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South-east Asian ‘super app’ drops in Nasdaq debut after record $40bn merger with blank cheque group
Founder of blood testing start-up denies trying to intimidate journalist who exposed company’s flaws
Some early entrants have accumulated large fortunes, often benefiting from initial distributions
Founder of blood-testing company testifies Ramesh Balwani berated her and forced her to have sex
Video game analysts are questioning the economic sustainability of pay-to-play ‘Axie’
Defence made surprise move to put founder on stand in case that focuses on Silicon Valley culture
Plus, Visa strikes back and crypto finds new homes
The market for blank-cheque companies is showing new signs of life but critics say insiders are still the big winners
Jeff Housenbold to become CEO of home improvements group Leaf Home
Fred Ehrsam is behind $2.5bn fund Paradigm One, to which investors jockeyed to commit money
US delivery company has been eager to expand into highly competitive European market
Storied Silicon Valley venture capital firm attempts to replicate success of groups such as Blackstone
Amazon-backed company would be worth more than Nissan or Kia despite scant revenues
Task force says services should comply with anti-money laundering rules
Silicon Valley investor wants to hold on to its investments for longer
Inflation is a concern at the first pandemic-era event but so is cancel culture
Worldcoin project reveals its ‘orb’ scanner as it aims to distribute cryptocurrency to 1bn people
Colleges benefiting from surging asset prices pledge to share proceeds with students and staff
IPO and Spac booms have delivered a record windfall for venture capitalists in 2021
Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin’s venture has profited from the boom in decentralised finance
Few venture capitalists are willing to pass on a hot deal, even if it looks expensive
Billionaire steps down as chair following an impersonation incident involving a co-founder
One of Silicon Valley’s largest venture capitalists gets into financial engineering
Gorillas and Flink try to take on Getir in a merry-go-round of funding and merger talks
Listing of restaurant tech group comes as Allbirds and Rent the Runway prepare to tap investors
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