Denver, Colorado-based startup Windward Studios was acquired by the internationally leading provider of document technology solutions for software developers, PDFTron, on April 8, 2021. According to Crunchbase, the leading document generation software designer, Windward, was founded by David Thielen in 1996. Any individual owning stock purchased or … Read More
Indianapolis, Indiana-based startup PactSafe was acquired by contract lifecycle management pioneer, Ironclad, on March 25, 2021. According to Crunchbase, the leading clickwrap transaction platform, PactSafe, had raised a total of $8.2 million in funding since 2012 from 8 different investment funds. Any individual owning stock purchased or … Read More
Roviero, a Silicon Valley artificial intelligence startup, today announced that it has received $6.6M in Series Seed funding to build a disruptive and industry-first Native Graph AI Processor. The new processor addresses the burgeoning edge AI compute market and enables hyper-efficient, ultra-low power and super-high-performance compute, ideally suited for … Read More
Rocksbox, Inc. was acquired by Signet Jewelers on April 6, 2021. Founded in 2012, Rocksbox offers $21 per month subscriptions for three jewelry selections from noted designers. The monthly subscription fee can be applied toward the purchase of items that customers want to keep. “Under CEO Meaghan Rose’s leadership, … Read More
Congrats if you are an early investor or employee of AeroFarms. On March 26, 2021 the Company announced that it will be acquired by Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: SV), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Upon closing of the transaction, AeroFarms will become publicly traded on … Read More
In the midst of a pandemic, there are still big events happening that call for cheers. Bumble's CEO and billionaire Whitney Wolfe Herd is the youngest female to take a company public. If you are an early employee or an investor who believed in Ms. Herd's mission early … Read More
Congrats if you are an early employee or investor of the bay area-based unicorn startup Databricks who exercised your stock options! You could be in for some serious cash and potentially serious tax savings. It has been reported that Databricks raised $1 billion at a $28 billion valuation … Read More
With the recent round of capital invested into GoPuff at a valuation > $9B, many early shareholders (angel investors, venture investors, employees, option holders) are wondering if they can take the QSBS Exemption on their gain of GoPuff. The answer is potentially. There are lots of factors … Read More
Congrats if you are an early employee of NYC-based unicorn startup UiPath who exercised your stock options! You could be in for some serious cash and potentially serious tax savings. It has been reported that UiPath has confidentially filed to go public through a direct listing after raising … Read More
With the upcoming IPO of Coinbase, many early shareholders are wondering if they can take the QSBS Exemption on their gain of Coinbase. The answer is potentially. There are lots of factors that go into understanding the eligibility or not of a company for QSBS exemption and … Read More