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A fixture in Silicon Valley for decades, Tim Draper has built a reputation for bold, often contrarian bets that have yielded some of the industry’s most notable wins. He recently sat down with Crunchbase News to share his thoughts on startups...
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Ownwell, an AI-powered startup that appeals property taxes on behalf of homeowners, has secured $50 million in financing, including $30 million in...
High-growth startups often overlook sales and use tax, but expanding into new states or revenue streams can quickly trigger complex, state-specific...
Antitrust law was written for a different era and today’s tech giants move faster than regulators ever can. By the time the government files a case...
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For thousands of early-stage companies working on AI, biotech, climate tech and more, the U.S. government shutdown is an existential crisis. It...
Current market conditions have challenged the reliability of IPOs, forcing many companies to reevaluate their paths to public markets, writes guest...
We’re entering an era where the most transformative value could be created almost entirely within private markets, widening the wealth gap between...
As we enter Q4 2025, the long-awaited middle-market M&A boom many in the industry have forecasted has yet to materialize, writes guest author Michael...
When a sophisticated international crime group targeted her early-stage startup for ransom, guest author Zainab Ghadiyali went into preservation mode...
Several specific provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act deserve special attention, writes guest author Shazia Tabasum, senior income tax...
Agentic AI represents a major leap forward from traditional, reactive AI tools like chatbots. But intelligence alone isn’t enough, write Thomson...
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