Academic exams are a big deal in China as they determine the kind of universities, high schools and elementary schools that students get into and to a degree, the future that awaits them. Parents are thus willing to invest generously to help their children get ahead in school. One startup capitalizing on this need is […]
View More Tencent-backed homework app jumps to $3B valuation after raising $300MCategory: Goldman Sachs
Report: Pinterest may go public as soon as April
Pinterest may follow Lyft and Uber to the public markets in the first half of 2019.
View More Report: Pinterest may go public as soon as AprilAfrican fintech startup Jumo raises $12.5M more to fund Asia expansion
Months after a big round, African fintech startup Jumo has pulled in a fresh $12.5 million to add more fuel for its expansion into Asia Pacific. The new investment comes from London-based investment fund Odey Asset Management, and it is an extension to a $52 million round that closed back in September. The deal takes Jumo, […]
View More African fintech startup Jumo raises $12.5M more to fund Asia expansionReport: Morgan Stanley lands coveted Uber IPO role
The investment bank is said to be leading Uber’s IPO, expected in the first quarter of 2019. JPMorgan, meanwhile, has reportedly been hired to lead Lyft’s offering.
View More Report: Morgan Stanley lands coveted Uber IPO roleFintech startup Plaid raises $250M at a $2.65B valuation
Mary Meeker, the author of the Internet Trends report, has led the round for Plaid via Kleiner Perkin’s growth fund.
View More Fintech startup Plaid raises $250M at a $2.65B valuationUber files confidentially for IPO
The ride-hailing giant is expected to go public in early 2019.
View More Uber files confidentially for IPOStill a year away from launch, Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi keeps adding talent
Video won’t start rolling on Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg’s new bite-sized streaming service with the billion dollar backing until the end of 2019, but talent keeps signing up to come along for their ride into the future of serialization. The latest marquee director to sign on the dotted line with Quibi is Catherine Hardwicke, […]
View More Still a year away from launch, Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi keeps adding talentGrowing pains at venture-backed Moogsoft lead to layoffs
Moogsoft has laid off 30 employees and completed two C-suite hires. Its new COO Amer Deeba recently resigned from Qualys following SEC charges of insider trading.
View More Growing pains at venture-backed Moogsoft lead to layoffs81% of VC firms don’t have a single black investor — BLCK VC wants to change that
There’s a new group focused on supporting black investors.
View More 81% of VC firms don’t have a single black investor — BLCK VC wants to change thatOne-year-old Bracket Capital is already an investor in Lyft, Bird, Airbnb and Coinbase
Two former private equity executives have entered the venture capital business via Bracket Capital.
View More One-year-old Bracket Capital is already an investor in Lyft, Bird, Airbnb and CoinbaseLocal venture capital fund formation is on the rise in Africa, led by Nigeria
Jake Bright Contributor Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa. More posts by this contributor E-moto startup Alta Motors reportedly powers down African financial technology startups move beyond payment services Africa’s VC landscape is becoming more African with an increasing number of investment funds […]
View More Local venture capital fund formation is on the rise in Africa, led by NigeriaDocker has raised $92 million in new funding
Docker, the company that did more to create today’s modern containerized computing environment than any other independent company, has raised $92 million of a targeted $192 million funding round, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The new funding is a signal that while Docker may have lost its race with Google’s […]
View More Docker has raised $92 million in new funding