SpaceX set its riskiest trip into motion on Tuesday with the launch of its five-day Polaris Dawn mission. Four civilians, including fintech billionaire Jared Isaacman who funded the trip, retired Air Force pilot Scott ‘Kidd’ Poteet, and SpaceX engineers Anna Menon and Sarah Gillis, are on board the spacecraft, which launched from Launch Complex 39A...
An alternative trading platform CEO wants to revolutionize private equity investing to help mitigate a stalling initial public offering market. So, Forge Global’s Kelly Rodriques partnered with Accuidity to launch the Forge Accuidity Private Market Index this spring. The ultimate goal: Give more investors easier access to unicorns. “This is a major financial innovation that’s...