Startups Weekly: Flexport, Clutter and SoftBank’s blood money

Plus, Pinterest is going public too, Lyft's IPO is imminent and London is home...


Pinterest files confidentially to go public

The visual search engine has confidentially submitted paperwork to the...


Workplace messaging platform Slack has confidentially filed to go public

The company has taken its first official step toward a rumored direct listing.


DoorDash poaches Uber Eats engineering boss

DoorDash has hired Ryan Sokol, a former Uber employee credited with leading and...


Startups Weekly: Will Trump ruin the unicorn IPOs of our dreams?

We explore the government shutdown's connection to tech IPOs, recount the demise...


With SEC workers offline, the government shutdown could screw IPO-ready companies

The weeks-long government shutdown may have lasting effects on the IPO market.


The 10 largest US venture rounds of 2018

A look at the U.S. companies that brought in the largest VC fundings of the...


My product launch wishlist for Instagram, Twitter, Uber and more

‘Twas the night before Xmas, and all through the house, not a feature was...


5 unicorns that will probably go public in 2019 (besides Uber and Lyft)

Five unicorn IPOs we can expect to witness in the year ahead that no one's...


Did unicorns like Lyft and Uber wait too long?

It was several years ago, at a tech conference in Laguna Beach, Calif., that the...