Duolingo’s $3.6 billion IPO could net co-founders nearly $375 million each Duolingo is one of the biggest edtech startups in the world, and it could be worth up to $3.6 billion after its IPO. Ivan De Luce 7.27.21 4:46 PM Markets
UPDATE: A single Amazon job listing helped push Bitcoin back above $35,000 After dipping below $30,000 last week, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have enjoyed a sharp increase in value thanks in part to signs that Amazon may be preparing to accept crypto as payment. Danny Konstantinovic 7.26.21 6:30 PM Crypto
A 110% jump in hiring shows that Apple may be working on its long-rumored self-driving car Job listings for Apple’s Special Projects Group have jumped 110% in the past year, which could mean that an Apple Car is in the works, though Apple has not confirmed this. Ivan De Luce 7.22.21 5:36 PM Tech
Snowflake data turns into an avalanche as startup hits jumbo-unicorn status Salesforce is a big believer in Snowflake, the California cloud computing company - and alternative data reflects continued growth for the unicorn startup. Jon Marino 2.10.20 7:00 PM Innovation
Rent the Runway’s latest comeback move: an upcoming IPO The fashion rental service is back after shuttering stores and laying off employees in 2020. Now, it’s repositioning itself ahead of an IPO. Ivan De Luce 7.21.21 7:11 PM Markets
Want to work in astronaut relations? Bezos and Branson are hiring for hundreds of space jobs Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin had a combined 472 job openings posted as of July 12. Christie Smythe 7.13.21 9:19 PM Markets
Amazon is recruiting a public policy army to battle the government, with job listings up 92% As the government cracks down on their business practices, hiring for public policy managers at Big Tech firms has increased nearly 50% in 6 months. Ivan De Luce 7.7.21 2:00 PM Tech
Cloudflare is going public - here is where the web infrastructure company is planning growth Web infrastructure company Cloudflare is heading to public markets - investors can check out the company's alternative data via Thinknum's data. Jon Marino 8.16.19 10:00 AM Markets