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SpaceX Is in Funding Talks That Would Value It at Over $150 Billion

From Bloomberg: SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California.Photographer: Alisha Jucevic/Bloomberg By Gillian Tan, Edward Ludlow, and Giles Turner November 15, 2022 at 12:30 PM EST Elon Musk’s SpaceX is in talks to raise a funding round that values the rocket-launch and satellite company at more than $150 billion, people familiar with the matter said. The transaction being discussed[…]

Can everdrop scale its plastic-bottle-free cleaning products, as well as build a global brand?

From Tech Crunch Image Credits: Everdrop Household cleaning chemicals in the form of a tablet that can be dissolved in water appear to have given rise to a number of startups. As well as Munich-based startup everdrop, there is also Atmo Home out of Berlin, as well as Grove Collaborative, Blueland, Smol, Spruce, Ocean Saver … the list goes[…]

Data analytics firm Starburst valued at $3.35 bln after Alkeon-led funding

From Reuters: Feb 9 (Reuters) – Data analytics firm Starburst said on Wednesday it had more than doubled its valuation to $3.35 billion after a funding round led by venture capital firm Alkeon Capital. Other investors in the $250 million Series D round included Andreessen Horowitz and Coatue Management. Starburst intends to use the fresh[…]

Investors need to remain Calm – and there’s an app for that now

PreIPOSwap.com New York, NY – 5/8/2022 — Markets have been unhinged to say the least.  Many are asking us how to hedge the controlled demolition of the US Dollar – other than the obvious Silver and Gold.  The answer is in hard commodities as well as tools that can make commodities, such as factories.  Another[…]

Relativity Space takes a high tech approach to space manufacturing

PreIPOSwap.com — 4/9/2022 – Charlotte, NC — In case you haven’t heard of Relativity Space, it’s a company that 3d prints rockets.  You heard that right, they print cones and rocket parts from a factory, run by robots and computers.  To get an idea of how this actually works, you can watch this short 2[…]

SpaceX Started Patent Filing

From Gray B “We have essentially no patents in SpaceX. Our primary long-term competition is in China. If we published patents, it would be farcical, because the Chinese would just use them as a recipe book.” Elon Musk “We have essentially no patents in SpaceX”, said Elon Musk in his an interview in 2017 which gave hints[…]

SpaceX Launches First-Ever Private Crew To Space For Three Day Mission

From Zero Hedge Update (2023ET): The Crew Dragon capsule separated from the second stage, and the Inspiration4 mission is now circling Earth with the first-ever private space crew. Inspiration4 is expected to orbit around Earth for three days at an altitude of 360 miles, or about 150 miles higher than the International Space Station. Here are some[…]

Revolut confirms a fresh $800M in funding at a $33B valuation to supercharge its financial services super app

From Tech Crunch The fintech funding continues to roll in at a rapid pace, a result of the huge shift underway in how consumers spend and manage their money. In the latest development, Revolut — the London-based financial “super app” that provides banking, investing, currency transfer and other money management services to some 16 million users globally[…]

Warning: Robinhood IPO Is One Of The Most One-Sided Casino Offerings In History

Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Christopher Bloomstran compiled detailed of Robinhood in a lengthy series of Tweets that every would be Robinhood investor ought to read. Warning to Robinhood Investors I don’t follow Robinhood other than reporting the numerous problems it has had with account theft and customer service. However I know a good[…]

Robinhood Targets $35 Billion Valuation In Upcoming IPO, Offers Users Early Access

From Zero Hedge: Update (1234ET): As expected, Robinhood will offer its users allotments of its shares at the IPO price via its “IPO Access” program. It’s only fitting that the discount brokerage that drew millions of traders back into the market will rely on retail buying to juice its shares out of the gate. Who else[…]