Salt Lake City-based MasterControl, which makes software to manage the development of life science products, raised a $150M Series A led by Sixth Street (Keerthi Vedantam/Crunchbase News)

Keerthi Vedantam / Crunchbase News:Salt Lake City-based MasterControl, which makes software to manage the development of life science products, raised a $150M Series A led by Sixth Street  —  A decades-old biotech SaaS startup announced its first round of funding on Thursday.  With it came a $1.3 billion valuation.

Super commuter: A custom Yamaha SR150 from Taiwan

If you live outside of Taiwan, you’re probably not familiar with the Yamaha SR150. It was exclusively made and sold locally, and eventually discontinued. But the flourishing Taiwanese custom scene has given it a second lease on life—and thrust it into the international spotlight. This is the third custom Yamaha […]