Startups Serving Freelance And Contract Workers, Psychedelics' New Trip, And More

[Crunchbase News]( September 24, 2022 [1]( [More Startups Scale Up To Serve Freelance And Contract WorkersÂ]( A growing portion of the labor force consists of some form of freelance, contract, gig or self-employed workers, which might explain why copious quantities of money have been going to startups and services for the sector. Just how much money? We sift through the data. [Contractor Services →]( [2]( [The Psychedelic Market’s New Trip]( After four years of optimistic funding fueled by strong research from top-tier universities, the novelty surrounding startups in the psychedelics market has died down and funding isn’t as generous as it used to be. [Psychedelic Funding →]( [3]( [The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Pie Insurance Gets Large Slice, Therabody Massages Huge Round]( Big funding rounds again seemed to slow down in a week that highlighted the diverse interests of investors, as large rounds went to companies in sectors ranging from insurtech to cybersecurity to health care. [Biggest Rounds →]( [4]( [Even Before Figma Deal, Design Startup Funding Looked Good]( Things are looking good for design, and a host of startups are staking a claim for a leading role in our design-centric world. Using Crunchbase data, we pulled together a sample set of the sector's funded companies in the past five quarters. [Design Startups →]( [5]( [Unexpected Startup Investment In Congo, Iraq, Uganda, Bangladesh? You bet.]( We thought it would be interesting to see if there are unexpected places where startup funding is on the rise. Turns out, there are quite a few. [Unexpected Investments →]( [6]( [Build and Track Pipeline with Crunchbase’s New HubSpot Integration]( With Crunchbase’s new HubSpot integration, HubSpot users can build and track pipeline right from Crunchbase. Now, you can identify and push unclaimed companies and contacts directly to HubSpot. Plus, view CRM account owner and last activity date within Crunchbase to stay on top of existing opportunities. [HubSpot Integration →]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( | [View in Browser]( | [Unsubscribe]( Crunchbase, Inc. 564 Market Street, Suite 700 San Francisco, CA 94104