Uber launches Uber Health, a B2B ride-hailing platform for healthcareUber’s launching a new business line called Uber Health on Thursday that will provide a ride-hailing platform available specifically to healthcare providers, letting clinics, hospitals, rehab centers and more easily assign rides for their patients and clients from a centralized dashboard – without requiring that the rider even have the Uber app, or a smartphone. [ Tech Crunch ] Startup nation: The most valuable VC-backed company in each US state [interactive graphic]Nine of the 10 most valuable VC-backed companies in the US are in California—and the other one is in New York. This lack of geographic diversity isn't surprising, but it does mean the other 40-plus states and regions don't always get a lot of attention from the tech community. [ PitchBook ]DoorDash is raising $535 million from SoftBank and others at a $1.4 billion valuationThe food-delivery company DoorDash is receiving a massive injection of cash in the latest iteration of the deal spree staged by SoftBank’s Vision Fund. SoftBank, along with the Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC and Sequoia Capital, are giving DoorDash $535 million in a deal that, including the new money, values the company at $1.4 billion, according to people close to the company. [ Recode ] Can Evan Spiegel Keep Snapchat’s Staff From Boiling Over?They’re like lobsters escaping a steamy death. Since Snap Inc.’s March 2017 public listing, at least five vice presidents and the general counsel have left the Los Angeles messaging company. The lawyer who filled the general counsel vacancy was the personal attorney for Snap Chief Executive Officer Evan Spiegel and a friend of Spiegel’s dad. The lawyer’s previous experience included negotiating with Snap to get Spiegel majority voting power and an IPO stock award, which amounted to $637 million. [ Bloomberg ] What makes VCs tick? How do they view the world, and what are the experiences that have formed those perspectives? Are they thesis-driven? Theme-diven? Seeking, as we are, exceptional founders and operators looking to disrupt big industries? Kevin Thau, General Partner at Spark Capital, thinks practically. A straightforward question of, “Would I actually use this?” has already led Kevin to invest in some of the most innovative companies of the last decade, among them Medium, LOLA, Haven and CTRL-Labs. Kevin most recently led Spark’s investment (alongside us, Lerer Hippeau, First Round, BoxGroup and Brainchild) in Mirror, a new connected fitness platform that combines a responsive mirror with best-in-class content to bring the boutique studio experience in home. [ primary.vc ] Travis Kalanick joins medical tech startup’s board of directorsFormer Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has joined the board of directors for Kareo, a medical health tech startup, Axios reports. TechCrunch has since confirmed the appointment, along with the addition of Rob Reid to the board. This is Kalanick’s first public appointment since his ouster from Uber in June. Kalanick was an angel investor in Kareo, a company that has raised about $125 million in venture funding. The company is geared toward physicians with independent practices to help with patient communications, payments and marketing. [ Bloomberg ] The Strategy This Millennial Entrepreneur Used To Raise 41 Million In Venture CapitalFast Company: You launched three new services over the past year: Stitch Fix for men; premium brands, which brings higher-end lines like Rag & Bone and Theory into your assortment; and plus sizes. You also recently added maternity and petite sizes. What role did data and technology play in determining that these were areas you should be getting into? Katrina Lake: We saw a lot of demand from existing clients. Even if our women’s clients weren’t looking for men’s clothes, they had men in their lives, either that they helped shop for or that they could see opportunities for us to serve them better. So we certainly had data around demand on men’s—and plus sizes. We actually had a wait list of almost 75,000 people before we even launched the business. As for maternity, we talk a lot of about how we’re able to personalize and how deeply we understand clients and products. 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