Platform is a word that gets tossed around a lot in technology circles, so much so that it’s often misused. But here’s the basic business school definition: A platform is a company or business model that creates more value for participants than it captures for itself....

Winding down a startup can be bittersweet for founders. In the case of Fundid , rising interest rates killed the business finance startup. But VCs and partners hurt it, too, founder Stefanie Sample says. TechCrunch profiled the company in 2022 when Sample raised $3.25...

Digital twin platform Matterport has agreed to be acquired by one of its customers, CoStar , in a cash-and-stock deal of $5.50 per share that gives it an enterprise valuation of about $1.6 billion. Matterport’s tech helps companies create digital replicas of physical...

Framework Computer was ahead of the curve. The company was founded in 2019, as 20 U.S. states began exploring potential right to repair bills. It delivered its first product, the Framework 13, in 2021, a year before New York enacted its landmark (if flawed) Digital...

Although many students in the United States enter community colleges intending to transfer to four-year universities, only 16% of those students receive bachelor’s degrees within six years . But Campus, an online alternative to traditional community colleges, has an...