EC News and Analysis

The shocking decline in the value of Upstart and Affirm is only part of the story. There are myriad startups in the BNPL market, meaning that a large piece of fintech was just heavily repriced.

To understand the driver incentive issue in the wake of Q1 earnings, we’ll first explore Lyft’s situation, and then compare it to what Uber said.

If Deliverr’s final private round did not include onerous downside-protection provisions, its sale could wind up winsome for all.

As we’re almost halfway through 2022, a question stands: Is Axie holding up to its hype?

There are many reasons to stick it out at your startup, but if you're worried about your investors when faced with an exit, here's why you shouldn't be.

So, why does a16z need its own Y Combinator? The better question appears to be: Why not?

Major League Baseball may have started in the 19th century and come of age in the 20th, but it has definitely embraced technology today.

The blank-check boom that made real many electric vehicle manufacturers' dreams of going public may be nearing a close.

The stock market hasn't been kind to SaaS companies in recent quarters, which makes us wonder if we’re seeing the beginning of a trend of private equity taking aim at vulnerable SaaS firms.

Zendesk has been having some issues with its investors lately. Yesterday, activist investor Jana Partners piled on with an SEC filing that wasn't terribly friendly.

Most Series A investors today look for around $2 million in annual recurring revenues (ARR) before they lean in, but getting to that figure is a very long and thorny path.

We've reached the end of Y Combinator's biggest Demo Day, which saw more than 300 companies pitching back-to-back over eight hours.