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

In this review of failure, we’ve looked in our venture capital database to find the most well-funded startup companies that ultimately failed or had an undesirable exit, such as an asset sale or an acquisition for less than the total funding raised by the company. For those who’ve been reading, we’ve had failure on the brain recently.

Capital 78

Capital Company San Francisco Operations 78