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יואל בר מייסד חברת טראקס TRAX

$1 billion in a single day - Israeli tech sets new investment record

08.04.21|Meir Orbach

Around $500 million didn't go into company accounts, but rather to those of investors, employees, and executives via secondary deals

מוסף שבועי 15.11.18 אורי אלון מייסד ובעלי קומפאס

Israeli-owned brokerage company Compass Real Estate heads for IPO

The SoftBank-backed company submitted a prospectus for its public offering, showing a 56% rise in revenues for 2020 compared to the previous year

אדם נוימן מייסד WeWork מוכר בית לוס אנג'לס

SoftBank and Adam Neumann squeezing WeWork for all that it has

24.02.21|Sophie Shulman

After a much-publicized fallout and with a public offering beckoning, the Japanese conglomerate and the Israeli entrepreneur are nearing a settlement

מוסף שבועי 3.12.20 איור אדם נוימן

Going Bust: Adam Neumann is a symbol of the cash-bloated startups era

04.12.20|Sophie Shulman

Neumann is a result of too much ambition colliding with too much money, says author of the Israeli entrepreneur’s biography

כנס כלכליסט ניו יורק נלסון גריגס

Nasdaq saw 10 times the IPOs it expected in 2020, says stock exchange president

23.09.20|Sophie Shulman

Nelson Griggs, the president of the Nasdaq stock exchange, expected the number of IPOs would drop due to Covid-19 and prides himself instead of over 100 companies listing on the exchange since the beginning of January with an average return of 50%-60%

מלמעלה: מייסדי למונייד שי וינינגר ו דניאל שרייבר

The truth behind the Lemonade surge, America’s most successful IPO of 2020

05.07.20|Sophie Shulman

Lemonade went overnight from being a unicorn that has never made a profit into a massive success. But there are some investors wondering whether the underwriters forced the company to leave money on the table

מימין שי וינינגר ו דניאל שרייבר מייסדי Lemonade למונייד

Lemonade has learned the lesson of its fellow SoftBank portfolio companies

28.06.20|Sophie Shulman

In its pre-IPO prospectus, Lemonade presents a clear, yet highly optimistic, perception of the current business reality

אדם נוימן מעצב חללים ל עבודה ב ניו יורק

SoftBank Looking to Reduce $3 Billion WeWork Rescue Offer, Report Says

The plan is intended to limit the $1.7 billion bailout payment offered to former CEO Adam Neumann, Bloomberg reported Friday

מימין שי וינינגר ו דניאל שרייבר מייסדי Lemonade למונייד

Following WeWork, SoftBank-Backed Lemonade Shelves Planned IPO, Report Says

13.11.19|Meir Orbach

Calcalist first reported the online insurance company’s plans to go public in June

מאסיושי סון מסיושי מאסאיושי מייסד סופטבנק פברואר 2019

Adam Neumann Gets a Cushy Exit

23.10.19|Sophie Shulman

Despite being the orchestrator of the biggest tech fiasco of the year, WeWork's co-founder and former CEO will walk away with his billionaire status intact. The real losers are the employees and the company's shareholders

חללי עבודה wework ניו יורק

SoftBank Signs Agreement to Take Over WeWork

The doubledown, which includes $5 billion in new financing, a $3 billion tender offer to existing shareholders, and the acceleration of an existing commitment for another $1.5 billion in funding, will give SoftBank an 80% stake in WeWork but not a voting majority

חללי עבודה wework ניו יורק

SoftBank to Take Control of WeWork, Report Says

The Japanese holding company is in advanced talks to take over the crashing co-working company, valuing it at $7.5 billion to $8 billion, CNBC reported Monday

השור של וול סטריט 2

The Unicorns Gallop Ahead Despite All Warning Signs

18.10.19|Sophie Shulman

WeWork's failed IPO will hold back investors but it will not change the easy availability of money in the industry. Dozens of companies passed the $1 billion valuation mark with no regard to traditional financial parameters, and it is the economy and the employees that may pay the final price

חללי עבודה wework ניו יורק

WeWork to Cut 2,000 Jobs by End of Month, Report Says

The co-working company is cutting its workforce following its catastrophic IPO attempt, Bloomberg reported Thursday

אדם נוימן מייסד ו מנכ"ל WeWork 2017

WeWork’s Next Challenge: Get Off the Steroids

26.09.19|Sophie Shulman and Omer Kabir

SoftBank invested over $10 billion in WeWork, enabling the company’s meteoric growth—and its massive debt. The successors of ousted CEO Adam Neumann will need to halt that growth and even start pruning if they want the company to last

אדם נוימן 20.7.19 WeWork

WeWork’s Problems Are Bigger Than Neumann

25.09.19|Sophie Shulman

WeWork’s co-founder is just a symptom: an enthusiastic young man who flew too high too fast with the support of his investors. SoftBank and WeWork’s real problem is the latter’s business model, and that’s going to be a lot harder to fix

אדם נוימן 20.7.19 WeWork

As Tensions Come to a Head, Adam Neumann Steps Down as WeWork CEO

He will be replaced by former chief financial officer Artie Minson and former vice-chairman Sebastian Gunningham, effective immediately

אדם נוימן 20.7.19 WeWork

WeWork CEO Adam Neumann Begins Talks About his Role, Report Says

After a week of reports that hinted at Neumann’s dwindling support among board members and shareholders, Reuters reported Monday the founder could end up stepping down

אדם נוימן מייסד ו מנכ"ל WeWork 2017

SoftBank CEO Joins Call to Remove WeWork’s Adam Neumann as CEO, Report Says

SoftBank believes a change in WeWork's leadership will be "for the long-term benefit" of the company, according to CNBC

אדם נוימן 20.7.19 WeWork

Update: With a Slashed Valuation, WeWork Confirms it Is Postponing its IPO

WeWork had planned to begin its IPO roadshow next week on Monday, but is likely to shelve it until at least next month, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday

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