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This is the highest turnout for voters between 18 and 29 of any state, according to an early report.

Based on this new information—plus the impact of COVID-19 on beauty stocks and consumer spending—Forbes now thinks that Kylie Jenner, even after pocketing an estimated $340 million after tax from the sale, is not a billionaire

Construction technology company Agora, cofounded by immigrants and 30 under 30 entrepreneurs Maria Rimoune and Ryan Gibson announced today that it has raised $7 million in a Series A round led by 8VC.

“We see this moment as an opportunity to build equity. This is the time for progress to be made.”

StrongDM, a single sign-on company for backend infrastructure, announced today that it has it has raised $17 million in Series A led by Sequoia Capital.

By betting on a subscription business model and targeting niche groups like expectant moms and teen girls, can this former venture partner crack the $36 billion vitamin and supplement industry?

Harlem Capital, in partnership with Forbes, held its inaugural “More Equity” virtual pitch competition.

This round is historic, as Black female founders receive just 0.0006% of venture capital funding annually, but Jones is optimistic that her raise will turn the tide.

Society has been purposefully and deliberately exclusive to uphold the power white, able-bodied, financially stable people have. We must be purposefully and deliberately inclusive to create a society which no longer greatly advantages some whilst intentionally disadvantaging others - @nirushika

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Revolt TV has relaunched its Vote or Die campaign to shed light on what young generations care about ahead of the election.

Insurtech company Newfront, created only three years ago, announced today that since its inception it has raised north of $100 million, with the latest Series C round putting the valuation of the enterprise at $500 million.

An aggressive Bitcoin trade got crypto VC shop Paradigm flying out of the gate. But Fred Ehrsam and Matt Huang aim to do more than just generate outsized returns for their blue-blooded backers — they want to take alt-currencies into finance's mainstream.

At the beginning of the pandemic, many faced something unprecedented: empty grocery store shelves. For the past month Forbes Under 30 honorees created innovative solutions to create a more resilient, equitable and sustainable food system.

At the beginning of the pandemic, many faced something unprecedented: empty grocery store shelves. For the past month Forbes Under 30 honorees created innovative solutions to create a more resilient, equitable and sustainable food system.

This week we sat down with Jordan Levy, executive director and founder of CapSource, to talk about how you should organize your goals to better make an impact on the world.

This week on Unfiltered from home, we spoke with FoodtoEat CEO and Founder Deepti Sharma about money and it’s necessity in her mission to serving underrepresented communities.

Low-code platform Airkit designed to improve customer engagement announced today that it is coming out of stealth and that it has already raised $28 million since it was created in late 2017. The funding was raised from investors Accel, Emergence Capital, and Salesforce Ventures.