the expiration of federal funding. GBH is hoping to raise the money over the next three years.
The organisation has been providing life-saving support to millions of people around the world for a decade Since it was founded in 2015, Choose Love has worked across 51 countries and with over 600 local partners to deliver aid to displaced communities in need, supporting over 8.5 million people, providing 1.3 million people with access to life-saving medical support, and saving 40,700 lives at sea.
Four people were killed and another eight injured after a gunman opened fire and set ablaze a Mormon Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan on Sunday. The suspected gunman, Thomas Jacob Sanford, was killed by police at the scene.
Wealthfront Corporation was founded 17 years ago, in 2008. It is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, and is led by CEO David Fortunato. The company is one of a number of fintech firms that operate in the robo-advisor space. It offers a financial platform and dedicated smartphone app that allow users to invest in various assets, including stocks and bonds. The company also offers cash accounts and automated index investing.
The acquisition seems to be a part of a deliberate strategy to diversify Tether's reserves into "hard assets" such as bitcoin, gold, and even agriculture. Earlier this year, the company disclosed it held over 100,000 BTC alongside 50 tons of gold, while also investing in XXI, a bitcoin treasury firm, through transfers exceeding 15,000 BTC in June and July. Tether has not made any official announcement regarding this transaction. Presumably this transaction is a purchase, but it could be a transfer for another purpose.
Afterwards, MyBigCareer followed up and offered me one-to-one sessions with a mentor at Wiggin called Scott to help me with my exams and university applications. My dream was to become a detective and I was planning to apply to universities lower down the pecking order, but during the two-and-a-half-month mentoring process, Scott made me believe I could aim higher so I applied to UCL as well. My mentor saw the potential in me that I couldn't see in myself
Thousands of runners retraced a fallen New York City firefighter's desperate race to the twin towers Sunday to honor the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks - and raise over $1 million for survivors and their families. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation's 5K Run & Walk brought 30,000 runners to trace the footsteps of fallen FDNY hero Stephen Siller, who raced to the World Trade Center towers from Red Hook through the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel on Sept. 11, 2001.
Monsegur is well known as the reformed blackhat hacker called Sabu, who originally helped develop, and was the de facto leader of, the hacker group LulzSec - before becoming an informant and helping the FBI dismantle it. LulzSec famously targeted major organizations including Sony, the FBI affiliate InfraGard, and various government websites. The FBI operation resulted in several arrests in both the US and UK.
If fully sold, the new offering could enable the company to scale originations from $500 million to as much as $2 billion per month. In Q2 2025, Better originated an average of $400 million per month, up from $290 million in Q1. Under the deals, Better will provide mortgage financing to a top-five personal financial services platform.
For non-profit organizations, every resource counts. Unlike corporations with expansive marketing budgets, most charitable groups operate on lean resources while striving to make the biggest possible impact in their communities. This reality often places them at a disadvantage in the digital space, where visibility determines reach, credibility, and donor engagement. Without a strong online presence, non-profits risk being overshadowed by larger institutions, even when their missions are equally important.
Nestled in the back of the nursery in the charming North Berkeley Westbrae neighborhood, you will find a festive pumpkin patch stocked to the brim with pumpkins in all shapes, colors, and sizes. The Westbrae Pumpkin patch is a hidden gem (one of the only pumpkin patches in Berkeley!) and is an East Bay favorite. Westbrae Pumpkin Patch September 26 - October 31, 2025 1272 Gilman Ave, Berkeley, CAFREE to peruse, pumpkins for purchase
Sex Education's Asa Butterfield, who grew up in Hackney, is helping raise money for Hackney Foodbank by leading a charity auction at the Mildmay Club this October. Prizes up for grabs include limited edition artwork by Sam Winston, Eva Rothschild and Heretic Studios; dinners at Papi, Behind and Brat; cushions from House of Hackney; Eurostar tickets; gig tickets for EartH and Rough Trade; and a hotel stay at One Hundred Shoreditch.
The San Francisco AIDS Foundation's (SFAF) Tribute Gala 2025 was held on Saturday, September 20, at The Four Seasons Hotel. The event is held annually to celebrate the fight against HIV/AIDS and the journey to health justice for all. ABC7's Reggie Aqui served as emcee for the evening, and SFAF CEO Dr. Tyler TerMeer welcomed and thanked supporters and friends for attending. Co-chairs of the event were Larkin R. Callaghan, MD, of Gilead Sciences, and Dan Bernal, Vice Chancellor at UCSF.
Legacy FP&A tools force finance professionals into rigid systems that require months of implementation, depend heavily on IT resources, and pull teams away from the spreadsheets they know and trust. Aleph addresses these challenges with an AI-native FP&A platform that connects finance teams directly to their data through familiar Excel and Google Sheets interfaces, eliminating 90% of manual reporting tasks while maintaining the flexibility and control that finance teams demand.
