How these Bay Area tech entrepreneurs survived the last recession to build billion-dollar companies

Mike Segar/Reuters Since its launch in 2008, Airbnb has gone from a startup renting air matresses to a multi-billion dollar global travel company. After a wave of lukewarm receptions for tech IPOs last year, Airbnb announced its .....»»

Enterprise Products Partners LP (NYSE: EPD) is moving forward with a $1.23 billion Houston-area expansion project after inking a deal with LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE: LYB), the latest in the Houston companies' nearly 30-year relationship. .....»»

Two of the Tampa Bay area’s largest companies have landed on the annual Fortune Global 500 list. Clearwater-based Tech Data (NASDAQ: TECD) ranked No. 330 on the list with $38 billion in revenue, an increase of 1.3 percent over last year, $13 bil.....»»

Google and Australian developer and general contractor Lendlease will partner on the tech company’s ambitious plans to build 15,000 homes in the Bay Area, the companies announced Wednesday. As part of the deal, Lendlease expects to develop about 15 m.....»»

A new business accelerator is launching in Albuquerque to help Latinx entrepreneurs build tech companies. The accelerator, called EmprendeLatino and the first of six planned to debut nationwide, has joined forces with the Albuquerque Hispano Chambe.....»»

Amid escalating trade tensions, China is holding up deal reviews that could clear the way for U.S. companies Qualcomm and Bain Capital to make multi-billion dollar acquisitions of semiconductor companies, people familiar with the matter say......»»

Venture funding is flowing through New York's tech startups. In the first quarter of the year, VC-backed companies in the metro area took in $2.6 billion in investments, according to the MoneyTree... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Venture funding is flowing through New York's tech startups. In the first quarter of the year, VC-backed companies in the metro area took in $2.6 billion in investments, according to the MoneyTree... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

In an area called “Silicon Slopes,” at least five start-ups are valued at more than $1 billion, a sign that Utah has become a growing force for tech incubation......»»

Let’s be clear from the start: Tech companies and tech workers are not the primary source of our urban ills. They didn’t decide that the Bay Area should build far less housing than it needs. They didn’t shortsightedly fail to maintain roads or.....»»

The sale of one of the Kansas City area's largest private companies is now complete. Here's what the combination of Bartlett & Co. and Salt Lake City-based Savage Cos. means for Kansas City in terms of opportunities, employment and ownership......»»

Deals are getting bigger and targeted toward high-profile companies The money raised in the third quarter is a record for the New York metropolitan area. So far this year, New York companies have... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

IBM Corp.'s $34 billion plan to buy Red Hat Inc. has spurred a wave of speculation on Wall Street about who else might be acquired, with a number of Bay Area tech companies highlighted in analyst reports. This comes as tech dealmaking picked up in th.....»»

See all of Crain's data lists here Venture funding is flowing through New York’s tech startups. In the first quarter of 2018, VC-backed companies in the metro area took in $2.6 billion in... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Venture capitalists poured a record-high $13 billion into New York-area tech companies last year as the city’s tech community continued to expand at a breakneck pace, according to the MoneyTree... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Amazon jilted New York City on Valentine's Day, scrapping plans to build a massive headquarters campus in Queens amid fierce opposition from politicians angry about nearly $3 billion in tax breaks... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

The firm has made about 13 investments so far, including three in Baltimore-based tech companies......»»

Combining tech with the flexibility and adaptability of humans creates a "superhuman enterprise," BCG reports. Here's how to do it right. BI Grap.....»»

Benson Hill Inc. is going public by merging with a special-purpose acquisition company in a deal that values the plant-growing technology firm at $2 billion, the companies said......»»

A focus on custom kicks and an early embrace by SoCal skaters helped him build a multi-billion-dollar brand.A focus on custom kicks and an early embrace by SoCal skaters helped him build a multi-billion-dollar brand......»»