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137 Ventures raises $210M to give liquidity to startup employees

sudshr47 March 12, 2019

This is the Palantir, Airbnb and Flexport backer’s fourth growth-stage venture capital fund.

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Startups Weekly: What’s up with YC? Plus, mobility layoffs and Airbnb’s grand plans

sudshr47 March 9, 2019 Startups

In this week’s startups newsletter: Y Combinator president Sam Altman is stepping down, Marie Kondo is raising VC and Munchery has finally filed for bankruptcy.

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Daily Crunch: Airbnb is acquiring HotelTonight

sudshr47 March 8, 2019

The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. Airbnb agrees to acquire last-minute hotel-booking app HotelTonight Once the deal is complete, the HotelTonight app and website will continue to […]

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Changes at YC, $1.5B more for ride hailing, and Airbnb buys HotelTonight

sudshr47 March 8, 2019 Startups

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.

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Airbnb agrees to acquire last-minute hotel-booking app HotelTonight

sudshr47 March 7, 2019 Startups

Airbnb to purchase HotelTonight, a hotel-booking app last valued at $463 million.

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Blueground raises $20 million for flexible apartment rentals

sudshr47 March 5, 2019 Startups

Blueground, the startup providing turnkey flexible rental apartments, has raised $20 million in a round led by Athens-based VentureFriends, with participation from Endeavor Catalyst, Dubai’s Jabbar Internet Group, and serial entrepreneur Kevin Ryan. Ryan – who helped found MongoDB, Gilt Groupe, Zola, and others – will also join Blueground’s Board of Directors. It’s no secret […]

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Airbnb, Automattic and Pinterest top rank of most acquisitive unicorns

sudshr47 February 23, 2019 Startups

It takes a lot more than a good idea and the right timing to build a billion-dollar company. Talent, focus, operational effectiveness and a healthy dose of luck all play a part.

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When do you go native?

sudshr47 February 14, 2019

So you’re a startup founder. Or you’re in charge of a new project at a big company. (Or maybe you just imagine being either of these things.) And you suddenly realize: you have to make a whole slew of massive decisions right now, based on imperfect information, which will reverberate for months or years, and […]

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Uber Freight snags Airbnb, Box veterans as it eyes global expansion

sudshr47 February 14, 2019

Uber Freight, which helps truck drivers connect with shipping companies, has made two high-profile hires this month as it continues to scale up its app and plans for a global expansion. The company has hired Andrew Smith, one of Box’s early employees, to head up global sales at Uber Freight, and Bar Ifrach, formerly of Airbnb, to lead […]

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Paris sues Airbnb for illegal listings and seeks $14.2 million

sudshr47 February 11, 2019 Startups

The City of Paris first warned Airbnb and it is now taking action. Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo told the JDD that the city is suing the company for 1,010 illegal listings. The fine could be worth as much as $14.2 million (€12.625 million). Based on current legislation, you can’t rent an apartment more than […]

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Paris is suing Airbnb for illegal listings

sudshr47 February 11, 2019

Paris is one of the most popular destinations for Airbnb, but the city’s authorities are at odds with the company.

The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, announced on Sunday the city would be suing Airbnb to the tune of $14 million, due to the alleged listing of 1,000 illegal rentals.

Hidalgo made the announcement in French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche, and said she didn’t take issue with Parisians who rent their home “a few days a year,” but those who treat it like a business.

“The problem is the multi-owners who rent all year round apartments to tourists without declaring them, and the platforms, accomplices, who welcome them,” she said. Read more…

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