As the world returns to some version of back-to-normal, Instacart makes a big bet that grocery stories will want cashierless checkout technology—and ammo against Whole Foods/Amazon Go. Read More
Tag: Term Sheet
Former U.S. secretary of state and Salesforce board member Colin Powell, dies at 84
Former U.S. secretary of state Colin Powell dies at 84. His death will be felt in the tech and venture capital world. Read More
Ozy, Theranos, oh my. How startup culture is kind of like Instagram
Ozy and Theranos are different levels of fraud. But fake-it-til-you-make it culture is still a serious problem in venture capital. Read More
Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar throws down a gauntlet to social media companies—and to herself
NextDoor soared in the pandemic. But as social media companies face the music of election misinformation and teen toxicity, CEO Sarah Friar is challenging herself, and the industry, to do better. Read More
Will Coinbase’s new NFT efforts compete with OpenSea?
Crypto titan Coinbase, an OpenSea investor, is launching an NFT marketplace. Will it become a conflict of interest? COO Emilie Choi believes there’s space for all. Read More
Augmented reality startup Magic Leap gets a reset with new funding
Augmented reality startup Magic Leap gets a new dose of funding as the industry gets a fresh look in the pandemic. Read More
Sure, dogs are cute. But there’s another dimension to the battle over Zooplus
The Zooplus deal is as much about heavy private equity competition as it is about dogs. Read More
Ozy, and what happens when charisma sours
Is charisma Carlos Watson’s last weapon in his quest to reopen Ozy? And BetterUp gets a near-$5 billion valuation. Read More
Who beat out Tiger Global as the most active venture investor of the third quarter?
Plus a startup that wants to ‘Peter Thiel’ your Roth IRA Read More
Facebook’s outage becomes a boon for other social media startup
Though it also only served to show Facebook’s massive scale compared to its peers. Read More