Tag: unicorn
It’s foie gras season in unicorn land
EquityZen shared insights on secondary stock sales and a few IPO predictions that gave us food for thought.
It’s foie gras season in unicorn land by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch
Tech unicorn Wayflyer to lay off 70 staff in Dublin, 200 worldwide
The CEO of Wayflyer, which became Ireland’s sixth tech unicorn earlier this year, said the company ‘tried to do too much, too soon’.
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Telehealth unicorn Cerebral lays off 20% of staff for ‘operational efficiencies’
Cerebral is laying off 20% of its staff, citing an ongoing push for efficiency at the digital health unicorn. A spokesperson for Cerebral confirmed the layoffs to TechCrunch but did not share the specific number of employees affected. According to the WSJ, which first reported the news, and Insider, some 400 people will lose their […]
Telehealth unicorn Cerebral lays off 20% of staff for ‘operational efficiencies’ by Andrew Mendez originally published on TechCrunch
Interview with Daniel Khachab, CEO at FoodTech Unicorn: Choco
Choco is the food industry’s No. 1 ordering platform connecting restaurants and food suppliers. Choco’s vision is to reduce food…
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Plummeting unicorn births underscore a changing venture capital market
Per Crunchbase data, the rate at which unicorns are being born has fallen nearly 80% from its peak, which was notably reached one year ago.
Plummeting unicorn births underscore a changing venture capital market by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch
Truepill, a digital health unicorn, conducts fourth round of layoffs in 2022
Truepill, a platform that helps other companies offer diagnostics, telehealth services and prescriptions, has conducted its fourth layoff of the year. Sources say the layoff impacted around 65% of the existing staff across the engineering, human resources, design, IT and finance teams. The layoff comes around two months after its last round, which impacted about […]
Truepill, a digital health unicorn, conducts fourth round of layoffs in 2022 by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
The unicorn valuation gambit
Many unicorns are avoiding reality by not raising today, hoping that valuations recover and growth reattains its prior market prominence. Will it work?
The unicorn valuation gambit by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch
Irish unicorn Wayflyer expands to four new markets in Europe
The expansion comes after Wayflyer secured $553m in debt financing deals with JP Morgan and Credit Suisse.
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