Roe’s reversal will shake up how startups are built

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we... Read more »

Despite an ‘unprecedented correction’, Atomico’s newest partner wants to help European founders thrive

It has been a busy few months for Atomico, the European venture capital (VC) juggernaut founded by Skype co-creator Niklas Zennström some 16 years ago. After promoting three investors... Read more »

Indian fintech OneCard tops $1.4 billion valuation in fresh $100 million funding

FPL Technologies, an Indian startup that offers credit cards to customers under the brand name OneCard, is the latest in the South Asian market to join the unicorn club... Read more »

Selfie scraping Clearview AI hit with another €20M ban order in Europe

Clearview AI has been hit with another sanction for breaching European privacy rules. The Athens-based Hellenic data protection authority has fined the controversial facial recognition firm €20 million and... Read more »

Founders Fund backs Pulley as it helps companies make better decisions about equity

When Yin Wu started Pulley, a cap table and equity management startup, back in 2019, she was out to compete with the likes of Carta. My colleague Connie Loizos... Read more »

A ransomware attack on a debt collection firm could be one of 2022’s biggest health data breaches

A ransomware attack on a little-known debt collection firm that serves hundreds of hospitals and medical facilities across the U.S. could be one of the biggest data breaches of... Read more »

Meta’s Ray-Ban Stories now let users make calls and send messages with WhatsApp

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today that the company is launching more hands-free features for its Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses. Starting today, Ray-Ban Stories users can make calls, hear... Read more »

Polestar on track to sell 50,000 EVs in 2022

Polestar, the electric vehicle maker that made its Nasdaq debut in June, said Wednesday it is on track to meet its annual sales target. For the first half of... Read more »

Fabric lays off 40% of staff as it shifts strategy from service to platform

Fabric, a New York–based micro-fulfillment company focused on robotics technology for last-mile operations, has cut staff and named a new chief executive. The startup confirmed the changes to TechCrunch,... Read more »

Reddit brings GIF comments to the masses

After setting aside the feature as a paid perk, Reddit will now let just about everybody reply with a GIF. Starting today, any safe-for-work and non-quarantined subreddit can opt... Read more »
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