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Shein Raised $2 Billion And May Go Public. What’s Holding It Back?

Keerthi Vedantam
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The e-commerce unicorn quickly won the hearts of American consumers during the pandemic, but Shein now faces numerous obstacles.

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Why US Crypto Firm Ripple’s $250M Acquisition Of This Swiss Company Matters

Jenna D'Illard
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In its first acquisition, Ripple acquired digital asset custody startup Metaco for $250 million — half in cash and half in equity.

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Last year, it took $109 million to grab the 10th spot on this list — this week it took only $12 million. We know the salad days of 2021 are long...

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SoftBank’s Vision Fund Arm Posts Record $32B Loss

Chris Metinko
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SoftBank’s Vision Fund unit — known for its investment in startups including Uber, WeWork and DoorDash — suffered losses of $32 billion for its...

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Chris Metinko
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Following his layoff, tech worker Peter Henry took the chance to found a Latin American fintech for farmers.

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The Biggest Startup IPOs Of The Past 10 Years Are All Below Their First-Day Price

Joanna Glasner
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A Crunchbase analysis of the 20 largest public market debuts of venture-backed U.S. companies founded in the past 15 years reveals that only three...

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Swiggy Investor Slashes Food Delivery Unicorn’s Valuation To $5.5B

Keerthi Vedantam
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Swiggy, one of India’s largest food delivery platforms, reportedly had its valuation cut in half by Invesco, one of its investors, for the second...

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In April 2022, 16 firms made at least 10 investments or more into U.S.-based startups — led by two firms: Y Combinator and Techstars, which combined...

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Shopify Ships Its Logistics Business To Flexport As E-Commerce Loses Its Luster

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With e-commerce giants Amazon and Walmart looming, Shopify announced it will sell its shipping and fulfillment department to Flexport.

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Global venture funding in April reached $21 billion, the second-lowest amount recorded in a single month since July 2022.

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Just days after regulators issued a report on the historic collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, First Republic Bank became the next domino to fall.

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