CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

On the eve of Yahoo’s acquisition of social networking platform Tumblr, then Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer wrote a Tumblr post promising “not to screw it up.” Below, we look at some the worst mergers and acquisitions undertaken by large corporations, and how the good times went bad. The Sad State of Corporate Innovation. Microsoft and Nokia.

Google 76

Google Software Innovation Company 76

PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

In an interview with American Banker earlier this month, Trustar CEO Shaza Andersen said the institution could open its doors as early as this June, with plans to raise up to $50 million in initial capital, the publication said. Bloomberg listed Casey G. Mauldin as MOXY’s Chief Executive Officer, with William M.

Community Bank 122

Community Bank Community FDIC Marketing 122

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Long-time Free-Space Optics (FSO) player AOptix has shut up shop and is selling off its assets at auction next week… the company is currently trying to shop around its intellectual property. For those who’ve been reading, we’ve had failure on the brain recently. Some of the fail-related research we’ve issued includes: The Downround Tracker.

Capital 78

Capital Company San Francisco Operations 78