Venture capital
Why this VC bet on $3 billion AI firm ElevenLabs after one meeting with the founder
Carles Reina, GTM manager at Eleven Labs, shared why he invested in AI company. Eleven Labs The angel investor who backed a billion-dollar AI startup when it was still in its infancy said he decided to invest in the company after just 30 minutes of meeting one of its founders. Carles Reina first decided to […]
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Elon Musk said Tesla’s robot will be ‘incredible surgeon,’ left Wall Street with no guidance on EVs
Elon Musk listens as reporters ask U.S. President Donald Trump and South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa questions during a press availability in the Oval Office at the White House on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images There was a lot missing from Tesla’s third-quarter earnings call. CEO Elon Musk said […]
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Tesla earnings are out – here are the numbers
A vehicle transport truck arrives with Tesla Model Y vehicles at the company’s store in Colma, California, US, on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla reported third-quarter earnings on Wednesday after the bell. Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG: Earnings per […]
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Take Back Tesla campaign urges shareholders to reject Musk $1 trillion pay plan
Elon Musk interviews on CNBC from the Tesla Headquarters in Texas. CNBC A day ahead of Tesla’s quarterly earnings report, a coalition of unions and corporate watchdogs wants investors to focus their attention on matters of governance. On Tuesday, a group that includes the American Federation of Teachers and Public Citizen launched a website for […]
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Proxy advisor ISS recommends Tesla shareholders oppose Elon Musk $1 trillion pay plan
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, attends the Viva Technology conference at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2023. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters Top proxy advisor Institutional Shareholder Services is recommending that Tesla investors vote against a pay plan for CEO Elon Musk that would grant him nearly $1 trillion more […]
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Kremlin pitches Musk on ‘Putin-Trump’ tunnel from Russia to Alaska
Graphic of the proposed project, after a Kremlin envoy suggested the United States should build a “Putin-Trump” rail tunnel under the Bering Strait to link the two countries, unlock joint exploration of natural resources and “symbolize unity,” in this illustration picture obtained from social media. Kirill Dmitriev/@kadmitriev Via | Kirill Dmitriev Via Reuters An investment […]
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Marc Benioff’s call for troops in SF leads tech investor Ron Conway to leave Salesforce Foundation board
Ron Conway, founder of SV Angel, speaks during the TechCrunch Disrupt NYC 2015 conference in New York on May 4, 2015. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Days after suggesting that President Donald Trump should send federal troops to San Francisco, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is facing some consequences. Prominent startup investor Ron Conway, […]
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Uber will offer gig work like AI data labeling to drivers while not on the road
Dara Khosrowshahi, chief executive officer of Uber Technologies Inc., speaks during an unveiling event in New York, US, on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Uber plans to offer drivers and couriers in the U.S. ways to make money through the company’s app when they’re not ferrying around people or […]
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Fintech startup Upgrade valued at $7.3 billion in new funding round
Key Points Upgrade, a provider of online loans and other financial services, said it raised $165 million in its first funding round since 2021. The startup is now valued at $7.3 billion, according to CEO Renaud Laplanche. Neuberger Berman led the round, with participation from LuminArx Capital Management. Source
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Tesla demand in focus after Trump policies lead GM, Ford to retreat from EV ambitions
President Donald Trump holds a news conference with Elon Musk to mark the end of the Tesla CEO’s tenure as a special government employee overseeing the U.S. DOGE Service on Friday May 30, 2025 in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Tom Brenner | The Washington Post | Getty Images General Motors’ […]
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