Highlights of the Week (12/4/2020)

The first week of December has been eventful already as vaccination approvals in the UK for COVID-19 are raising spirits. And pricey acquisitions by Salesforce and S&P have been the talk of the town. Here’s a recap of the week. 

• Representation matters. Not surprisingly, women-led or founded companies generally attract more female employees according to a recent study by Notion Capital. Here’s a tiny selection of growing women-founded and/or women-led companies. We actually cover over 10K+ companies on this list and it is still growing! Read more.
• Vision care. Year-end also means making sure you have claimed all your vision benefits before they expire. Big box retail is taking a cut into the growing industry but read about our list of highly valued private vision care companies. Read more. 
• Top valuations. The biggest gainers of 2020. See the list.
• Going public. Review why private companies go public even despite a lengthy and costly process as well as how 2020 fared in comparison to 2019 in terms of IPOs. Read more. 
• Early learning. Because 2020 has been a year of shifting towards online learning for all ages, many edtech companies have garnered the interest of investors according to our newest report. However, there are also many edtech companies that have grown organically. Read more.