Tag: Venture

Trump looks to public market investors to back his yet-to-be-launched social media platform, the TRUTH Social app. But for investors, even for a SPAC, there are a lot of red flags. Read More

Why M1 Finance’s decision to buy an 11-person bank signals a much bigger trend, and raises a question—will financial “superapps” work? Read More

Why M1 Finance’s decision to buy an 11-person bank signals a much bigger trend, and raises a question—will financial “superapps” work? Read More

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

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 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 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

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 new dose of funding as the industry gets a fresh look in the pandemic. Read More

The Zooplus deal is as much about heavy private equity competition as it is about dogs. Read More