A former Tesla factory supervisor learned Friday he was losing his job — then was told he would not receive some bonus payments tied to his hiring and performance. That’s according to the man’s wife, who tweeted out his story. Her husband declined to be interviewed. “I’m shocked with how they treated him and how they…
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On-demand food delivery startup Munchery is ceasing operations effective immediately, the startup announced in an e-mail to customers on Monday. Founded in 2010, the San Francisco-based business had raised a total of $125 million in venture capital funding, reaching a valuation of $300 million with an $87 million round in 2015, according to PitchBook. Munchery…
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REDWOOD CITY, CA, Leader in flexibility management software for the energy industry, announced it has closed a new equity investment from Shell Ventures.
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Flash, the stealthy mobility startup from Delivery Hero and Team Europe founder Lukasz Gadowski, is de-cloaking today, with news that the Berlin-based company has raised a whopping €55 million in Series A funding. Despite rumours that multiple VC firms would be involved, the bulk of the new funding comes from Target Global via its mobility…
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Mike Evans isn’t the kind of worker most people would associate with an H-1B visa. He’s British. He’s got a Ph.D. in astronomy and worked on the Cassini project. And he’s employed by Mountain View’s SETI Institute. Evans is among hundreds of Bay Area H-1B workers who aren’t employed by Google, Facebook or outsourcers in…
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