SoftBank Chairman and CEO: AI advancement is worth working with Saudis
The Saudi sovereign wealth fund was a large backer of SoftBank's first Vision Fund, but has yet to commit to the $108 billion Vision Fund 2.
Crosschq raises $4.1 million to take on LinkedIn's talent "monopoly"
The recruiting startup has partnered with the talent-management startups Greenhouse and Lever to better track and analyze reference-check data.
WeWork competitors multiply, firms may shutter, specialize or merge
Some think that the flexible office space is becoming too crowded with competition. We talk with experts about what the future may hold for coworking.
Profile of $2 billion Checkout.com and founder Guillaume Pousaz
Payments company Checkout.com, founded by Guillaume Pousaz, was already profitable when it became a $2 billion company.
Saudi Arabia invests in Babylon Health as part of $550 million raise
European founders and investors will have to address whether taking Saudi money poses a moral quandary.
15 DTC brands that investors think will blow up in 2019
Investors including Alan Patricof, Peter Pham, and Tim Armstrong are pouring money into DTC brands like Dirty Lemon, Bev, and Liquid Death.
Compass valued at $6.4 billion in latest fundraising round
It was the latest investment in Compass by SoftBank's Vision Fund, and the real estate broker says it is spending more on cloud, mobile and AI.
Entrepreneur First: seed accelerator, VC builds London unicorn talent
"It's the complete opposite of Silicon Valley, but that's changing fast," says Entrepreneur First.
Apple and Microsoft are both investing in SoftBank's newest $108 billion mega-fund for startups
SoftBank's first Vision Fund invested in some of Silicon Valley's hottest companies like Uber, Slack, and WeWork.
Microsoft in talks to invest in SoftBank's new Vision Fund
SoftBank offered to push portfolio companies to use Microsoft's cloud provider Azure over Amazon, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Alexis Ohanian: 'no one in their right mind' can build a company in SF
The cofounder turned investor thinks more employees will normalize remote working options to counter rising costs of doing business in Silicon Valley.
Ahead of IPO, report of WeWork cofounder Adam Neumann stock sales, loans
Adam Neumann reportedly sold some of his stock during financing rounds and also borrowed against his shares.
WeWork cofounder Adam Neumann's big stock sales and loans before IPO
Adam Neumann reportedly sold some of his stock during financing rounds and also borrowed against his shares.
Canned water startup Liquid Death in talks to raise as much as $10M
Two months after announcing $1.6 million in seed funding, the viral canned water company is reported to be actively raising its Series A.
The 32 star venture capital investors in Europe every tech founder needs to know
Business Insider has listed some of the continent's star VCs, who are well-respected by founders and peers and won big from smart early bets.
Hot email app Superhuman comes under fire for 'spying'
By default, messages sent with Superhuman including a "tracking pixel" that can be used to see when and where recipients opened your messages.
Ex Slack board observer Sarah Cannon: no hesitation on direct listing
Index Ventures partner Sarah Cannon joined Slack's board as an observer as the team was evaluating options for the company's public debut.
Here's who's getting rich now that Slack is a public company worth over $20 billion
Slack insiders are set to reap some big paydays, now that the company is publicly-traded and worth over $20 billion.
When Slack goes public, it's poised be another home run for VC firm Accel as it continues a big winning streak
Accel's success gives pause to this idea that the venture capital model is really being blown up, as is the trendy talk these days.
SoftBank: A running list of the Japanese company's tech investments
SoftBank has backed or bought a host of established tech firms such as Nvidia, the We Company, Slack, Uber, and ARM.
