Founders Intend to Retain Control in New Tech IPOs
Ceding voting control in perpetuity to founders in tech startups could come back to haunt initially exuberant investorsRelated Stocks: GOOGL, FB, SNAP,.....»»
Meet Vasant Kamath, the newest partner at Tech Square Ventures
Atlanta Inno sat down with Vasant Kamath to talk about why he thinks Atlanta could emerge as a top tech market and advice he has for local founders......»»
Market Snapshot: Dow struggles to retain gain, tech stocks resume selloff after better jobs report
U.S. stock benchmarks Friday morning give up early gains and a technology stock rout resumes as investors parse the latest monthly jobs update from the Labor Department which beat economists' consensus estimates......»»
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Join our live event on February 25, featuring Realtime CEO Vernon Coleman, Yac cofounder Jordan Walker, and Cashmere cofounder Urenna Okonkwo. .....»»
Why the leaders of an HR tech startup bet on failed founders
"It's actually fairly simple to succeed," Prasanna Sankar, co-founder and CTO of Rippling, told Insider. Failure is where the real lessons emerge. Insider Neha Sharma, Rippling's head of people. Courtesy of Rippling .....»»
WeWork"s Neumann Nears Deal To Settle With Softbank For $500MM, Retain "Major" Ownership Stake
WeWork's Neumann Nears Deal To Settle With Softbank For $500MM, Retain 'Major' Ownership Stake The former CEO and co-founder of WeWork, the tech/real-estate private company which saw its IPO implode back in 2019 (before talk of a.....»»
Khosla Ventures gets into the SPAC boom with plans to raise $1.2B in 3 IPOs
Another major Silicon Valley tech investor joins the record run of "blank check" IPOs. Menlo Park-based Khosla Ventures filed plans Friday to raise $1.2 billion for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) that aim to take three yet-to-be-dete.....»»
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Midwest Energy announces development of methane gas emissions control tech
See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»
Jeff Bezos stepping down as Amazon CEO signals that we"re nearing the end of the founder-CEO era in Big Tech. Here"s what it means for a company when its founder takes a step back.
When it comes to the "big five" tech giants, Jeff Bezos is one of the few founders that still holds the CEO title. That's changing later this year. Getty Images Jeff Be.....»»
PRESENTING: 10 tech companies helping to keep Amazon Web Services cloud costs under control
Clients of these 10 tech companies saved as much as 30% up to even 60% on their AWS instances, the companies reported. Apptio Chief Product and Technology Officer Scott Chancellor. Scott.....»»
With tastytrade acquisition, a rare $1B exit for Chicago—and women founders
When Chicago fintech startup tastytrade agreed to be acquired by IG Group for $1 billion last week, it resulted in a rarity: a female-founded tech startup to achieve a $1 billion acquisition......»»
Department store chain Belk filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Sycamore Partners will retain majority control of Belk, according to an agreement it reached with some of Belk’s creditors.....»»
Amazon, Facebook, other tech giants spent roughly $65 million to lobby Washington last year
The sizable sums foreshadow the political blitz that Silicon Valley is likely to mount in the face of fresh promises from President Biden and his new Democratic control in Congress that they plan to rein in the tech industry......»»
Biden inherits bipartisan momentum to crack down on large tech companies’ power
Control of both the White.....»»
Tesla Takes Legal Action Against Chinese News Outlet Over Report Of "Sweatshop" Conditions At Shanghai Gigafactory: Global Times
Tesla Model Y Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is taking legal action againt a Chinese tech media outlet called PingWest that earlier reported of harsh working conditions and quality control problem at Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory. read more.....»»
Which companies would thrive or dive in a Democratic-run DC? Investors are placing their bets.
Stocks of smaller companies are jumping, while Big Tech slumps on Wednesday as investors jockey to find the winners and losers amid rising expectations that Democrats may take control of Washington and deliver more support for the struggling ec.....»»
US stocks trade mostly lower as likely Democratic control of Senate roils tech
Stocks traded lower on Wednesday as investors digested the increased likelihood that Democrats will contr.....»»
Tech futures fall as Georgia Senate seats hang in balance
Stock futures were mixed Wednesday morning, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq declining nearly 2% as investors positioned themselves for Democratic control of the legislative and executive branches......»»
IPO Report: IPOs in 2021: After a year of impressive pandemic offerings, these tech companies expect to keep it rolling
After an unbelievable 2020 for IPOs, with young technology companies and blank-check offerings leading to the biggest year for Wall Street debuts since the heyday of the dot-com boom, companies are lining up in hopes that 2021 is a worthwhile sequel......»»
Benzinga"s Bulls And Bears Of Christmas Week: Airbnb, Apple, Netflix, Nike, Tesla And More
Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. The week's bullish calls included big tech stocks and a telecom giant. A top electric vehicle maker and recent hot IPOs were among the bearish calls. read more.....»»