January 11, 2020
Rappi and Oyo pare staff as Vision Fund companies trim costs, target profits
This week we’ve covered layoffs at unicorns both inside the Vision Fund...
January 10, 2020
Layoffs at Lime and Getaround herald rise of profit-hungry unicorns
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public...
January 8, 2020
Today’s top tech news: Zhiyun Health nets US$144M, progressing towards China’s “healthcare unicorn” status
Zhiyun Health nets US$144 million in a combined C, D round, progressing...
October 2, 2019
Drivy rebrands to Getaround six months after acquisition
European peer-to-peer car rental service Drivy has a new name. It is now called...
September 6, 2019
SoftBank-backed Getaround is raising $200M at a $1.5B+ valuation
And the next car-sharing unicorn is...
August 1, 2019
What happened to the sharing economy?
A few years ago, Silicon Valley couldn’t stop using a trendy buzzword...
May 25, 2019
Startups Weekly: VCs are drunk on beverage startups
In this week's newsletter: Y Combinator has a new president, DoorDash raises...
May 22, 2019
The Exit: Getaround’s $300M roadtrip
In August of last year, Getaround scored $300 million from Softbank. Eight...