Startups Weekly: Understanding Uber’s latest fintech play

In this week's newsletter: Fintech's banner year, subscription rental furniture...


Sam Altman’s bet against Slack

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Latin America Roundup: Uber acquires Cornershop, Softbank invests in Buser and Olist

Brazil continued to churn out unicorns this month, with Curitiba-based Ebanx...


Growth is out, profitability is in

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SoftBank says it has now invested $18.5 billion in WeWork, ‘more than the GDP’ of Bolivia, which has 11.5 million people

Yesterday, in addressing nervous WeWork employees at an all-hands, the...


SoftBank reportedly ends WeWork ownership debacle with a potential $1.7 billion windfall for Adam Neumann

After erasing more than $30 billion in projected shareholder value, Adam Neumann...


Report: SoftBank is taking control of WeWork at an ~$8B valuation

SoftBank expected to inject as much as $5B in the struggling business.


Airbnb’s WeWork problem

Airbnb may be another overvalued 'unicorn,' but it's no WeWork. 


Bird’s chief legal & policy officer is leaving the company

David Estrada, who was hired last year from Kitty Hawk, is joining another...


Opendoor appoints CFO, CPO

Opendoor has named Gautam Gupta chief financial officer and chief business...