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Whoop is valued at $10 billion after securing the year’s biggest venture capital deal for Mass startups – The Boston Globe

March 31, 2026 by admin

Whoop chief executive Will Ahmed (center) recently hosted local tech executives at his firm's Fenway headquarters to discuss how to encourage more startups working on AI applications to come to Boston.

The Whoop deal is worth $10 billion, and while private market valuations can be notoriously fluid, that’s more than the public stock market value of four Boston-area tech companies — online auto site Cargurus, travel service Tripadvisor, cybersecurity firm Rapid7, and software company Progress Software — combined. Get a Starting Point A guide through the … Read more

Emergency department waits for mental health care are still too long – The Boston Globe

March 30, 2026 by admin

Behavioral health patients with unique needs often can’t obtain timely treatment.

By 2024, there will be more mental health patients stuck waiting in hospital emergency departments than in 2022. But Massachusetts still has some of the longest waits in the nation, and behavioral health patients with unique needs — such as the elderly, pregnant women, or children with autism — too often can’t get the right … Read more