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Firestorm Labs raises $82M to manufacture drones at the front lines
Fund II portfolio company Firestorm Labs has raised $82M in Series B funding to expand its containerized drone manufacturing platform. The San Diego-based defense startup makes xCell, a shipping container-sized factory that can print drone systems in under 24 hours — close to ...
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From Big Four audit to VC: Mary Kate Pennington's unconventional path
Mary Kate Pennington, our Director of Finance, didn't take the typical route into venture capital. She started in PwC's audit practice, spent seven years there, then moved through private equity before landing in VC — a world she'd always been curious about but assumed required ...
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iCapital acquires Passthrough
Fund II portfolio company Passthrough has been acquired by iCapital, the global fintech platform for alternative investments. The acquisition enhances iCapital's investor onboarding capabilities, extending support across both wealth and institutional channels for GPs. We ...
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Portfolio News Archive
2026
2025
- Sunnyside featured in National Geographic's exploration of naltrexone for alcohol reduction
- Esusu raises $50M to boost credit
- How micro1 pivoted into AI training data
- TransCrypts CEO Zain Zaidi named to Forbes 30 Under 30
- Function Health closes a $298M Series B round, bets on 'medical intelligence'
- Transcripts to TransCrypts: how Zain and Ali built TransCrypts
- TransCrypts raises $15M to expand its verified credential platform
- UrbanStems tests whether Halloween is the next Valentine's Day
- micro1 announces $35M Series A to scale AI-powered talent platform
- Brett Davis named CEO as Bennie founder becomes chairman
- Esusu cracks the CNBC Disruptor 50
- Ask the team: How we go from interest to investment
- Scaling smarter: Leadership, culture, and strategy with Carta's CEO
2024
- Gig Wage innovates gig economy payroll with $8.25M boost
- Fondo tackles accountant shortage with AI-driven bookkeeping for booming startups
- NewRetirement is now Boldin
- UrbanStems' Meenakshi Lala's double life
- How MFV is powering through a tough VC climate
- Esusu wins 2024 World Changing Ideas Award for transforming rent payments into credit scores
- ShiftMed enhances healthcare workforce solutions with CareerStaff Unlimited acquisition
- How NewRetirement's holistic approach sets it apart
- iink's Tom McGrath: From teenage entrepreneur to CEO
2023
- InHerSight: 5 new workplace trends for 2024
- Dilene Upendra, our rising star
- Nickson's Cam Johnson: From Goldman Sachs to entrepreneur
- Sunnyside secures $11.5M to launch drinking coach "Sunny"
- LegalMation raises $15M in Series A funding
- iink gets $12M in fresh capital
- 2023 TIME100 Next: Wemimo Abbey and Samir Goel
- HUNGRY makes Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies
- Esusu and Keyway work together to advance credit-building for residents
- HUNGRY raises $10M Series C1 funding
- Save on car payments with Esusu & Caribou
- MFV increases investment in Bennie Seed round
- Esusu co-founder explains his mission to “do good and do well”
- Passthrough raises $10M Series A
2022
- Ollen Douglass recognized for VC leadership
- Finli founder gives businesses a financial lift
- MFV participates in Bennie Seed round extension
- New MFV portfolio company Finli raises $6M in Seed funding
- Microshare launches app to address labor shortages
- Caribou named 2022 top workplace by Washington Post
- HUNGRY acquires healthy snack company NatureBox
- New MFV portfolio company Bamboo raises $15M Series A
- Esusu raises Series B at $1B valuation
2021
- Nickson is one of 22 Texas tech companies to watch in 2022
- Caribou streamlines auto refinancing experience for consumers
- Esusu uses tech to build financial access and inclusion
- HUNGRY launches new cafe and coffee bar service
- Republic launches $60M crypto fund
- HUNGRY raises $21M Series C
- HomeCare.com CEO talks healthcare disruption
- New MFV portfolio company Esusu raises $10M Series A
- MotoRefi continues growth with $45M funding round
- KETOS CEO Meena Sankaran's journey to CEO
- UrbanStems raises $20M Series C
- Roundtrip partners with the American Cancer Society
- Territory closes $22M Series B funding
- MotoRefi tech makes it easier for millions to refinance car loans
- Republic receives $36M Series A funding
- New MFV portfolio company Madison Reed raises $50M
- MFV invests $5M in funds directly addressing underrepresentation in VC
- MotoRefi raises $10M round
2020
- Blokable's approach a "critical key" to housing affordability
- Nickson continues Dallas growth
- Dorsata improves physician-patient experience
- KETOS CEO aims to make water safer and cleaner
- MFV voted Venture Deal Team of the Year in the D.C. area
- Devoted Health and the positive patient experience
- HUNGRY gets creative with its business during COVID-19
- Motley Fool Ventures’ statement on justice, equitable opportunity, and investing for change
- Roundtrip awarded NIH grant
- Virtual patient support is here to stay
- InHerSight’s new app personalizes job matches to career goals