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Solve the ‘dead equity’ problem with a longer founder vesting schedule
The four-year vesting schedule that the typical startup uses today is a problem waiting to happen. Here’s how you can fix it forever.
Faraday Future, the electric vehicle startup with a messy and complicated past, is planning to go public through a special purchase acquisition company (SPAC) deal. The company’s chief executive Carsten…
The future of retail and office space is up in the air, and proptech investors are optimistic
The malls and grocery stores of the 20th century are being converted into industrial conveyor belts of goods and services traveling from the internet to your home.
No matter what happened, the data this far into the pandemic just isn’t as bad as many expected it to be. That’s good news.
The novel coronavirus has been devastating for many people, families and communities — and the consequences are still being calculated. The tech world has seen wave after wave of layoffs,…
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Startups Weekly: Investors are keeping terms friendly — instead they say ‘no’ more often
[Editor’s note: Want to get this free weekly recap of TechCrunch news that startups can use by email? Subscribe here.] Multiple liquidation preferences, full-ratchet anti-dilution clauses and pay-to-play provisions are some of…
Startups Weekly: A new era for consumer tech
TechCrunch is out hunting for bright spots in the startup world as we all come to grips with the pandemic — particularly where checks are actually being written despite everything.…
Startups Weekly: Investors also face a pandemic reckoning
Billions of dollars have flowed into startup investing this decade, but the era appears to be closing with the coronavirus pandemic. Limited partners are saying no to younger venture firms…
Are January layoffs just a few post-WeWork jitters? TechCrunch has found itself writing about layoffs at a few notable tech companies this week — and not just SoftBank-backed ones. The…
Daily Crunch: Facebook announces photo transfer tool
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…
Dig into the key issues in venture today with investor and Techstars co-founder Brad Feld
Few can hold a candle to Brad Feld’s list of accolades in the startup, tech and venture world. As a multi-time founder of both startups and venture firms alike, Feld…
Emergence’s Jason Green joins TC Sessions: Enterprise this September
Picking winners from the herd of early-stage enterprise startups is challenging — so much competition, so many disruptive technologies, including mobile, cloud and AI. One investor who has consistently identified…
An insider’s look into venture with Andreessen Horowitz’s Scott Kupor
After a decade in the peculiar world of venture capital, Andreessen Horowitz managing director Scott Kupor has seen it all when it comes to the dos and don’ts for dealing…
Startups Weekly: Will the Seattle tech scene ever reach its full potential?
In this week’s newsletter: WeWork files confidentially for IPO, Lyft loses scooter head and Magic Leap raises MORE money.
In this week’s newsletter: Uber, Slack and the evolving Series A.
In this week’s newsletter: Details on Pinterest, Lyft, Uber and Zoom’s upcoming IPOs, plus Glossier and Rent The Runway’s big rounds.
Startups Weekly: Uber’s headline-grabbing week and sextech at SXSW
In this week’s newsletter: The college admissions scandal engulfs TPG, Accel raises $2.5B for three funds and investing app Stash brings in $65M.
Startups Weekly: Lyft’s S-1, cash for fertility startups and litigious VCs
In this week’s newsletter: Justin Caldbeck battles Jonathan Teo, venture capital flows to mental health and some tips on term sheets.
Startups Weekly: Flexport, Clutter and SoftBank’s blood money
Plus, Pinterest is going public too, Lyft’s IPO is imminent and London is home to the largest pre-seed fund ever.
Plus, e-scooter subscription services are a thing now, the Vision Fund is betting big on autonomous delivery and Facebook almost bought Unity.
Startups Weekly: Even Gwyneth Paltrow had a hard time raising VC
This week in startups: Celebrities mingle with VCs at the Upfront Summit, Pinterest preps banks for IPO and Sam Altman has a grand new idea.
Munchery goes under, a new podcast documents the Theranos saga, experts explain direct listings and more.
Welcome Kirsten Korosec, Kate Clark, Zack Whittaker and some guy named Eric
We’ve got some new faces around TechCrunch — some of them real fresh and some who you might know. Though you might have seen some of their bylines around the…
Equity podcast: More funding for scooters, Cruise gets a boost, and Chinese IPOs
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week was fun. Back in the studio, Connie Loizos, Matthew Lynley,…