Throwback Tuesday

Perceptronics walked so Peloton could run.

Head in the clouds

Cybersecurity company Cloudflare — which reached unicorn status in 2015 — recently went public at a stock price of $15, higher than the price range that it released the day before its IPO.

We analyze the company's top stakeholders and how much their shares are worth.

Want to see our unicorn collection?

The Future of Health (Oct. 2-3, NYC) brings you in-depth interviews with seven healthcare unicorns: 

• Babylon Health ($2B valuation)
• Roivant Sciences ($7B)
• Proteus Digital Health ($1.3B)
• GoodRX ($2.8B)
• Gingko Bioworks ($1B)
• Butterfly Network ($1.3B)
• Clover Health ($1.1B)

We’ve also got some great public company C-suite execs on the agenda, including Livongo, Teladoc, Nuan, Myovant, and Humana. See the full agenda here. 

Use the code unicorncollection to save $500 on your ticket.

CNBC. Kate Rooney (@Kr00ney) reports on big banks investing in fintech startups and cites CB Insights research.

New York Times. Sheila Marikar (@SheilaYM) discusses mattress-maker Casper’s growth strategy and quotes CB Insights intelligence analyst Jake Matthews (@jakeamatt).

Motley Fool. Donna Fuscaldo (@donnabail) writes about CVS Health’s tech aspirations and references CB Insights research.  

Suck it up. A vacuum company once sought to boost sales by offering free international flights. It did not go well. 
The Hustle  

Roll up, roll up. Is fancy toilet paper having a moment? 
Fast Company

Missed connections. Wi-Fi just turned 20, but things could have gone very differently for the now ubiquitous wireless connectivity standard.
Wired 

Press the home button. The construction industry is estimated to be responsible for almost 40% of the world's energy use. Could robot-built houses change that?
Quartz

Getting younger with age. New measurements of the universe’s rate of expansion indicate that it may be over 2B years younger than previously thought. 
AP