EPISODE · Feb 28, 2023 · 7 MIN
War startups 🔫— VCs are funding defence startups. Twitter makes more layoffs. And charities call on Canada to step-up.
from The Peak Daily · host The Peak / Curiouscast
Venture capitalist (VC) money might be drying up—dropping by a third globally last year—but startups are still fetching billion-dollar valuations by tapping into something that never goes out of style: Matters of national security.Twitter laid off another 200 employees—or about 10% of its remaining workforce—bringing the company’s headcount to less than 2,000 from about 7,500 when Elon Musk officially took over the company in October of last year.Big charities like Oxfam, Unicef, and World Vision are calling on Canada to step up their foreign aid game.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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Venture capitalist (VC) money might be drying up—dropping by a third globally last year—but startups are still fetching billion-dollar valuations by tapping into something that never goes out of style: Matters of national security. Twitter laid off another 200 employees—or about 10% of its remaining workforce—bringing the company’s headcount to less than 2,000 from about 7,500 when Elon Musk officially took over the company in October of last year. Big charities like Oxfam, Unicef, and World Vision are calling on Canada to step up their foreign aid game. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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War startups 🔫— VCs are funding defence startups. Twitter makes more layoffs. And charities call on Canada to step-up.
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