Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Startups
How Small Businesses Can Increase Website Conversions Without Increasing Ad Spend
Your ads are doing their job. People are clicking, visiting your website, and even adding products to their cart, but...
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NYC Startup Raise $8.88B in Q2 2026 – Best Capital Quarter Since 2021 – as AI and Fintech Megadeals Reshape the Market – AlleyWatch
New York City startups raised $8.88 billion across 233 deals in Q2 2026 — a 46% year-over-year surge in capital...
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York IE Portfolio Momentum: A Look at the First Half of 2026
At York IE, we believe venture capital should be measured by more than fundraising announcements. Capital is important, but it’s...
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In 2025 the World Health Organization put a number on loneliness, and it was grim: it now touches about one in six people on Earth
On 30 June 2025 the WHO Commission on Social Connection reported that about one in six people worldwide are affected...
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The 24 Largest US Funding Rounds of June 2026
Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest US startup funding rounds from June...
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The Hidden Trust Hierarchy Living in your CRM
There is a version of RevOps architecture that is designed to be questioned, and a version that is designed to...
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We picture loneliness as an old person’s burden, yet a global 2023 survey found this may not be the case: across 142 countries, adults aged 19 to 29 reported the most loneliness of any age group, more than a quarter of them
There is a mental image most of us reach for without thinking. Loneliness looks like an elderly person in a...
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The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 7/20/26 – AlleyWatch
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of...
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The adults who stay genuinely happy in their 70s and 80s aren’t the ones with the most family nearby — they’re the ones with at least one relationship in which they’re still allowed to be fully honest
My grand-aunt sat at the head of every family table for as long as I knew her. She was the...
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The art of small talk: 10 subtle phrases that make people light up when you first meet them
For years my actual job was to make strangers feel like regulars before the bread hit the table. Restaurants run...
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