• Ronny Kerr
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• April 22, 2016

Drivers are independent, says Uber’s $100M settlement

Besides the monetary penalty, the ridesharing giant must also implement more transparent policies

• Ronny Kerr
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• April 21, 2016

Felicis Ventures raises $200M fund, its largest ever

Early backer in Fitbit, Shopify, and Cruise Automation picks up fifth fund on its tenth birthday

• Ronny Kerr
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• April 20, 2016

Months after Uber, Lyft launches business profiles

Lyft integrates with Concur for easy expensing, but Uber offers several other providers

• Ronny Kerr
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• April 20, 2016

Cabify raises $120M for Spanish-centric ridesharing

Startup doesn't get unicorn status but still raises a massive round to be the Spanish Uber

• Ronny Kerr
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• April 19, 2016

Rinse raises $6M for on-demand dry cleaning

Javelin Venture Partners leads a round for startup in the crowded laundry market

• Ronny Kerr
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• April 19, 2016

Uber partners with nonprofit to add deaf drivers

Working with the Communication Service for the Deaf, ridesharing giant hopes to recruit more drivers

• Ronny Kerr
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• April 18, 2016

Jugnoo picks up $10M for on-demand rickshaws

Auto rickshaws could be a key way for scrappy Jugnoo to compete with Uber and Ola in India

• Ronny Kerr
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• April 18, 2016

HomeLight raises $11M for real estate agent search

Series A startup using big data to connect real estate agents with home buyers and sellers

• Ronny Kerr
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• April 15, 2016

Food delivery in Finland: Wolt raises $11 million

New Series A funding round shows investors still have interest in the food tech and delivery space

• Ronny Kerr
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• April 15, 2016

Uber/Lyft drivers must register as businesses in SF

And it's not just for ridesharing: rule applies to anyone making money in the sharing economy

• Ronny Kerr
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• April 14, 2016

No need to reclassify sharing economy workers?

New report from Australian think tank says the market will figure it out

• Ronny Kerr
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• April 14, 2016

Yup picks up $4 million for on-demand tutors

New seed funding from Stanford University's StartX Fund and SOMA Capital for education app

• Ronny Kerr
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• April 14, 2016

Onfido closes $25M to secure the on-demand economy

Identity verification and background checks are now a (very) real thing for on-demand and fintech

• Ronny Kerr
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• April 13, 2016

Startup slump: VC funding sinks to 2014 levels

Healthcare dominated Q1 2016, accounting for nearly a third of all venture capital investments

• Ronny Kerr
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• April 13, 2016

Ele.me raises $1.25 billion for food delivery in China

Chinese food delivery unicorn gets huge infusion of cash from Alibaba Group and affiliate