GigaomAnd … the new VC numbers are in. Here are the winners and losers
Uber, Palantir, and Pure Storage scored the most money in the third quarter. Software was hot; life sciences, not so much. Read more »
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Uber, Palantir, and Pure Storage scored the most money in the third quarter. Software was hot; life sciences, not so much. Read more »
Car service startup Uber has produced some graphics showing the effect of the government shutdown on its ridership in the Washington, D.C., area. Certain routes, like between downtown and Capitol Hill,… Read more »
A popular site that lets city residents rent out their rooms is for the first time proposing to collect a tax in New York City — the news may represent a… Read more »
A patent troll, which “owns” a method for vehicle tracking, sued cities and has now moved onto popular ride-sharing services. Look for legal costs to be passed on to users. Read more »
Services like Airbnb, Lyft and others that are part of the rapidly-expanding “sharing economy” rely on trust for their peer-to-peer approach to work — but can they maintain that as they… Read more »
PayPal tried to revamp its developer platform this spring for the new mobile commerce reality, but it realized it wasn’t moving fast enough. It decided to buy Braintree, which already had… Read more »
eBay(s EBAY) is buying Braintree, a Chicago-based payment platform for approximately $800 million in cash, the company announced this morning. “Braintree is a perfect fit with PayPal,” said eBay CEO John… Read more »
As numerous lobbies fight various share economy sectors, the ride sharing sector won a major victory in legitimizing its business model. Read more »
PayPal is close to finalizing a deal to acquire e-commerce engine Braintree, according to the Wall Street Journal. Braintree occupies the increasingly lucrative middle ground between small business payments and large… Read more »
Car services that connect passengers and drivers by means of cell phone app have proved controversial with regulators and the traditional cab industry. In California, they won a big step to… Read more »