Featured Article
How far have Twitter’s advertising revenues fallen?
It really does seem like Twitter is in a tight spot when it comes to its ability to generate profit.
9:54 am PDT • June 5, 2023
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A recent survey of founders indicates that even as startups take a closer look at their cloud spending, growth is still a priority.
From an initial read of data from the past month, we can infer that the current crypto winter is far from thawing.
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Featured Article
Salesforce could be repositioning itself as a data company
As Salesforce delves deeper into AI, the data exhaust from its core products could eventually be its most valuable asset.
1:15 pm PDT • June 1, 2023
AI
Startups may have room to innovate as enterprise providers puzzle out how to price AI tools
8:30 am PDT • June 1, 2023
Nearly every tech company seems to be working on AI tooling, and everyone is at least talking about using it. But how the heck are companies going to charge for…
Featured Article
Neobanks should take heart from Monzo’s performance in 2022
Monzo’s results are one more ray of warm sunshine for this particular subsector of the beleaguered fintech market.
9:00 am PDT • May 31, 2023
Hello, friends! If you are a founder looking to raise your first external capital or your startup is a bit farther down the line, you need to know what’s going…
Given that the stock market has battered tech stocks in recent quarters, how is Nvidia breaking away from the pack? What can we learn from its rise?
Startups
Klarna’s Q1 results show that the fintech unicorn’s turnaround is in full swing
8:30 am PDT • May 30, 2023
Klarna managed to nab market share in a contracting market, keeping its own growth story afloat despite stiff headwinds.
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It’s Memorial Day here in the United States, which means that the flow of tech news is slower than normal.
This is not the first time that we’ve seen funds try to go earlier in the investing world. Will the a16z effort pay off? Will it be ultimately good for…
AI
Skyflow expands its regional footprint as it adds generative AI support to its data privacy tooling
9:00 am PDT • May 26, 2023
So far, Skyflow has found notable international adoption. The company does more than 40% of its current business with non-American customers.
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Fintech
Starling’s results are more proof that high interest rates could be a boon for fintech
9:00 am PDT • May 25, 2023
High interest rates helped the UK’s Starling post stellar revenue gains, and it appears its kin across the world could enjoy similar benefits too.
Security
Why aren’t venture capitalists flocking to fund cybersecurity startups?
9:30 am PDT • May 24, 2023
Cybersecurity companies are enjoying stellar growth and multiples, but VCs are still hesitant to invest in these startups. What’s going on?
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Startups
Cava’s listing won’t bring back IPOs, but it could deliver welcome investor liquidity
9:27 am PDT • May 23, 2023
Cava’s IPO filing has a host of details about exactly why this was a great time for the restaurant chain to go public.
Recent news from Appian and Neeva make plain that the number of participants racing to build AI tooling and services for large companies is expected to be healthy.
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Enterprise
For startups, how many clouds to use may be the wrong question to ask
8:00 am PDT • May 21, 2023
It appears the cloud strategy to follow is heavily dependent on a startup’s compute load and what it aims to achieve.
Fintech
Despite messy IPOs, there’s good reason to be optimistic about insurtech startups
9:59 am PDT • May 19, 2023
Insurtech is persisting, stubbornly showing a few signs of life despite the carnage in the public markets.
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Enterprise
Alibaba’s cloud spinoff may serve as a good yardstick to value other major players
9:30 am PDT • May 18, 2023
Alibaba’s cloud business isn’t growing fast, but a dive into the numbers suggests there could be more value to unlock than it seems.
If seed valuations continue to rise while later-stage prices dip, how long will it be until the climb from seed to Series A sees startups losing value?
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Transportation
Self-driving cars are taking ages to become a reality, but they won’t take forever
10:00 am PDT • May 16, 2023
My dream of never having to drive again is far from dead. I just need to add five or 10 years to my prior timelines.
Featured Article
VCs love to talk about AI, but they aren’t writing as many checks as you might think
With AI hype peaking, it would seem that investment in AI startups would be correspondingly high, but surprisingly, it’s way down.
9:00 am PDT • May 15, 2023
