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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.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytJul 11th, 2018

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.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeApr 28th, 2021

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.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytApr 27th, 2021

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......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 27th, 2021

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, .....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytApr 24th, 2021

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.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 21st, 2021

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, .....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytApr 20th, 2021

Meet Flywheel’s latest cohort focused on equitable economy

Flywheel Social Enterprise Hub is getting ready to graduate its latest cohort of startup companies this month, and the members represent the first to take part in a new virtual accelerator program that focuses on advancing an equitable economy t.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 19th, 2021

The 33 most innovative HR leaders who steered employees through a global crisis - and the plans they"re using to create more flexible, equitable workplaces

Meet the talent executives who revamped performance management, .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 15th, 2021

Texas Nonprofit Hires Biden Transition Official - Then Lands Half-Billion Dollar Contract To Manage Border Crisis

Texas Nonprofit Hires Biden Transition Official - Then Lands Half-Billion Dollar Contract To Manage Border.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeApr 14th, 2021

AI startup UiPath looks to raise $1.1 billion in US IPO

The funds that will be raised during the IPO will bring the company's total valuation as high as $.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytApr 12th, 2021

Meet the S.F. startup building plastic-based robotic aids meant to enhance human performance

Robots were typically made from metal and electromechanical systems. San Francisco's Roam is charting a new path using plastic and air......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 9th, 2021

Revolut, the $5.5 billion fintech startup, says it will let its 2,000 staff work abroad for 60 days a year

Revolut will allow its 2,000 employees to work overseas for 60 days a year, it said Thursday, following demand from staff to vi.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytApr 8th, 2021

StockX Valued 35% Higher At $3.8B In Latest Funding

StockX LLC said Thursday it has raised $255 million in a funding round led by existing investor Altimeter Capital and Dragoneer Investment Group as a new investor, valuing the e-commerce startup at $3.8 billion. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaApr 8th, 2021

Bill Hwang lost $8 billion in 10 days during the Archegos meltdown, reports say

Traders said the loss, which is counted among the largest at any firm since the financial crisis, was the fastest they had ever seen of tha.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytApr 5th, 2021

Icertis names former Xerox CEO to advisory board

She joins the contract management software startup's advisory board less than a month after it raised an $80 million Series F and reached a valuation of over $2.8 billion......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 1st, 2021

3 things Biden"s Department of Education has done so far to tackle the $1.7 trillion student-debt crisis

In two months, Biden's Education secretary has canceled $2.3 billion of debt for defrauded .....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytApr 1st, 2021

FTC sues to block Illumina"s $7.1B purchase of Menlo Park-based Grail

The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday moved to block Illumina's planned $7.1 billion purchase of cancer detection startup Grail Inc. The acquisition would weaken innovation in the development of tests that can detect multiple types of cancer .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 30th, 2021

Electric air-taxi startup Lilium set to merge with former GM executive"s SPAC in $3.3 billion deal

The electric taxi-jet under development at Lilium has a projected cruise speed of 175 mph at 10.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytMar 30th, 2021

Warren Buffett"s Berkshire Hathaway has a $8.3 billion plan to prevent the next Texas power crisis - and make money in the process

The investor's company wants to build 10 emergency powe.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytMar 26th, 2021

Self-driving Truck Startup TuSimple Files For Public Ownership

Self-driving truck startup TuSimple filed on Tuesday to become a public company. It is seeking to sell at least $100 million in shares. It could sell as much as $1 billion in stock depending on investors' appetite. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaMar 24th, 2021