Is there a point when investors will turn off the spigots for giant unicorn funding rounds? If so, we haven’t reached that threshold yet. Here, we break down the leading locations for new and existing unicorns, top sectors for investment capital, exits and a few other trends affecting the space. Read More
February 3, 2018
DeRay Mckesson talks racial wealth gap and mass incarceration on CTRL+T via @TechCrunch
On this week’s episode of CTRL+T, it’s all about flamethrowers (yes, the devices that throw flames), startups trying to get inside your mouth and education in the prison system. Later on, I chat with the one and only DeRay Mckesson, who is known for his social justice activism via #BlackLivesMatter protests in Ferguson, Missouri and Baltimore, Maryland. He’s also the host… Read More
Foxconn to plug at least $340M into AI R&D over five years via @TechCrunch
Manufacturing giant Foxconn has said it will make a major investment in artificial intelligence-based R&D as it looks for new business growth opportunities in a cooling global smartphone market, Nikkei reports. Read More
How Facebook stole the news business via @TechCrunch
Big news outlets stupidly sold their soul to Facebook. Desperate for the referral traffic Facebook dangled, they spent the past few years jumping through its hoops only to be cut out of the equation. Instead of developing an owned audience of homepage visitors and newsletter subscribers, they let Facebook brainwash readers into thinking it was their source of information. Now Facebook is… Read More
The Week on Instagram | 320 News Fast Company: Instagram ruled… via #Instagram Blog
The Week on Instagram | 320 News Fast Company: Instagram ruled the Women’s Marches on social – and the dudes pitched in, too The New York Times: What if a Healthier Facebook Is Just… Instagram? Adweek: How Brands From Subway to Maserati Are Using Instagram Effectively Get Involved Weekend Hashtag Project: #WHPillusion. View photos from the last project, #WHPsmile. Around the Community Celebrating the Grammys with @logic Today’s #WeeklyFluff: Meet Leia, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier Puppy @kidsofimmigrants Celebrates Diversity While Inspiring Communities
Storm Ventures brings on two new partners at enterprise-focused firm via @TechCrunch
In a town full of venture capital firms, Storm Ventures has made its mark with a singular focus on the enterprise. This week, the company announced it has taken on two freshly minted partners, Arun Penmetsa and Paul Willard, to continue the mission. They are doubling the number of partners with this announcement. Penmetsa has been a principal at Storm for the last 3.5 years before being… Read More
What Silicon Valley tech VCs get wrong about consumer investing via @TechCrunch
When I began fundraising for CircleUp six years ago, I encountered many investors whose eyes would glaze over when I mentioned “consumer.” These investors would fidget uncomfortably or drop their gaze when I explained that our platform would only provide capital to small CPG companies. I would often hear the skeptical comments, such as, “an energy bar company can’t… Read More
PSA: No India hasn’t banned Bitcoin — but it’s still talking tough on crypto via @TechCrunch
Reports of the death of Bitcoin in India have been greatly exaggerated. Read More