Sen. Warner calls job losses from tech innovation ‘the issue of our time’
Blaise Zerega
VB Event
Tech’s role in closing America’s opportunity gap
Matt Marshall
Epic raises $8 million to grow its unlimited ebook subscription service for kids
Paul Sawers
CrowdJustice raises $2 million to crowdfund social justice
Bérénice Magistretti
Lightspeed Venture Partners leads $7 million investment in People.ai’s sales analytics tool
Bérénice Magistretti
Japan reportedly to allow drone deliveries in 2020, self-driving trucks in 2022
Reuters
Guest
Cybersecurity startups will be funded at slower pace and lower valuations than last year
Aaron Jacobson, NEA
Feature
China’s ‘sharing economy’ is booming, stoking fears of a bubble
Reuters
Tech giants acquired 34 AI startups in Q1 2017
Reuters
These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week
Robin Wauters, Tech.eu
Google reportedly launched an AI investment program
Khari Johnson
Analysis
Is Sergey Brin’s massive humanitarian sky yacht full of hot air?
Kevin Kelleher
Exclusive
Draper Associates collaborates with LawTrades to help private companies achieve liquidity
Bérénice Magistretti
Raspberry Pi Foundation merges with coding club network CoderDojo
Paul Sawers
Zuckerberg to graduates: Create a world where everyone has a sense of purpose
Khari Johnson
Fitness app Gixo raises $3.7 million from Greylock, Reid Hoffman joins board
Bérénice Magistretti
B2B targeted marketing platform Demandbase raises $65 million
Paul Sawers
Rocket Lab first to launch orbital-class rocket into space from private launchpad
Paul Sawers
Tesla’s injury rate one-third higher than industry average, says worker advocacy group
Reuters
VB Live
How Ancestry.com gets users to pick the right subscription option (VB Live)
VB Staff
Analysis
Founder Institute wants to launch a generation of space entrepreneurs
Kevin Kelleher
Meet the first 8 startups backed by AI studio All Turtles
Khari Johnson
Accel leads $30 million investment in G2 Crowd’s B2B review platform
Bérénice Magistretti
Exclusive
Mark Cuban leads $1.5 million round in SaaS management tool Meta SaaS
Bérénice Magistretti
Work management startup Smartsheet raises $52.1 million, claims a $852 valuation
Bérénice Magistretti
Microsoft reportedly acquires Israeli cybersecurity startup Hexadite for $100 million
Paul Sawers
Poland’s DocPlanner raises $16.8 million to expand its doctor booking platform into more markets
Paul Sawers
How eastern European tech entrepreneurs are drawing global interest
Reuters
Quiqup, the Postmates of London, raises $26 million to grow its on-demand logistics platform
Paul Sawers
Trove raises $8 million from Greylock Partners to help store your furniture (not data)
Bérénice Magistretti
Pot luck: Hound Labs raises $8.1 million to combat stoned drivers with cannabis breathalyzers
Paul Sawers
CDN provider Fastly raises $50 million to help online companies deliver content at speed
Paul Sawers
YC-backed KidPass raises $5.1 million to provide a variety of fun activities
Bérénice Magistretti
Long Game raises $6.6 million to gamify savings
Bérénice Magistretti
Document management platform PandaDoc raises $15 million to help sales teams close deals
Paul Sawers
