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Colombian Proptech Habi Reaches Unicorn Status with $200M Raise Co-Led by Softbank and Homebrew

Colombian Proptech Habi Reaches Unicorn Status with $200M Raise Co-Led by Softbank and Homebrew

Homebrew and SoftBank Latin America Fund jointly led a $200 million Series C fundraising round for the Bogota-based proptech company Habi. The business withheld its…
Citi Backs Crowdz, a Pipe Competitor That Just Raised $10M for Its Blockchain-Powered Invoice Financing Marketplace

Citi Backs Crowdz, a Pipe Competitor That Just Raised $10M for Its Blockchain-Powered Invoice Financing Marketplace

Recurring revenue as an asset class is a relatively new idea, and firms like Pipe, which have created a marketplace linking investors to businesses with…
Airbnb Is Reinventing Itself — Brian Chesky Tells Us Why

Airbnb Is Reinventing Itself — Brian Chesky Tells Us Why

The way consumers look for properties on Airbnb has just undergone a facelift. Users who don’t already have a destination in mind can explore travel…
Around The World, the Stock Market Is Selling Off

Around The World, the Stock Market Is Selling Off

The prices of assets are having a bad day. The stock market is falling down all over the place. Early morning trading on the stock…
Crypto Forensics Startup Chainalysis Raises $170M at $8.6B Valuation

Crypto Forensics Startup Chainalysis Raises $170M at $8.6B Valuation

A Series F fundraising round headed by GIC, the Singaporean sovereign wealth fund, netted $170 million for Chainalysis, a business that offers services for crypto…
As Markets Shift, Mercado Libre’s Falling Share Price Shows No Company Is Safe

As Markets Shift, Mercado Libre’s Falling Share Price Shows No Company Is Safe

Lackluster guidance was one of the factors that contributed to the decreasing values of large technology businesses, including several recent IPOs. As we witnessed this…
Atma Wants To Make Job Hunting In Indonesia Easier

Atma Wants To Make Job Hunting In Indonesia Easier

Atma, an Indonesian company that seeks to make the job search process easier, said today that it has secured $5 million in pre-seed investment, headed…
Battery Startups Are Working To Disrupt More Than Just Cars and Trucks

Battery Startups Are Working To Disrupt More Than Just Cars and Trucks

Everyone is presenting their cells as the ones to get people to trade in their gas-guzzling SUVs for stylish, quick-charging electric cars with cross-country range,…
The Venture Slowdown Isn’t Coming — it’s here

The Venture Slowdown Isn’t Coming — it’s here

In April, the rate at which venture capitalists deployed funds throughout the world slowed yet further. According to Crunchbase News’ latest report, venture capital dollar…
The Stock Market Is Down, But These 4 Tech Companies Prove there’s Still Good News Out There

The Stock Market Is Down, But These 4 Tech Companies Prove there’s Still Good News Out There

It’s been a challenging week. It’s tempting to believe that everything is bad after the Supreme Court leak, much too much layoff news, the stock…
Will the Corporate Venture Boom Lead To an M&A FRENZY?

Will the Corporate Venture Boom Lead To an M&A FRENZY?

The market for startup exits has seen better days. The startup market, for one, has seen better days. In terms of venture capital, entrepreneurs rolled…
Lucid Is Raising Prices on Its Luxury Air EV by As Much As 13%

Lucid Is Raising Prices on Its Luxury Air EV by As Much As 13%

The Lucid Group is the latest carmaker to raise its electric vehicle prices. Starting June 1, the business said accompanying its first-quarter results report that…
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