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Share Weight management platform Calibrate announced a $22.5 million in Series A led by Threshold Ventures, with participation from Forerunner Ventures and Redesign Health. WHAT IT DOES Calibrate’s goal is to help its users reset their metabolism. Users start the program by getting a workup of labs and having a telemedicine visit with a doctor. The doctor can then prescribe drugs based on the visit and labs. The program combines telemedicine for behavioral therapy with medication. Each user is matched with a weight coach who can help them change their daily habits to include healthier e...

Close icon Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. Hims cofounders Hilary Coles and Andrew Dudum Hims Hims CEO Andrew Dudum tells Insider he's "very optimistic" about healthcare under Biden. The company provides telemedicine and prescriptions for issues ranging from hair loss to mental health. Biden's healthcare team is positioned to work across political divides and geographies, Dudum says. Hims CEO Andrew Dudum, a digital health company best known for providing men's ...

We Are / Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Generation Z is bucking the trend of needing to spend years working as founders or tech executives in order to become venture capitalists. Many are sharing tips on how to break into the industry and discussing deal flow on Gen Z VCs, a Slack workspace created in November that now includes over 3,000 people. Gen Z investors say their age gives them a better understanding of startups that cater to younger aud...

Total e-commerce deals in last five years: 66 When it came to e-commerce this year, Forerunner Ventures focused its investment efforts on companies that are "reimagining the future of retail" and demonstrate a "disregard for the status quo," Johnson said.  The firm led a Series A funding round for Dumpling, a platform that enables individuals to launch their own personal grocery shopping businesses. It also upped its investment in Sunday, a startup that delivers customized lawn and garden products, as well as in Faire, the online wholesale marketplace. Looking forward to 2021, Johnson said ...

Oura This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Founded in 2013, Oura is a device that fits on your finger and scores how well you slept based on data collected around resting heart rate, body temperature, movement, and other factors. It's recently gained momentum as the device the NBA bubble used to detect early signs of COVID-19. With new partnerships with NASCAR, UFC, and other sports organizations, a successful ad campaign launched this winter, and backing from Micha...