October 10, 2018

  • SPN Top 10: Must see startup movies

    SPN Top 10: Must see startup movies

    Do they make movies about successful start-ups? A quick search reveals this question has been asked and answered on several different occasions every year for several years. The selection criteria appear to be: 1. About a startup (The Social Network) or 2. About business (The Wolf of Wall Street). This seems like a rather limited…

  • St. Louis company Benson Hill Biosystems raises $60 million in venture funding

    St. Louis company Benson Hill Biosystems raises $60 million in venture funding

    Benson Hill Biosystems closed a $60 million series C venture funding deal on September 10, 2018. Participants in the deal include Alexandria Venture Investments, Activant Capital Group, S2G Ventures (Seed 2 Growth), Mercury Fund, iSelect Fund, Lewis and Clark Ventures, Prolog Ventures, Prelude Ventures, Tao Capital, and Fall Line Capital. The funding will be used…