Eat the rich, but let them build rockets in the meantime

by | 12 July, 2021 | Adre's IT Blog, Ann Arbor, ATX Venture Partners, Dragon, falcon, Fundings & Exits, inhersight, launches, monzo, navistar, search engine optimization, Startups, sunlight, TC, Venture Capital, venture capital Firms

Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic went to space (or the vicinity of space) in a PR-suffused event over the weekend. It was all rather twee, packed with maudlin riffs about childhood dreams and riddled with hero worship. And the stream kept stuttering while some...

Equity Monday: Cybersecurity startups see deluge of capital as Microsoft looks to buy RiskIQ

by | 12 July, 2021 | Adre's IT Blog, Ann Arbor, CNBC, Code Against COVID-19, contacts tracing, Equity Shot, Fundings & Exits, india, mosquitoes, navistar, Netflix, New Delhi, online communities, Startup Alley, Startups, summit partners, Welight Capital

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest private market news, talks about the coming week, digs into some recent...

Virgin Galactic and Richard Branson celebrate launch of first passengers into space

by | 12 July, 2021 | Adre's IT Blog, Ann Arbor, data science, Doug Loverro, Dragon, Funding Circle, launches, navistar, search engine optimization, spaceflight, TC, vote by mail

Virgin Galactic has successfully taken its first passengers to space, including its billionaire founder Richard Branson. The event, at Spaceport America in New Mexico, was a field day for press and employees, complete with an early-morning Khalid set and hero walk by...