Valuations are much lower than the last round’s, but DBX is still preparing for a big Nasdaq entry – 3rd largest Enterprise Tech IPO in the last 3 years.
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Interview with Surecave’s CEO Louis Baugier
RXR Realty and JP Morgan Chase Global Real Estate alum Louis Baugier discusses the future of property management and real estate technologies.
Uber plans to ‘invest aggressively’ to compete with rivals in Southeast Asia
Local context and expertise versus aggressive expansion. Let the international transportation economy games begin!
H-E-B acquires Texas-based on-demand company Favor
It’s interesting to see the level of foresight grocery chains have in understanding their technological ecosystems.
Why Google and Amazon Keep Fidelity and BlackRock Up at Night
High-tech companies that are making the transition to different verticals and leveraging their brand power is winning in developing countries.
Factmata closes $1M seed round as it seeks to build an ‘anti fake news’ media platform
In an age where it gets easier and easier to make content, verification and source checking automation becomes more and more valuable for all publishers.
Financial technology startups emerged as serious challengers to financial services in 2017
This is just the beginning – preconceived notions of what private companies can do vs public companies extends beyond FinTech.
Roomi raises $11 million led by Atami Capital
Deeper perspectives on how people are interacting with traditional industries can be the start of developing value – in this case, it is the moderation and simplification of the apartment sharing marketplace.
Alibaba pays $807M to take majority ownership in logistics affiliate Cainiao
Alibaba makes another investment in hopes that 24 hour delivery in China and 72 hour delivery overseas is on the horizon.
Threat Stack snares $45 million investment as spotlight shines brightly on security
Threat Stack brings adaptive and proactive protection for cloud hosted assets for businesses of all sizes.