Meet Juul, the $15 Billion E-Cig Startup with an Identity Crisis
In a recent fundraising round, e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. raised $650 million, which values the rapidly-growing, yet still-controver.....»»
Juul"s 1,500 employees to split $2 billion bonus in Altria deal
Employees of Juul Labs Inc. are getting a $2 billion bonus as part of a deal with Altria Group Inc. to take a stake in the startup, according to a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified because the details are private......»»
Juul"s 1,500 employees to split $2 billion bonus in Altria deal
Employees of Juul Labs Inc. are getting a $2 billion bonus as part of a deal with Altria Group Inc. to take a stake in the startup, according to a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified because the details are private......»»
The owner of Coachella was once dubbed "America"s most reclusive billionaire." Meet Philip Anschutz, who"s worth $15.3 billion.
Philip Anschutz, who built his fortune across multiple industries, was named Colorado's richest person by Forbes.....»»
Elon Musk"s AI Startup xAI Reportedly Seeks $4B To Challenge ChatGPT-Parent OpenAI — Valuation Could Hit $18B
Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI Corp., is in discussions to raise up to $4 billion in funding, potentially valuing the company at $18 billion, leveraging Musk's track record and high-quality data from his social network, X, to train AI models. read more.....»»
: German property giants announce $22 billion merger to ‘tackle’ housing crisis
Europe’s largest residential property group Vonovia has agreed to buy rival Deutsche Wohnen for €18 billion, in a deal that will reshape Germany’s real-estate sector......»»
Meet Zhang Yiming, the secretive Chinese billionaire behind TikTok worth $44 billion who just stepped down as ByteDance CEO
Zhang Yiming makes his own TikToks - and requires his senior employees to as well. Here's a look at what we know about the secretive billionaire. ByteDance CEO Zhang Yiming makes his own TikToks - and requires his senior employees to as well. .....»»
Miami University, Cincinnati startup partner to pilot pair of new mental wellness initiatives
A Cincinnati-based edtech startup is partnering with the region’s second-largest college on a statewide effort to address a growing mental wellness crisis among students and staff worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic......»»
Amount raises $100M at $1B valuation, becoming Chicago’s newest unicorn
A fintech startup that spun out of Chicago-based Avant has raised a mega-round of funding, valuing it at $1 billion and making it Chicago's latest "unicorn" company. Amount announced Tuesday that it raised $100 million in a Series D round led b.....»»
Meet GetMyBoat, the "Airbnb for boats" that"s been skyrocketing in popularity thanks to the pandemic
Boat sales and rentals skyrocketed during the pandemic, welcome news for a San Francisco startup riding the wave. GetMyBoat. GetMyBoat GetMyBoat, the self-proclaimed "Airbnb of Boats," h.....»»
Startup mortgage lender Better to go public via merger with SPAC Aurora Acquisition in $7 billion deal
Startup mortgage lender Better HoldCo is going public via a merger with special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC) Auroa Acquisition Corp. in a deal with an equity.....»»
How India"s Covid-19 crisis is hurting this Santa Rosa electric tractor startup
With supply chains broken, this electric tractor startup is sitting on a $1 million in back orders......»»
A millennial CEO still paying off his own student debt has dedicated his career to solving the student-loan crisis
A decade after borrowing $80,000 to finish school after a death in the family, Greg Poulin owes over $57,000. He wants his startup Goodly to help. Greg Poulin. Greg Poulin Greg Poulin borrowed $80,000 to complete his education after.....»»
Indian food-delivery startup Zomato files for a $1.1 billion IPO as the country battles a catastrophic wave of COVID-19 infections
The company is planning to list as India combats a crippling COVID-19 wave with at least 300.....»»
Ant, Uber-Backed Indian Food Delivery Startup Zomato Sets For $1.1B US IPO
Jack Ma’s Ant Group and Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER)-backed Indian food delivery start-up, Zomato, has proposed to raise $1.1 billion (INR82.5 billion) from an initial public off read more.....»»
CEO Of $2 Billion Startup Fired For "Microdosing" On LSD At Work
CEO Of $2 Billion Startup Fired For "Microdosing" On LSD At Work Psychedelic drugs have been a hot topic in the financial press this week. Between the hallucinatory experienc.....»»
The CEO of a $2 billion startup reportedly said he was fired after taking LSD during work
The CEO of a $2 billion startup reportedly said he was fired after taking LSD during work.....»»
Atlanta unicorn Greenlight Financial Technology raises $260M, plans to hire 300
The funding brings the financial technology startup’s valuation to $2.3 billion, padding its unicorn status, which Greenlight reached in September of last year......»»
Florida"s Democratic Party is having an identity crisis: 2020 losses were the culmination of strategic missteps, cultural blindness, and internal divides
For decades the Party has been losing its footing. After a shellacking in 2020, .....»»
AI startup UiPath jumps 26% during its public debut, pushing valuation to $37 billion
The rally in UiPath indicates the growing demand for such services as more business.....»»
Discord Ends Talks With Microsoft, Will Focus On IPO
Discord Ends Talks With Microsoft, Will Focus On IPO One month after we learned that Microsoft was in advanced talk to acquire chat startup Discord for $10 billion, .....»»