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Join the FirstMark Capital squad for a live Q&A on Zoom tomorrow at 9am PDT 0
- Raises and Exits, Uncategorized
- March 31, 2020
Stuck at home? JK! I know you are! You’re not alone. FirstMark Capital partners Rick Heitzmann, Amish Jani, Matt Turck, Beth Ferreira, and Adam Nelson are also working from home. But neither distance nor virus can truly keep us all apart. That’s why I’m thrilled to announce that tomorrow at 12pm EDT/9am PDT, we will…
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Xerox calls off its HP takeover attempt 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- March 31, 2020
Citing the economic and health effects of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Xerox on Tuesday said it is dropping its nearly five-month-long unsolicited big to acquire HP. In a statement released after U.S. stock markets closed, Xerox said it was terminating its tender offer to acquire all of HP’s outstanding shares, and is dropping its plans…
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OrbitFab secures National Science Foundation funding to propel its satellite refueling tech to space 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- March 31, 2020
On-orbit satellite refueling technology is closer than ever to a practical reality, which could help immensely with the cost and sustainability of orbital businesses. Startup OrbitFab, a 2019 TechCrunch Battlefield finalist, is one of the companies working to make orbital refueling a reality, and it just secured a new contract from the National Science Foundation’s…
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Are Accelerator Programs Right for Your Business?0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- March 31, 2020
Entrepreneurs think they’ll provide that extra “oomph” to their business. The opposite may often be true.
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ElevateBio Closes $170M Series B Financing 0
- Raises and Exits, Uncategorized
- March 30, 2020
CAMBRIDGE, MA, ElevateBio has closed a $170-million Series B financing.
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Equity Monday: Three funding rounds and a downturn 0
- Raises and Exits, Uncategorized
- March 30, 2020
Good morning friends, and welcome back to TechCrunch’s Equity Monday, a short-form audio hit to kickstart your week. If you missed Friday’s main episode, it was a fun one so take the time if you have the minutes; we’re settling into a new hosting lineup that is shaping up to be our best ever, so we’re…
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