Why and when startups should look to diverse sources of capital
Venture capital is a popular source of capital for early-stage startups, but it’s definitely not the only one. Debt is an increasingly popular alternative, as is non-dilutive, revenue-based financing.
So, we invited Accel Partner Arun Mathew, Clearco co-founder and president Michele Romanow,
Using tech to transform vegetation management in the wake of the Dixie Fire
Wildfires have become an increasingly regular occurrence across the world, from Greece and Turkey to Australia and California.
There are various causes of these fires, from stray cigarettes and unextinguished campfires to lightning strikes and, as is especially prevalent in California, damaged powe
Jeff Bezos invests in Indonesian e-commerce startup Ula
Updated at 8.15pm PT, October 3: In a statement just now, Ula confirmed technewss’s reporting, saying it has raised $87 million in its Series B financing round. The round was, as technewss reported, co-led by Prosus Ventures, Tencent, and B Capital. Jeff Bezos invested in the new round.
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Tesla delivers record-breaking number of vehicles in third quarter
Tesla delivered a record-breaking 241,300 electric vehicles in the third quarter, blowing past expectations as other U.S. automakers experienced a drop in sales as the result of a global chip shortage.
The vast majority of Tesla deliveries (some 96%) were its newer Model 3 sedan and Model Y crossov
The full-stack approach, but this time sans status quo
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China roundup: Tesla supplier CATL to buy Canada’s Millennial Lithium
"">Hello and welcome back to technewss's China roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world.
China’s anti-competition tech crackdown continues to redefine the dynamics among the country’s internet giants
Navigating data privacy legislation in a global society
China, the most populous nation in the world, passed its first significant data privacy legislation in August. Moving forward, any global business or aspiring startup doing any type of trade or offering services online likely will be affected because they'll be engaging with Chinese residents c
What a community means in the modern world of startups
“We believe that a thriving community is a company’s most valuable asset,” Community-led writes in its Declaration. “Community scales your business, resources and presence in ways that traditional marketing or advertising channels can’t. When done right, community enab
How to be a growth marketing anti-agency
“As a nerdy kid I loved tech and was fascinated by how business works,” says Cam Sinclair, founder of Australian growth marketing firm Ammo. “I always knew I wanted to find some way to help founders and innovators get their great ideas out into the world. After working in politica
Chamath Palihapitiya speaks to SPAC concerns, from fees to disclosures to quality
It was almost exactly two years ago that a special purpose acquisition vehicle (SPAC) spearheaded by investor Chamath Palihapitiya took public the space tourism company Virgin Galactic. It was the first human spaceflight company to trade on the NYSE — or any exchange, for that matter —
7 takeaways from Rivian's IPO filing
Rivian, the electric automaker backed by Amazon, Ford and a cornucopia of heavy-hitting institutional investors like T. Rowe Price Associates and Coatue, finally made its once-confidential IPO filing public.
The company, which started in 2009 as Mainstream Motors before adopting the Rivian name two
Strike looms over labor conditions on TV and film productions by big streaming services
Update: IATSE workers have voted overwhelmingly in favor of the strike authorization. This does not mean a strike is sure to happen, only that it can should negotiations with the AMPTP fail again. IATSE president Matthew Loeb says: “The ball is in their court. If they want to avoid a strike,
Daily Crunch: Nigerian president offers to lift 4-month Twitter ban under certain conditions
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Rivian’s IPO filing is now public
"">Electric vehicle startup Rivian, which started deliveries of its R1T pickup truck in September, released its fing to become a publicly traded company in the United States.
The S-1 document fed Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission does not include terms for its offering.