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Sep 11, 2020

What’s happened this week in the Tech & Startup world? 🌍 We launch our own virtual club, take a peak into the world of investment memos and a Tesla competitor gains traction.

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💰 How Profitable Is Amazon? Amazon is a complex beast offering e-commerce, advertising, AWS, payments, hardware and now brick and mortar stores. Check out these great graphs and associated analysis on how Amazon really makes it money.

🚀The Fintech 250! CB Insights have launched their annual infographic of the top 250 global fintech startups. 32 of these companies are unicorns, 54% are US based and between them they have raised $49bn in funding since 2015. Take a look for yourself here.

🗺️DeepMaps? Google DeepMind have used Machine Learning to improve the accuracy of ETAs on Google Maps. Read this fascinating blog about how they did it here.

💡 Watch Out Tesla! General Motors has taken a $2bn stake in electric truck startup Nikola. Read more about the partnership here.

🧐 Pure Wisdom. Watch this incredible interview with Jeff Weiner, the former CEO of Linkedin, on company culture, compassionate management, and his vision for Linkedin. His vision might surprise you….

👪Starling Launches Kite, a Current Account for Kids! Kite costs £2 a month, and offers parents a number of features to support and control their child’s financial life. Read more here.

🎧 AI DJ? Google Magneta has launched a machine learning game to help you create and share your own music. Have a go yourself here or checkout the ‘The Grapevine Vibe Room’ here.

🕹 U-Turn Having upended the gaming industry when he left live-streaming site Twitch for Microsoft’s ‘Mixer’ (which subsequently closed), Ninja A.K.A. Tyler Blevins has announced his return to Twitch. Even after leaving the platform, he’s still the #1 streamer on the site with 15m followers. Not a Fornite kind of person? Live-streamed Chess is the newest craze.

📈 The Future Author of ‘The Lean Startup’, Eric Ries, has launched the The Long-Term Stock Exchange. It aims to attract companies considering going public that are committed to environmental, social & governance principles. It represents a shift into emphasis on fundamental value to the economy, rather than how often shares change hands.

🔎 On The Ball Ever been interested to know how VCs spot and analyse companies before they take off? One of the best in the business, Bessemer VP, has open-sourced many of their memos for the first time. This includes Shopify, Pinterest, Yelp, LinkedIn & Twitch.

A Positive Spin

We don’t need to tell you about what’s going on in the world this week; but we do want to highlight companies, startups and technology that’s being used to positive effect people and movements across the globe today.

🥊Diversity VC, a UK-based non-profit partnership, launched it’s new ‘standard’ for VCs. It intends to be a symbol for firms following diversity & inclusion best practice. It goes beyond solely investments to look at areas like hiring, deal flow, internal policy & culture. Time to get on-board.

🚒 Wildfires are ripping through California at the moment. You only need to view pictures like these to see what’s going on. Luckily, entrepreneurs are coming to help. Take a look at what’s being done here.

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