#40k-milestone

#40k-milestone

Together, the multicultural segment totaled 46 million households in 2024, representing just over 33% of all households in the country—a 12% increase compared to 2017.

Yuzu Health has raised $35M in Series A funding, led by General Catalyst and Chemistry, with participation from Anthropic's Anthology Fund and others, totaling $40M in equity funding.

Eisen, an escheatment compliance platform that automates dormant account offboarding and unclaimed property reporting for regulated financial institutions, has raised $7.2M in funding according to a recent SEC filing.

"We are no longer a company in transition. We are a growth company with a proven track record of execution, and we are well positioned for the path ahead."

Consumer Loan Marketplace volume was primarily driven by new partner expansion with 307 partners and continued growth in volume from nascent products such as small-business lending loans and DSCR loans. From a DSCR perspective, we do have now about 25 or so partners that have been activated, with another 15 agreements out.

According to the Registered Agents Inc. December Business Formation Report, more than 5.9 million new businesses were formed in 2025, an 8% increase over 2024 nationwide. And sure, it's easy to point to the usual heavy hitters, states like Florida and Texas, which posted another standout year and outperformed 2024 month after month.

Raising venture capital too early can cost you control, leverage and even your company. Early capital is often highly dilutive, selling off your future before your blueprint is complete. The difference between lighting a spark and burning your equity to ash is a lesson many founders learn too late.

Whenever an idea pops into Oscar Rachmansky's head, he whips out a notebook or whatever scrap of paper is closest and writes it down. It's a habit you might expect from a Gen Xer or elder millennial clinging to analog comfort. Rachmansky is neither. He's 24, and the company he founded about five years ago generated $40 million in sales revenue in 2025 (confirmed from documents reviewed by Business Insider).

The AI investing boom (or perhaps bubble) is something Silicon Valley has seen many times before: a gold rush of VC money thrown at the Big New Thing. But one aspect of it is completely unique to these times: startups rocketing from $0 to as much as $100 million in annual recurring revenue, sometimes in a matter of months. Word on the street is that many a VC won't even look at a startup that's not on the ARR superhighway, aiming for $100 million in ARR before their Series A funding round.