Applied Intuition, which makes software for autonomous vehicles, raises $175M led by Addition, Coatue, and Elad Gil at a $3.6B valuation, up from $1.25B in 2020
- Applied Intuition valued at $3.6 billion in financing round — Startup counts GM, Daimler, Toyota and VW as customers
Discord raises $500M led by Dragoneer, Fidelity, and others, source says at a ~$15B post-money valuation, more than double its valuation from last year
- Discord raised $500 million, led by Dragoneer Investment Group — Startup turned down $12 billion offer from Microsoft
Sources: unusually large purchases of call options by SoftBank over the past month partly fueled the latest tech stock rally
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Sources: Airbnb's long-planned IPO, previously scheduled for March or April, has been derailed by the coronavirus fallout and could be pushed back to 2021
- Startup was targeting first half to kick off the process — Shares of rivals dive as travel bookings canceled globally Tweets: @ericnewcomer Tweets: Eric Newcomer / @ericnewcomer : Unexpected risk...
Sources: after disappointing sales, Andy Rubin's Essential is building a new phone with a small screen that will mostly rely on voice commands
- Mobile device would conduct tasks itself or via voice control — Startup pauses work on home speaker to focus on new gadget
Priceline co-founder Jay Walker launches Upside.com, a business travel startup, with $50M funding at a $200M+ valuation
Jay Walker raised money for Upside.com at $200M valuation — Startup is aimed at helping business travelers find deals — One of the pioneers of online travel booking …
Watchup launches Apple TV news app for personalized, on-demand TV newscasts from 160 sources including CNN, Fox News, CBS, and Tribune Media
Apple TV Launches Watchup Video-News App (Exclusive) — Startup delivers personalized, on-demand TV newscasts from 160 sources including CNN, Fox News and CBS News