Atlanta Falcons Owner Arthur Blank Debuts Venture Fund For Sports Businesses
Arthur Blank, owner of football’s Atlanta Falcons and soccer’s Atlanta United, is starting a venture fund that will invest in early-stage sports industry businesses.
Fontinalis Partners Raises $104M For New Wave Of Mobility Technology
The venture firm Fontinalis Partners was founded in 2009 as its leaders saw an opportunity for technological advancements to improve the way that goods and individuals moved.
Truck Talk: Cost Of Change Edition
This week, we look at the costs associated with changing corporate captains; tiremakers rolling into trucking autonomy and electrification, and static-free AM/FM radio in the Freightliner Cascadia.
Microsoft Funds Indian Hospitality Unicorn At $9.6B Valuation Despite Pandemic-Induced Downturn
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) has invested $5 million in SoftBank Group Corp (OTC: SFTBY)-backed Indian hotel aggregator chain Oyo Rooms, TechCrunch
Slumping Battery Startup Romeo Power Pays Big To Secure Cell Supply
Newly public Romeo Power Inc. is betting a large part of its future on a long-term cell supply agreement with LG Electronics that would allow the startup to compete for new business and fill its current backlog.
Deal Of The Day: Why DoorDash Buying Instacart Would Create A Powerhouse
The fast-moving grocery delivery business got a new shock on Wednesday when The Information reported that DoorDash has held talks in recent months about exploring a possible acquisition of Instacart in a deal that would be valued between $40 billion and $
Coinbase Joins Google, Salesforce Among Most Active Venture Capital Investors
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc’s (NASDAQ: COIN) venture funding arm Coinbase Ventures was the third-most active corporate venture capital fund in the first half of 2021, according to data compiled by CB Insights, which keeps a track on private invest
BuzzFeed News Launching Its Own Cannabis Brand And No, It’s Not Called BuzzWeed
If you had been listening to Benzinga’s Cannabis Hour on Thursday, you would have heard the news.
Boutique French Airline Ventures Into Air Cargo
Many passenger airlines have expanded cargo services out of necessity since the start of the COVID pandemic. Now, a boutique French carrier is leveraging the crisis to start cargo operations from scratch.
Uber And Lyft Race To Raise Hood On Driver Shortages, Alternative Revenue Sources
As people have become more comfortable leaving their homes again, major global economies and their industries are riding gains on the path to a return to normal.