• Ronny Kerr
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• May 5, 2016

The zero-waste economy: has it peaked?

If 2015 was peak "Uberization of everything," then we should see VC funding slowing down in 2016

• Ronny Kerr
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• May 4, 2016

Rebagg raises $8M for designer handbag marketplace

Instead of connecting peer to peer, the NY-based startup buys and sells handbags directly

• Ronny Kerr
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• May 3, 2016

Roam raises $3.3M seed for luxurious, flexible living

Like couchsurfing, except it comes with nice bedding and costs as much as rent in San Francisco

• Ronny Kerr
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• May 3, 2016

Uber strikes back at Didi and Lyft’s global alliance

New partnership with AliPay allows 450 million customers to hail and pay for Uber in 68 countries

• Ronny Kerr
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• May 3, 2016

When Lyft was young: the early years

What started as the Zimride founders' side project rapidly became the bigger business

• Ronny Kerr
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• May 2, 2016

Funding down, deals up for on-demand in Q1 2016

Uber, Didi Kuaidi, and Airbnb dominated venture capital raising in the space for almost a year

• Ronny Kerr
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• April 29, 2016

Mayfield raises $525 million for two new funds

The long-standing VC firm has invested in early-stage startups from Atari to Lyft

• Ronny Kerr
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• April 28, 2016

Poncho secures $2 million seed for cute weather bot

After launching as a bot for Facebook Messenger earlier this month, weathercat picks up some cash

• Ronny Kerr
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• April 27, 2016

Uber adds Arianna Huffington to board of directors

Data-driven startup hopes the Huffington Post co-founder will bring a dose of emotional intelligence

• Ronny Kerr
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• April 26, 2016

UrbanStems raises $6.8M for on-demand flowers

DC-based flower delivery service prides itself on full-time couriers and efficient supply chain

• Ronny Kerr
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• April 26, 2016

TaskEasy raises $12M for on-demand lawn mowing

Instead of being everything for everyone, TaskEasy wants to mow lawns and remove snow, period

• Ronny Kerr
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• April 26, 2016

Google, Uber join automakers to push self-driving

Self-Driving Coalition for Safer Streets to include Ford, Google, Lyft, Uber, and Volvo

• Ronny Kerr
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• April 25, 2016

HireAthena launches on-demand HR platform

Spinning off from BackOps and Scalus, new platform lets small businesses hire accountants on-demand

• Ronny Kerr
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• April 25, 2016

Sequoia-backed PepperTap shuts down deliveries

A month after BigBasket's big $150 million round, another Indian grocery service shuts down

• Ronny Kerr
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• April 23, 2016

Meet Brian Dixon, Partner at Kapor Capital

An interview with one of the newest partners at Kapor, an Oakland-based and social-focused firm