As $100M+ venture rounds evaporate, IPOs might have to carry the weight
Earlier this year we wrote that the “the $100M venture round is going extinct.” Often our predictions wind up sideways. This time we were on...
Reddit protest plunges user engagement, site activity and ad portal visits
Reddit community moderators made a bold move earlier this month that caused quite a stir online. They took a stand against the platform’s decision to...
OpenAI brings the competition to DeepMind’s doorstep with new London office
OpenAI is expanding overseas. To London, specifically. Today, the Microsoft-backed AI startup announced that it plans to open an office in London, its first international...
Snowflake, Databricks help customers build generative AI apps
Snowflake and Databricks are surely similar companies. While each positions itself a bit differently, both provide data storage, processing and governance in a cloud context....
Google introduces a new shop tab for rentals and purchases on Android TV
Google today announced a new “Shop” tab on Android TV to let users browse titles that are available to purchase and rent. The company is...
Shadow revamps its cloud computing offerings in Europe
Shadow, a French company that offers a gaming PC in the cloud (among other things), has announced in a press conference that it is updating...
US Patent and Trademark Office notifies filers of years-long data leak
The federal government agency responsible for granting patents and trademarks has confirmed it inadvertently exposed about 61,000 filers’ private addresses in a years-long data spill....
No SSN, no problem, says Maza, a fintech startup aimed at undocumented immigrants
Want more fintech news in your inbox? Sign up here. While there are a multitude of fintech companies offering digital banking services to a variety...
Nubank’s CEO explains what the US could learn from LatAm fintech
Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. All the cool...
Hello Alice, Global Entrepreneurship Network unveil $70M Equitable Access Fund
Hello Alice, a fintech helping small businesses access capital, and entrepreneurship ecosystem Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) created a $70 million Equitable Access Fund designed to...