Category: venture capital

Andy Rubin quietly left the venture company he founded

Post author By Randall
Post date October 13, 2019
Categories In andy rubin, business, essential, gear, Google, Mobile, playground global, sexual assault, sexual misconduct, Tech, venture capital

[ad_1] The terms may be familiar, though. Rubin received a $9 million payout, according to the documents, and both leadership as well as some investors were aware of the terms. When Rubin exited Google over claims of sexual misconduct, he reportedly received a $90 million payout and kept the circumstances of his departure private. None […]

Anki is closing the doors on its toy robot business

Post author By Randall
Post date April 29, 2019
Categories In anki, boris sofman, business, closing, cosmo, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, robotics, Robots, startup, Tech, vector, venture capital

[ad_1] The news comes as a surprise, given that things seemed to be going well for Anki. Since its launch in 2010, the startup has raised more than $200 million in venture capital. Its main products Cozmo and Vector seemed to be successes. Vector launched last fall after a $2 million Kickstarter campaign, and most […]