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...
October 9, 2019
Report: WeWork expected to cut 500 tech roles
After postponing its IPO, WeWork is making big cuts.
September 20, 2019
The cult of the founder and Silicon Valley’s lack of moral authority
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture...
April 27, 2019
Startups Weekly: All these startups are raising big rounds
In this week's newsletter: Uber, Slack and the evolving Series A.
February 23, 2019
Startups Weekly: Flexport, Clutter and SoftBank’s blood money
Plus, Pinterest is going public too, Lyft's IPO is imminent and London is home...
January 8, 2019
Uber’s IPO may not be as eye-popping as we expected
New analysis pegs the ride-hailing giant's initial market cap at around $90...
December 24, 2018
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...
December 20, 2018
Report: Pinterest may go public as soon as April
Pinterest may follow Lyft and Uber to the public markets in the first half of...
December 16, 2018
Ten pieces of friendly VC advice for when someone wants to buy your company
I’ve been fortunate to have been part of half a dozen exits this year....
October 12, 2018
With $50M in fresh funding, Allbirds will open new stores in the US, UK and Asia
Allbirds' wool runners have been a VC favorite since the beginning. Now, the...