SOSV, “the accelerator VC,” closes third fund at $150 million

 Since the advent of accelerators, venture capitalists have competed to lock in deals with the best…

Stroy Moyd’s dating show in an Uber goes from meme to mainstream

 For years, Oakland based standup Stroy Moyd has been driving for Uber and Lyft part-time to…

Amazon patents show flying warehouses that send delivery drones to your door

 We’ve known about Amazon’s drone delivery ambitions since 2013.  But patent filings from Amazon reveal more…

Byte Foods raises $5.5 million for smart vending machines that serve local fare

 Apple juniper kombucha or a BBQ chopped salad may soon replace the can of soda and…

Glu Mobile acquires QuizUp in deal valued at $7.5 million

 The developers of popular celeb-themed games including Kim Kardashian: Hollywood and Nicki Minaj: The Empire, Glu Mobile, acquired…

Alibaba is back on U.S. blacklist of “notorious marketplaces”

 The USTR dropped its annual blacklist calling out marketplaces that are rife with counterfeit and pirated…

Uber losses expected to hit $3 billion in 2016 despite revenue growth

 Uber’s losses are growing from $2.2 billion last year to an expected $3 billion this year, according to multiple…

Oracle senior staffer resigns after CEO joins Trump transition team

 A senior staff member of Oracle Corp., George A. Polisner, has resigned after the enterprise tech titan’s…