Tag: Understanding
Understanding Europe’s big push to rewrite the digital rulebook
European Union lawmakers have set out the biggest update of digital regulations for around two decades — likening it to the introduction of traffic lights...
The volcano method for understanding the fintech revolution
The Department of Justice moved to block the long-impending Visa-Plaid deal today. The transaction was announced in early 2020, making the decision by the...
Helsinki’s Speechly raises €2M seed for its ‘natural language understanding’ API
Speechly, a startup out of Helsinki that boasts an experienced team of speech recognition and “natural language understanding” experts, has raised €2 million in...
Helsinki’s Speechly raises €2M seed for its ‘natural language understanding’ API
Speechly, a startup out of Helsinki that boasts an experienced team of speech recognition and “natural language understanding” experts, has raised €2 million in...
Startups Weekly: Understanding Uber’s latest fintech play
Hello and welcome back to Startups Weekly, a weekend newsletter that dives into the week’s noteworthy startups and venture capital news. Before I jump...
Understanding Renaud Laplanche’s next Upgraded act
Renaud Laplanche spent ten years building LendingClub. In the process, he created an industry from scratch. Circumventing conventional banking channels for consumer credit...
Hannan questions Adonis’ understanding of democracy after House of Lords attack
LEADING Brexiteer Daniel Hannan has taken aim at Lord Adonis after the Labour peer accused the Conservative MEP of “playing with fire” over the...
Understanding the Mendoza Line for SaaS growth
“How fast do I need to be growing to be interesting to a venture investor?” This is a question we get asked all the...
Understanding Roku’s IPO and its growing platform revenues
In a pleasant Friday surprise, Roku dropped its S-1 document today, detailing its financial performance and corporate strategy. The filing indicates that the company intends...