Startups Weekly: Different paths on the road to liquidity

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This week was busy for startups: While there were no IPOs of note, there were other exits and even unusual liquidity events, as well as a significant number of funding rounds of various sizes and stages. Most interesting startup stories from the week Image Credits:Tim Robberts / Getty Images This week brought us M&As from serial buyers, an exit option that may be reassuring for founders still struggling with customer retention and funding headwinds. Scooped up: San Jose, California-based startup Mainstreet.com became the latest fintech to get acquired by workforce management company Employer.com, which is now valued at just north of $700 million. Short on cash: Despite recently hitting a key development milestone, General Fusion laid off at least 25% of its employees, with CEO Greg Twinney explaining that the Canadian fusion pow ... Read full article.