Tag: Venture capital
India’s billion-dollar Mensa Brands is already profitable, says founder
Indian start-up Mensa Brands has catapulted to billion-dollar unicorn status in just six months and, in a more rarified feat, is already profitable [...]
Upgrade jumps 83% in valuation to $6.28 billion after just four months
Upgrade CEO Renaud Laplanche speaks at a conference in Brooklyn, New York, in 2018.Alex Flynn | Bloomberg via Getty ImagesUpgrade, the fintech star [...]
Foxconn buys Lordstown Motors’ old GM factory for $230 million
Lordstown Motors gave rides in prototypes of its upcoming electric Endurance pickup truck on June 21, 2021 as part of its "Lordstown Week" event.Mi [...]
Amazon-backed EV start-up Rivian set to go public
Rivian Automotive will make its market debut Wednesday, in what's expected to be one of the biggest IPOs of the year.The electric vehicle maker's s [...]
Tesla bulls are probably right
John Doerr, a senior partner with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, speaks during the TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2015 conference in San Francisco, C [...]
Ramp targets Bill.com with free payments software
Eric Glyman and Karim Atiyeh, cofounders of corporate card startup RampCorporate charge card start-up Ramp is going after publicly-traded competito [...]
Ecosia launches World Fund to back climate tech founders
KONYA, TURKEY - SEPTEMBER 13: Rows of solar panels are seen at a Tekno Ray Solar farm on September 13, 2018 in Konya, Turkey. By 2023 Turkey plans [...]
Tesla invites drivers to FSD Beta 10.2, NDA restrictions not included
People look at a Tesla Model Y car at a Tesla showroom in Beijing on January 5, 2021.Wang Zhao | AFP | Getty ImagesTesla released a new version of [...]
US Bank launches service as institutions race to cater to crypto demand
U.S. BancorpGeorge Frey | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe race to cater to institutional investors who want to wager on cryptocurrency is heating up.U. [...]
Elon Musk takes shots at Biden, SEC anti-nuclear sentiment at Code
Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, stands in the foundry of the Tesla Gigafactory during a press event. year.Patrick Pleul | picture alliance | picture alliance [...]
Asia’s food spending set to double to more than $8 trillion by 2030
Asian consumers are set to double their spending on food by 2030, leaving a gaping hole for investors to bring healthier and more sustainable optio [...]
This start-up uses computer vision to get your fast-food order made accurately
An employee passes a drink order to a customer at the drive-thru of a Starbucks coffee shop in Rodeo, California.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Ge [...]
Acorns hires former Amazon executive as president, says crypto investing is coming
Acorns president David HijiridaCourtesy: Mo Osborne | AcornsInvesting and savings app Acorns has hired a former Amazon executive and fintech CEO to [...]
Half one million with out energy in Louisiana, Mississippi amid new flash flood warnings
The presidential motorcade drives previous an space affected by Hurricane Ida as U.S. President Joe Biden begins his tour of the hurricane-affected [...]
Elon Musk reacts to Gov. Greg Abbott’s feedback
Elon Musk on Thursday declined to weigh in straight on Texas' abortion legislation after Gov. Greg Abbott mentioned the Tesla and SpaceX CEO suppor [...]