May 26, 2019
The savage genius of SoftBank funding competitors
Venture capitalists aren’t supposed to make their portfolio companies...
May 1, 2019
SoftBank makes a huge bet on Latin America
Rappi, an on-demand delivery startup, is raising $1 billion from the Japanese...
April 25, 2019
Internet connectivity projects unite as Alphabet spinout Loon grabs $125M from SoftBank’s HAPSMobile
Two futuristic projects are coming together to help increase global internet...
April 20, 2019
Startups Weekly: Zoom CEO says its stock price is ‘too high’
In this week's newsletter: More IPOs, Boston Dynamics dog-like robot makes its...
April 12, 2019
Equity Shot: A deep dive into the Uber S-1
It's time for another Equity Shot, a quick-take episode centered around a...
April 11, 2019
Lemonade picks up $300 million Series D led by SoftBank Group
Lemonade, the insurance startup founded by Daniel Schreiber and Shai Wininger,...
April 1, 2019
Bringing affiliate marketing and outsourced customer acquisition to Brazil nets Escale $22.6 million
Despite not being Brazilian and having their first exposure to the country only...
March 9, 2019
Startups Weekly: What’s up with YC? Plus, mobility layoffs and Airbnb’s grand plans
In this week's startups newsletter: Y Combinator president Sam Altman is...
March 6, 2019
Sea is raising up to $1.5B for its Shopee e-commerce business in Southeast Asia
Alibaba is about to get a jolt from its largest rival in Southeast Asia. Sea,...
March 4, 2019
Go-Jek pulls in $100M more for its massive Series F round
U.S. ride-hailing giants Lyft and Uber are going public in the U.S. imminently,...