Founders might have unintentionally given their VCs too much power to block an IPO Rebecca Szkutak 7 hours While some investors are loudly bemoaning that the IPO window […]
VCs will get liquidity in 2024 from the secondary market, not IPOs
If you asked a bunch of VCs at the end of 2023 if the IPO market would finally open again in 2024, most of them would have said […]
Remote driving startup Phantom Auto is shutting down
Phantom Auto, a remote driving startup that launched seven years ago amid the buzz of autonomous vehicle technology, is shutting down after failing to secure new funding, TechCrunch […]
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Profitable car rental service Turo is still ready for an IPO, but its growth cratered in 2023
Turo, the venture-backed, peer-to-peer car rental service reported its fourth-quarter and full-year financial performance this week in an updated IPO filing. The company first filed an S-1 to […]
Databricks keeps marching forward with $1.6B in revenue
At a time when many enterprise companies have struggled to find growth and valuations have plunged, Databricks continues to prove the exception. In September the company raised $500 […]
Reach Security taps a company’s existing tools to fight cyber threats
Thanks to an uncertain economy, cybersecurity budgets are in a tight spot. According to a 2023 survey from IANS and recruiting firm Artico Search, more than a third […]
As megarounds become rarer, energy startups are powering up
The largest funding rounds raised by startups are becoming rarer and rarer. For upstart companies working on the future of energy, however, the market is surprisingly strong. The […]
This Korean startup wants to take on Carta in cap table management
A South Korean startup called QuotaLab is on a quest to follow in the footsteps of Carta, the cap table management company that’s used by a host of […]
Harness Wealth wants to bring sophisticated tax planning to the masses
Harness Wealth, which started in 2018 primarily offering financial advice to startup founders and employees, has expanded into the tax advisory space and raised a $17 million extension […]