by Asmawisham | May 10, 2017 | Technology
Just a quick PSA. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai just issued a statement in support of a federal court agreeing to re-hear a certain case that does, in fact, have a bearing on net neutrality. But while in other situations a triumphant Pai would be a warning to internet...
by Asmawisham | May 10, 2017 | Technology
Goodwater Capital, a two-year-old, San Mateo, Calif.-based early-stage venture firm, has been trying to stake out new territory for itself by publishing a steady stream of research and tools that help inform both competing firms and startup founders. One of those...
by Asmawisham | May 10, 2017 | Technology
Growth and consolidation in vacation marketplaces has driven investment into the short-term rentals market.Some analysts are even projecting the short-term rentals market to hit $169.7 billion by 2019 and $193.9 billion by 2021 due to changes in the travel industry,...
by Asmawisham | May 10, 2017 | Media, Technology
Smule, maker of Sing! Karaoke and other social music apps, announced yesterday that it has raised $54 million in a round led by Chinese company Tencent.Adams Street Partners, Bessemer Ventures, Floodgate, Franklin Templeton and Shasta Ventures also participated in the...
by Asmawisham | May 10, 2017 | Technology
Just last month news broke that Fred Destin, one of Europe’s best-known VCs, had left London venture capital firm Accel to focus on “very early-stage financing,” including possibly raising a fund of his own. At the time, details were scarce, partly because, in...
by Asmawisham | May 10, 2017 | Technology
Taser’s decision to relaunch itself as Axon and give away thousands of body cameras could have been interpreted either as a growing company looking to expand or a desperate one scrambling for purchase. Fortunately it appears to be the former: Axon is growing and the...