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10 big things: PE, NFTs and investing in sports scarcity

March 13, 2021

Investments in rugby and sports trading cards join massive debuts from Roblox and Coupang, crypto mega-rounds and more in our recap of the week.

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10 big things: Instacart leads a delivery gold rush

March 6, 2021

Investors can’t get enough of delivery startups, which joins Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, casinos, psychedelics and more in our recap of the week.

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9 big things: Coinbase takes crypto to Wall Street

February 27, 2021

Coinbase has formally filed for a direct listing, which joins Paul Ryan, Lucid Motors, telecom transactions and more in our recap of the week.

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9 big things: Alden Global, Facebook and the future of news

February 20, 2021

Alden Global’s latest controversial newspaper acquisition joins a comedy troupe, Mars, dot-com startups and more in our recap of the week.

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10 big things: Social media’s next generation

February 13, 2021

Reddit, Bumble, Clubhouse and other red-hot apps join truck tech, SPAC rainmakers, flying taxis and more in our recap of the week.

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10 big things: A VC-backed bet on teen sports superstars

February 6, 2021

Overtime’s plans for a league to showcase basketball influencers joins Robinhood, Jeff Bezos and new VC mega-deals in our recap of the week.

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11 big things: The seismic saga of GameStop and Robinhood

January 30, 2021

One of the strangest weeks in Wall Street history joins a potential WeWork SPAC, Clubhouse, and roundball ROI in our recap of the week.

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9 big things: The race to build the next Tesla

January 23, 2021

Billions in new funding for Rivian and Cruise join flowers, founders, vape pens, cruise ships and more in our recap of the week.

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10 big things: Affirm leads a feeding frenzy for fintech

January 16, 2021

Affirm’s massive IPO and a host of other fintech happenings join pets, politics, music rights, edible insects and more in our recap of the week.

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10 big things: The remarkable rise of Roblox

January 9, 2021

Roblox’s new $29.5 billion valuation and looming IPO join a SPAC deal for SoFi, a herd of new unicorns and more in our recap of the week.

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9 big things: Silicon Valley’s race to space

December 19, 2020

A look at the current state of play for VCs investing in space joins fast cars, fast planes, hacks, SPACs and more in our recap of the week.

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9 big things: The surreal IPOs of Airbnb and DoorDash

December 12, 2020

A pair of incredibly lucrative IPOs join the future of Facebook, Uber’s exit from autonomous driving, Bob Dylan and more in our recap of the week.

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8 big things: SPACs meet GP stakes in a $13B mega-deal

December 5, 2020

Dyal Capital and Owl Rock Capital are eyeing a $13B deal, joining Salesforce, Slack, Airbnb, DoorDash and more in our recap of the week.

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11 big things: Airbnb, Roblox lead a Bay Area IPO blitz

November 21, 2020

A bevy of Bay Area IPOs from consumer-facing unicorns joins edtech unicorns, Amazon Pharmacy and more in our recap of the week.

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10 big things: VC’s many visions for the future of mobility

November 14, 2020

New developments on air taxis and hyperloops join DoorDash’s looming IPO, a pair of gambles from Apollo and more in our recap of the week.

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8 big things: Is Proposition 22 the future of the gig economy?

November 7, 2020

A major ballot victory for gig-economy companies joins Ant’s adjourned IPO, telecom talks, a potential new unicorn and more in our recap of the week.

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11 big things: Whoop’s wearables win over sports stars

October 31, 2020

Kevin Durant and Patrick Mahomes helped make Whoop a unicorn, which joins chip deals, earnings updates and more in our recap of the week.

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10 big things: Quibi’s collapse and ‘Billion Dollar Loser’

October 24, 2020

Quibi’s shutdown and a new WeWork book join futuristic food deals, intrigue at NEA, shrinking SPACs and more in our recap of the week.

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