A year ago, inside of the corporate leviathan Alphabet, Black Googlers and other Black Alphabet employees were invited to some informal programming around angel investing during Black History Month. It was organized by employees so that anyone interested could learn a bit more about how startup deals are structured, the typical timeline for a possible […]
Who Is Fidji Simo? Instacart Names Young Facebook Exec As CEO As IPO Looms
07/08/21 AT 6:13 PM
Grocery delivery app Instacart, which saw a surge in sales amid the pandemic, announced Thursday that Facebook executive Fidji Simo will serve as its new chief executive. Apoorva Mehta, the company s co-founder and CEO, will become chairman of the board in August amid plans for Instacart to soon go public. To be honest, the idea of someone else running the company had never even crossed my mind, but I’ve been blown away by her capabilities as a leader, Mehta told CNBC Thursday.
In March, the San Francisco-based company saw its valuation grow to $39 billion after a new round of funding.
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Meet the most exclusive social networking app we re all obsessed with.
By Alyssa Davis Feb 11, 2021
Ever wondered what it s like to be a fly on the wall to the world s elite? Well there s an app for that. Thanks largely to Elon Musk, the audio only app, Clubhouse, has rapidly caught the attention of social media enthusiasts. Clubhouse
Clubhouse launched in March 2020 by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs Paul Davidson and Rohan Seth. It quickly became a sensation to those within the inner circle of finance for it s exclusive and invite only approach. After only two months the app was worth $100 million with only 1,500 users. Since then, Clubhouse has been peacefully under the radar from the public housing users like Kevin Hart, Drake, Tiffany Haddish, Virgil Abloh, and Oprah. That is until this week when Elon Musk s audio chat with Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev went viral. Th