TechCrunch LA
APRIL 6, 2020
There were, of course, those who used the opportunity to make a marketing push or pitch a story. This week, we’ll highlight Via’s Series E funding round that was led by Exor. Via gets the “deal of the week” designation not just because its post-funding valuation is now $2.25 Deal of the week.
TechCrunch LA
JANUARY 26, 2022
“[W]e are shifting our technology strategy to leverage external partners for parts of our platform that we’re currently maintaining internally,” Weiss wrote in the email announcing the layoffs to staff. The tech team layoffs are notable for a beauty retailer that has often described itself as a technology company.
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socalTECH
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
XCOR had been one of a number of companies in Southern California pursuing the commercial space market. The bankruptcy follows a layoff of all of the company's employees in July , when it said it was unable to raise money to further fund its spacecraft development efforts.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 26, 2013
Understanding “The Funding Angle” I sit at enough board meetings to hear conflicting advice given to entrepreneurs about how to handle PR and announcements at startups. Is Funding a Worthy Announcement? There are reasons you may delay funding announcement but rarely reasons not to announce. But trust me on this.
socalTECH
MARCH 31, 2009
For our Insights & Opinions section today, Cathy Ashbaugh, President of Pacific Shore Resources, a local recruiting firm, gives some well timed advice on how to handle a layoff: As we enter into the second quarter of 2009 we are beginning to see small signs of hope and improvement in the economy. Yet, we are not out of the woods.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 18, 2018
UK-based augmented reality technology developer Blippar , which had been backed by Qualcomm Ventures, has gone into administration in the UK--their equivalent of bankruptcy--after failing to obtain new funding for the company. READ MORE>>.
TechCrunch LA
JUNE 18, 2022
Last week, we talked about layoffs and the Winklevoss rock gods. Things have already plunged so quickly at the signal of a recession that insiders fear a lengthy bear market could hit crypto far more brutally than expected — tearing tokens to lows far below the highs of the 2017 bull run. Welcome back to Chain Reaction. crash redux.
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