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UK Startups to Government: Bail Us Out or Risk Future

April 9, 2020

A dozen of the UK’s leading startup founders have written an open letter to the country’s chancellor, Rishi Sunak, pleading for changes to Downing Street’s COVID-19 business relief packages. The letter, released…

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Swedish Logistics Startup Instabox Wins $39m Finance Round

April 8, 2020

Swedish logistics outfit Instabox has secured a €36 million ($39m) financing round, as it looks beyond its Scandinavian home market. The company, founded five years ago by Alexis Prifitis, Johan Lundin and…

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RTP Global Launches $650m Early-stage Fund

March 3, 2020

Russian investment firm RTP Global has announced a $650 million early-stage fund – its biggest to date by far. The Moscow-headquartered company will plough its cash into startups in Europe, North America,…

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Airbnb’s Losses Arrive Just in Time for IPO

February 17, 2020

In the first nine months of 2019, Airbnb posted a loss of $322 million, according to the Wall Street Journal, and the timing could hardly be worse.  In the same period in…

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Course Hero Valued at $1.1 Billion in Latest Investment Round

February 12, 2020

Course Hero has become the latest education startup to be valued at more than $1 billion, after securing a $10 million Series B funding round from NewView Capital.  The Redwood, California-based company…

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Better Kids Founder Ondine Bullot’s Journey from M&A to Teaching Kids Social and Emotional Skills

February 6, 2020

Around nine years ago, Ondine Bullot fell off her horse, in an accident which left her temporarily unable to walk. In the time it took her to recover, she made plans to…

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African Tech Enjoys Record Funding Year

January 20, 2020

African tech companies enjoyed their best funding year to date, according to an industry analyst. The African Tech Startups Funding Report, now in its fifth year, revealed that 311 firms on the…

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Casper Files for IPO Despite Perilous Conditions

January 16, 2020

Casper, the mattress startup, has filed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange, prompting a flurry of jokes about the company not being spooked by the IPO troubles of other…

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Layoffs Hit Hard as Unicorns Place New Focus on Profitability

January 13, 2020

There’s a new craze sweeping through Silicon Valley – profitability. After the public markets largely rejected technology’s loss-making giants last year, startups are now taking steps to hurriedly turn user growth into…

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WeWork Begins Restructuring After IPO Debacle

November 22, 2019

WeWork executives have begun the daunting task of rebuilding the company, starting with 2,400 layoffs and possibly renegotiating founder and former CEO Adam Neumann’s $1.7 billion payoff.  WeWork, which was temporarily renamed…

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