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Google lets David Drummond do the talking
Anyone wondering if Alphabet might reprimand its chief legal officer, David Drummond, for a long-ago extramarital, inter-office affair that continues to be a distraction to the company, the answer see
Alphabet’s legal chief, David Drummond, comes under the spotlight following new allegations about his personal conduct
Alphabet Chief Legal Officer David Drummond is at the center of a media firestorm, following a new Medium post authored by a former Google employee who was engaged in a years-long relationship with Dr
Mythic Markets just raised $2 million in seed to build a fractional ownership market for rare collectibles
Mythic Markets, a young, San Francisco-based fractional investing platform for fans, has raised $2 million in seed funding led by Slow Ventures, with participation from Third Kind Venture Capital, Glo
Ford says its autonomous cars will last just four years
The automotive industry has been promoting self-driving cars as a kind of panacea that will solve numerous problems that modern society is grappling with right now, from congestion to safety to produc
Uber tries to reassure customers that it takes safety seriously, following NY Times book excerpt
It’s hard at times not to feel sorry for Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, given all that he inherited when he became the rideshare giant’s top boss back in April 2017. Among his many to-do item
This Thiel Fellow thinks he can help scooters, drones and delivery robots charge themselves with sunlight
From the time he was a high school student, Rohit Kalyanpur thought it was peculiar that although it’s possible to create energy from a solar panel, the panels have long been used almost exclusi
ThredUp, whose second-hand goods will start appearing at Macy’s and JCPenney, just raised a bundle
ThredUp, the 10-year-old fashion resale marketplace, has a lot of big news to boast about lately. For starters, the company just closed on $100 million in fresh funding from an investor syndicate that
A newly funded startup, Internal, says it wants to help companies better manage their internal consoles
Uber and Facebook and countless other companies that know an awful lot about their customers have found themselves in hot water for providing broad internal access to sensitive customer information. N
Uncork Capital cracks open two new funds
Uncork Capital, the now 15-year-old, early-stage venture firm formerly known as SoftTech VC, has closed up two new pools of committed capital totaling $200 million: $100 million for its sixth early-st
LA-based Upfront Ventures has two new general partners, bringing its GP count to eight
Upfront Ventures, the 23-year-old, LA-based venture capital firm, is gearing up for far more deal-making. In addition to filing paperwork with the SEC this summer to raise its third growth-stage inves
Cloudflare, in its IPO filing, thanks a third co-founder: Lee Holloway
Not every co-founder is acknowledged at the companies that they help to launch. Sometimes, they quit or they’re elbowed out. Often, they’re conveniently written out of the company’s
Would you rent out your living room for a few hours? This startup is counting on it
Recharge, a startup that tried convincing hotels to let its customers rent their rooms by the hour and even minute, has revamped and rebranded. Now Globe, the company is hoping to convince guests to s
Darren Bechtel (yes, of those Bechtels) has raised $97.5 million for his firm, Brick & Mortar Ventures
Brick & Mortar Ventures, a young, San Francisco-based venture firm that’s focused on startups innovating in or around architecture, engineering, construction and facilities management, has c
A.Capital Partners, founded by Ronny Conway, targets $140 million for its third fund
Silicon Valley investor Ronny Conway is raising his third early-stage venture fund, shows a new SEC filing that states the fund’s target is $140 million and that the first sale has yet to occur.
This startup is helping food app delivery workers start their own damn delivery companies
Following many months of pressure, DoorDash, one of the most frequently used food delivery apps in the U.S., said late last month that it was finally changing its tipping policy to pass along to worke
BlockFi, which lends money to cryptocurrency holders, just raised $18.3 million led by Valar Ventures
Last year, we told you about a New York-based startup that had begun lending cold, hard, cash to cryptocurrency holders who don’t want to offload their holdings but also don’t necessarily want so
The SEC wants disgraced VC Mike Rothenberg to cough up more than $30 million
Nearly three years ago, TechCrunch reported on suspected fraud committed by Mike Rothenberg, a self-described “millennial venture capitalist” who’d made a name for himself not only b
Lux Capital just closed on a whopping $1 billion in capital, doubling the amount of money it manages
When founders think about the venture firms most likely to invest in space or robotics or other bleeding-edge technologies, a handful of firms tend to jump immediately to mind. One of these is Lux Cap
The ‘world’s largest internet restaurant company’ quietly raised $125 million this month
In May, venture capitalist Michael Moritz of Sequoia Capital warned in a Financial Times column that Amazon’s recent $575 million investment in the London-based delivery service Deliveroo could
The maker of popular selfie app Facetune just landed $135 million at a unicorn valuation
Facetune, a photo-editing app that empowers users to cover their gray hairs, refine their jaw lines and reshape their noses, was first introduced around six years ago, and it quickly climbed to the to