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A tech investor reveals why some VCs take a long time to make an investment...
Tech investor Elizabeth Yin said in a recent Twitter thread that one secret to a closing a venture capital deal quickly is to adapt the pitch for the audience."If you're pitching someone who is a...
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Power Line: Top battery startups, and a look inside the booming hydrogen...
Hello, and welcome to Power Line, a weekly clean-energy newsletter from Business Insider. Here's what you need to know:Sign up here to get Power Line in your inbox every Friday.Most of our coverage is...
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CULTIVATED: MedMen CEO steps down, inside the psychedelic medicine boom, and...
Welcome to Cultivated, our weekly newsletter where we're bringing you an inside look at the deals, trends, and personalities driving the multibillion-dollar global cannabis boom. Sign up here to get it...
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SoftBank-backed startups are bleeding, as investors tighten up scrutiny over...
SoftBank has invested hundred of millions of dollars in technology-forward companies since 2008.The company's portfolio includes acquisitions of big names like Boston Dynamics and ARM. Its most recent...
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Airbnb quietly acquired property management startup Proprly in 2016
Airbnb quietly bought Proprly, a property management service for short-term rentals, in a previously unreported May 2016 deal, an Airbnb spokesperson confirmed to Business Insider.The purchase suggests...
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Airbnb quietly acquired cloud storage startup Minbox in 2016
In 2016, Airbnb bought Minbox, a tool for syncing files across cloud storage services like Google Drive and Dropbox, an Airbnb spokesperson confirmed to Business Insider.The previously unreported...
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Airbnb quietly acquired payments startup Bold Financial Technologies in 2016
Airbnb bought payments startup Bold Financial Technologies in November 2016 in a previously unreported deal, a spokesperson confirmed to Business Insider.Bold aimed to make international payments...
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Airbnb quietly acquired Eliot, an on-demand rental pricing tool, in 2018
Airbnb quietly acquired Eliot, a real-time pricing calculator for rental property owners, in a previously unreported 2018 deal, an Airbnb spokesperson confirmed to Business Insider.Airbnb had already...
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One of Silicon Valley's biggest investors just laid out a how-to guide for...
Silicon Valley Bank, one of the major financial institutions catering to startups and venture capital in California's Bay Area, released its annual report on the state of private markets on...
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The 9 most unforgettable and effective startup pitches, according to...
Explaining what your startup is all about in a face-to-face meeting with a VC is one of the toughest challenges for any startup founder or CEO.Having an impressive pitch deck is great, but that won't...
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London-based fintech Azimo just raised $22 million in venture debt from the...
UK-based fintech Azimo has brought in 20 million euros ($22 million) from the European Investment Bank (EIB) as part of a venture debt facility. The EIB approached Azimo about the money which was...
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5 apps entrepreneurs can use right now to create stunning pitch decks and...
When pitching your startup or small business to potential partners and customers, appearances matter.Most businesses have access to basic software like Google Sheets, PowerPoint, and Apple Keynote, but...
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VCs are scrambling to get in on the red-hot insurtech space. Here's how Accel...
Insurance startup The Zebra announced $38.5 million in Series C funding from Accel, Silverton Partners, Daher Capital, Floodgate Fund, Ballast Point Ventures, and Weatherford Capital on Wednesday.The...
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The startup accelerator that launched Airbnb and Dropbox rejected 3 founders...
Y Combinator is the startup accelerator that launched companies including Airbnb, Dropbox, Coinbase, and Instacart. It's notoriously hard to get into.Below is a successful application from the...
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The 6 most important parts of a term sheet first-time founders should read...
Venture capital investment term sheets are notoriously difficult to read, especially if you've just received your first-ever proposal for your startup.Since it can be hard to keep all of the important...
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Stunned venture capital investors say the government's move to kill the $1.4...
The Federal Trade Commission's move this week to bar the maker of Schick razors from buying startup shaver maker Harry's took some in the venture community by surprise.Government regulators have been...
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Casper prices its IPO at $12 a share, giving it a valuation of $490 million,...
Casper on Wednesday priced its IPO at $12 a share.That's at the low end of the range it had already lowered earlier in the day.The price gives the company a market capitalization of around $490...
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Airbnb's chief strategy officer reveals how the company sets goals that keep...
Airbnb's chief strategy officer Nathan Blecharczyk said the company had a new strategy around setting goals.The company identified two to three principles for each of its five stakeholder groups, and...
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This buzzy London insurtech that wants to 'change the fundamentals of...
Laka, a London-based insurtech, has just raised $4.7 million in new funds from VC investors LocalGlobe and Creandum.The startup wants to "change the fundamentals of the insurance market," according to...
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