The St. Louis Cardinals were very active this year at the trade deadline, adding three new players in deals with the Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Rays. With these trades, they addressed various needs on the roster. They needed a controllable veteran starter, a bullpen arm, and a right-handed outfield bat, and all three […]
Sequoia-backed Knowde raises Series C at a valuation cut
Knowde, an online marketplace for chemicals and polymers, just closed on a Series C round, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. The San Jose-based startup raised $ 60 million in a round that values it lower than the $ 500 million valuation it garnered in its most recent round, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. […]
Phillies predicted to win World Series by insider: 'Most complete team'
The Philadelphia Phillies are clear favorites to win the World Series, according to one of the most notable Major League Baseball insiders in the business. Following the trade deadline on Tuesday night, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale published a report announcing the winners and losers from the deadline. In the piece, Nightengale lauded the Phillies’ moves […]
Packing travel insurance products into an app helped FAYE to a $31M Series B
We’ve been covering US-based Insurtech startup FAYE way back since 2022 with its Seed round, and the Series A round in 2023, and it seems they continue to be on a roll, today announcing a $ 31 million in Series B funding. What is keeping this online insurance company on the rise? Well, it would […]
Sox lose first series to Yankees this year, 8-2
In the rubber match in the latest series of The Rivalry, the Boston Red Sox lost the series to the New York Yankees 8-2. This is the first series they have lost to their rival this season. This game got off to another rough start, when the Yankees scored three runs in the first inning […]