December 26, 2019
Remembering the startups we lost in 2019
All manner of startups fail for all manner of reasons. But there’s one...
November 30, 2019
Startups Weekly: Chinese investors double down on African startups
In this week's newsletter: China's pivot to Africa, another big scooter funding...
November 26, 2019
Omni storage & rentals fails, shutters, sells engineers to Coinbase
$35 million-funded Omni is packing up and shutting down after struggling to make...
October 5, 2019
$35M-funded Omni rentals in acqui-hire talks with Coinbase
Physical storage-turned-rentals startup Omni is dealing with layoffs today, two...
April 23, 2019
$44M-funded Omni pivots from storage to rentals via retailers
Omni simply couldn’t scale storing stuff in giant warehouses while...
March 20, 2019
The top 10 startups from Y Combinator W19 Demo Day 1
Electric-vehicle chargers, heads-up displays for soldiers and the Costco of weed...
January 12, 2018
Storage startup Closetbox raises $7.3 million Series A round
Startup Closetbox recently raised a $7.3 million Series A round, bringing...
October 24, 2017
Omni storage now earns you money by renting out your stuff
“We want to change behavior around ownership on the planet”,...
June 30, 2017
Storage company Omni now lets users share their belongings with friends
On-demand storage startup Omni wants to make it easier for you to...
December 1, 2016
Jerrick, the company that relaunched Omni, unveils a new community publishing platform
Rick Schwartz has produced some great, successful movies,...