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Nate Tepper first went to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), an international program dedicated to helping people recover from alcoholism with a 12-step program, in the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic. He…

This startup wants to scale anonymous mental health support – starting with founders

While certifications for security management practices like SOC 2 and ISO 27001 have been around for a while, the number of companies that now request that their software vendors go…

Secureframe raises $4.5M to help businesses speed up their compliance audits

Trove, a startup that sells a suite of internal compensation tools to other startups, has quietly graduated from this summer’s Y Combinator batch with millions in venture capital and a…

YC’s most anticipated startup raised $16M from a16z before Demo Day

Startups need money. State and local governments need startups and the employment growth they offer. It should be obvious that the two groups can work together and make each other…

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