CB Insights

JUNE 14, 2018

Asimov predicted the exploding population would cause US cities like Boston and New York to converge along the coast into combined super-urban bodies, while suburban communities would have to expand downwards, building subterranean homes. Housing supply is dire nationally, with the US reportedly staring down a housing shortage of 7.3M

Seattle 56

Seattle Capital Industry New York 56

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Top initiatives: First company to test self-driving tech on the streets of Singapore, and later in Boston. It then also became the first to test such technology on public streets in Boston, Massachusetts. Just hours after Uber began self-driving trials in San Francisco, reports surfaced of a close call with a human-driven car.

System 78

System Technology Michigan California 78

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. The 101 Biggest Product Failures Of All Time. Total Funding: Over $100M.

Capital 78

Capital Company San Francisco Operations 78

CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

Discount and budget retailers are capitalizing on this, targeting their stores toward consumers that are looking for a bargain. For certain items, like basketballs, the retailer drives down prices by “taking out costs that customers don’t care about,” like shipping the balls deflated sans packaging. Organic and cheap.

Retail 59

Retail Trends Technology Branding 59

CB Insights

JULY 19, 2017

From their humble, skunkworks-style origins in Palo Alto to their current offices in Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Seattle, and Boston, they’ve scaled up to attack new projects but keep the same focus on experimentation and innovation that helped them build the first Kindle. National Medal of Science, Turing Awards, Kyoto Prizes, and many others.

Innovation 74

Innovation San Francisco Georgia Technology 74

CB Insights

JULY 23, 2020

Companies will have to look to guidelines from local and national authorities for each office location. Robin , a Boston-based workplace experience software platform, has recently focused on creating a hotel-like system where employees can reserve conference rooms as well as desk space according to social distancing guidelines.

Meeting 101

Meeting Tools Survey Company 101

CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

We are confident that to truly have the long-term impact we want to make, we need to focus on finding an acquirer with an existing national fresh food supply chain who can carry forward the Juicero mission. The initial 7 years were all about having negative working capital, positive cash flow and a sustained ability to fund our own growth.

Company 78

Company US San Francisco Capital 78