Report: Blockchain funding this year has already surpassed all of 2017
Despite the precipitous drop in cryptocurrency prices in 2018, venture capital has continued to flow into the blockchain market — $850 million so far this year, nearly
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Zoom sets shares at $28-32 ahead of its initial public offering
Videoconferencing firm Zoom Video Communications Inc. has priced its shares for its initial public offering next week on the Nasdaq exchange. The company, which filed
The Wing poaches Snap’s comms director
Women-focused co-working space The Wing has hired Rachel Racusen as vice president of communications. Racusen has been the director of communications at Snap, the developer
These Silicon Valley Investors’ Bets May Pay Off
Brian Chesky, chief executive of Airbnb, likes to tell the story of his early struggles to fund his home-sharing start-up. Many venture capitalists refused to
Zoom, a profitable unicorn, files to go public
Zoom, the video conferencing startup valued at $1 billion in early 2017, has filed to go public on the Nasdaq as soon as next month.
Netflix star and tidying expert Marie Kondo is looking to raise $40M
Marie Kondo, the woman who stole millions of Netflix viewers hearts this year with her show, “Tidying Up,” is in talks to raise up to
It’s a new era for fertility tech
Women’s health has long been devoid of technological innovation, but when it comes to fertility options, that’s starting to change. Startups in the space are
Startups Weekly: Flexport, Clutter and SoftBank’s blood money
The Wall Street Journal published a thought-provoking story this week, highlighting limited partners’ concerns with the SoftBank Vision Fund’s investment strategy. The fund’s “decision-making process
Sequoia India Leads $3 Million Round for Token Startup Tackling ‘Fake News’
Venture capital firm Sequoia India has led a $3 million seed round for blockchain startup Band Protocol, which incentivizes reliable content producers with token rewards
On-demand goods storage startup Clutter raises $200M to expand into new markets
On-demand goods storage startup Clutter Inc. today said it has raised $200 million in new funding to allow it to expand into new markets. The Series D round
Reddit raises $300M on a valuation of $3B in a round led by Tencent
Reddit Inc. has raised $300 million in new venture capital funding on a valuation of $3 billion in a bid to challenge Google LLC and
Report: On-demand goods storage startup Clutter raising up to $250M
On-demand goods storage startup Clutter Inc. is in the process of raising a new round of up to $250 million from SoftBank, according to a report today from
Startups Weekly: Is Munchery the Fyre Festival of startups?
It was a tough week. Journalists around the U.S. were hit hard by layoffs, from HuffPost to BuzzFeed News to Verizon Media Group, which owns
Startups Weekly: Will Trump ruin the unicorn IPOs of our dreams?
The government shutdown entered its 21st day on Friday, upping concerns of potentially long-lasting impacts on the U.S. stock market. Private market investors around the
Report: Self-driving car startup Aurora raising $500M on $2B valuation
Palo Alto, California-based self-driving car startup Aurora Innovation Inc. is in the process of raising a venture capital round of about $500 million on a $2