Analysis: with 26 exits so far, 2021 could be Kleiner Perkins’ best year for number of exits in at least a decade (Sophia Kunthara/Crunchbase News)

Sophia Kunthara / Crunchbase News: Analysis: with 26 exits so far, 2021 could be Kleiner Perkins’ best year for number of exits in at least a decade — Kleiner Perkins is one of the most storied venture capital firms in… Continue Reading →

25/09/2021

Sources: Thiel told a confidant that Zuckerberg made a deal with Kushner in 2019 to not fact-check political speech in exchange for laying off harsh regulations (Max Chafkin/New York Magazine)

Max Chafkin / New York Magazine: Sources: Thiel told a confidant that Zuckerberg made a deal with Kushner in 2019 to not fact-check political speech in exchange for laying off harsh regulations — Sometime around the spring of 1988, several… Continue Reading →

21/09/2021

Caresyntax, an AI-powered platform that aims to reduce deaths from surgery-related complications, adds $30M to its Series C, bringing the round total to $130M (Michelle F Davis/Bloomberg)

Caresyntax, an AI-powered platform that aims to reduce deaths from surgery-related complications, adds M to its Series C, bringing the round total to 0M (Michelle F Davis/Bloomberg)

Michelle F Davis / Bloomberg: Caresyntax, an AI-powered platform that aims to reduce deaths from surgery-related complications, adds $30M to its Series C, bringing the round total to $130M — – Digital platform for surgery adds to $100 million round … Continue Reading →

18/09/2021

A breakdown of Apple vs. Epic decision, which was a near total victory for Apple, and the limitations of the injunction on App Store’s anti-steering provision (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)

<div>A breakdown of Apple vs. Epic decision, which was a near total victory for Apple, and the limitations of the injunction on App Store's anti-steering provision (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)</div>

Ben Thompson / Stratechery: A breakdown of Apple vs. Epic decision, which was a near total victory for Apple, and the limitations of the injunction on App Store’s anti-steering provision — The vast majority of Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers decision… Continue Reading →

14/09/2021

Zoom has invested an additional $30M in Norway-based Neat, which makes video conference devices, bringing its total investment in Neat over three rounds to $41M (Joseph F. Kovar/CRN)

Zoom has invested an additional M in Norway-based Neat, which makes video conference devices, bringing its total investment in Neat over three rounds to M (Joseph F. Kovar/CRN)

Joseph F. Kovar / CRN: Zoom has invested an additional $30M in Norway-based Neat, which makes video conference devices, bringing its total investment in Neat over three rounds to $41M — ‘We have a shared commitment to this space. I… Continue Reading →

11/09/2021

Didi’s ride hailing rival Cao Cao Mobility, which is owned by automaker Geely, raises ~$588M from Chinese state-owned funds; Cao Cao had 10M+ MAUs in July (Eleanor Olcott/Financial Times)

<div>Didi's ride hailing rival Cao Cao Mobility, which is owned by automaker Geely, raises ~8M from Chinese state-owned funds; Cao Cao had 10M+ MAUs in July (Eleanor Olcott/Financial Times)</div>

Eleanor Olcott / Financial Times: Didi’s ride hailing rival Cao Cao Mobility, which is owned by automaker Geely, raises ~$588M from Chinese state-owned funds; Cao Cao had 10M+ MAUs in July — Cao Cao Mobility raises Rmb3.8bn as it tries… Continue Reading →

07/09/2021

Amazon launches the “Kisan Store” in collaboration with the Government of India to let farmers in the country buy farming tools, seeds, and more on Amazon (India Today)

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India Today: Amazon launches the “Kisan Store” in collaboration with the Government of India to let farmers in the country buy farming tools, seeds, and more on Amazon — Farmers can now buy farming tools, seeds, crop protection and other… Continue Reading →

04/09/2021

Sources: Byju’s, an Indian edtech giant with millions of paying subs, has a “toxic” sales culture with tactics pushing low-income parents into taking out loans (Akanksha Singh/Rest of World)

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Akanksha Singh / Rest of World: Sources: Byju’s, an Indian edtech giant with millions of paying subs, has a “toxic” sales culture with tactics pushing low-income parents into taking out loans — Former salespeople say the company pushes its products… Continue Reading →

31/08/2021

Customer-relations management software provider Freshworks files for an IPO, looking to raise $100M; Freshworks was last valued at $3.5B in 2019 (Bloomberg)

Customer-relations management software provider Freshworks files for an IPO, looking to raise 0M; Freshworks was last valued at .5B in 2019 (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Customer-relations management software provider Freshworks files for an IPO, looking to raise $100M; Freshworks was last valued at $3.5B in 2019 — Freshworks Inc. filed for an initial public offering, contending its customer-relations management software is providing a step… Continue Reading →

28/08/2021

Apple and Google are calling on the WH to oppose a South Korean bill, set to face a vote this week, that would mandate multiple payment systems for IAPs (New York Times)

New York Times: Apple and Google are calling on the WH to oppose a South Korean bill, set to face a vote this week, that would mandate multiple payment systems for IAPs — A proposal in the South Korean legislature… Continue Reading →

24/08/2021

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