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  • Corporate Crossings: Sequoia India hires Mohit Abraham as legal head from Travis Kalanick’s startup

    Corporate Crossings: Sequoia India hires Mohit Abraham as legal head from Travis Kalanick’s startup

    Abraham's appointment as Sequoia Capital India's chief legal officer comes at a time when the company is embroiled in a legal tussle with its former general counsel, Sandeep Kapoor.

  • Travis Kalanick expands ‘dark kitchens’ venture across Latin America

    Travis Kalanick expands ‘dark kitchens’ venture across Latin America

    Uber co-founder has been snapping up local rivals as part of a push to quietly build new empire

  • The Uber saga: The corrosive powers of maverick founders

    The Uber saga: The corrosive powers of maverick founders

    The likes of Travis Kalanick, Adam Neumann and Elon Musk don’t look back, even if it is to consider the consequences of the actions they have initiated

  • Mark MacGann: The Uber whistleblower who exposed company’s illegal tactics

    Mark MacGann: The Uber whistleblower who exposed company’s illegal tactics

    One day after a massive exposé revealed Uber’s illegal tactics, Mark MacGann, a former top lobbyist for the cab hailing giant, came forward to identify himself as the source of the leak.

  • Success, but at what cost? asks actor playing Travis Kalanick in a new show

    Success, but at what cost? asks actor playing Travis Kalanick in a new show

    As ‘Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber’ gets ready for release on February 27, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who plays Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick, shares his views on the controversial CEO.

  • Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick invests in owner of Behrouz Biryani: Reports

    Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick invests in owner of Behrouz Biryani: Reports

    Rebel Foods owns several popular brands such as Behrouz Biryani, Oven Story, Faasos, The Good Bowl and Sweet Truth

  • Uber posts $1 billion loss in quarter as growth in bookings slows

    Uber posts $1 billion loss in quarter as growth in bookings slows

    The San Francisco-based firm lost $1.07 billion for the three months ending Sept. 30, a 20 percent increase from the previous quarter but down 27 percent from a year ago, when the company posted its biggest publicly reported quarterly loss on the heels of the departure of Uber co-founder and former Chief Executive Travis Kalanick.

  • Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick returns with fund aimed at India and China

    Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick returns with fund aimed at India and China

    The overarching theme of the new fund, pronounced "ten-one-hundred", will be to invest in real estate, ecommerce and emerging innovation in China and India, Kalanick said in a tweet.

  • Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick to start fund called '10100'

    Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick to start fund called '10100'

    The overarching theme of the new fund, pronounced "ten-one-hundred", will be to invest in real estate, ecommerce and emerging innovation in China and India, Kalanick said in a tweet.

  • Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick plans to sell $1.4 billion worth of shares

    Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick plans to sell $1.4 billion worth of shares

    Kalanick, who resigned as CEO last summer following controversy, would sell his shares as part of a tender offer between SoftBank and Uber that will value the company at $48 billion.

  • Uber board strikes agreement to pave way for SoftBank investment

    Uber board strikes agreement to pave way for SoftBank investment

    Venture capital firm Benchmark, an early investor with a board seat in the ride-services company, and Kalanick have reached an agreement over terms of the SoftBank investment, which could be worth up to $10 billion, according to two people familiar with the matter.

  • Uber board trims power of former chief Travis Kalanick

    Uber board trims power of former chief Travis Kalanick

    The proposal adopted by Uber's board also promised to put an end to in-fighting between Kalanick supporters and investors who suspected the co-founder was plotting a wily return to the head of the company.

  • Uber launches new cab segment called 'Premier' in Mumbai & Pune

    Uber launches new cab segment called 'Premier' in Mumbai & Pune

    The premier service will have the best-rated Uber drivers, who have completed at least 1,000 lifetime trips and have repeatedly been acknowledged by riders, the company said.

  • Expedia chief Dara Khosrowshahi named to lead Uber: Report

    Expedia chief Dara Khosrowshahi named to lead Uber: Report

    Khosrowshahi emerged as the leader among three finalists for the job during company board meetings over the weekend, the Times reported yesterday, citing two people familiar with the decision.

  • Ex-president at Softbank Nikesh Arora aims for Travis Kalanick's spot at Uber

    Ex-president at Softbank Nikesh Arora aims for Travis Kalanick's spot at Uber

    Other candidates in the fray include former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, Thomas Staggs, an ex-COO at Disney, and Susan Wojcicki, who leads YouTube.

  • Uber wants to eat Swiggy and Zomato's lunch, launches in Delhi-NCR

    Uber wants to eat Swiggy and Zomato's lunch, launches in Delhi-NCR

    The company claims to have partnered with over 300 restaurants from where users can order food through the UberEATS app in the National Capital Region.

  • Uber hires law firm to probe how it handled India rape case: Source

    Uber hires law firm to probe how it handled India rape case: Source

    The law firm O'Melveny & Myers LLP, which is in the early stages of the probe, was hired by the ride service after employees gave contradictory accounts of how Uber obtained the medical records, one of the people said.

  • Will young startups cease to idolize Uber in the light of sexism at its workplace?

    Will young startups cease to idolize Uber in the light of sexism at its workplace?

    Younger startups could refrain from calling themselves - an Uber of xyz, a connotation very popular among companies trying to aggregate local businesses.

  • Why Housing.com founder Rahul Yadav is feeling nostalgic with Uber CEO Travis Kalanick's exit

    Why Housing.com founder Rahul Yadav is feeling nostalgic with Uber CEO Travis Kalanick's exit

    Moneycontrol brings to you a tale of 3 resignation letters that shook the startup world over the years

  • Never thought I would be writing my own resignation: Uber CEO Travis Kalanick

    Never thought I would be writing my own resignation: Uber CEO Travis Kalanick

    In a statement on Wednesday Kalanick said that he loved Uber more than anything in the world and it was a difficult moment in his personal life

  • Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigns after shareholder revolt

    Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigns after shareholder revolt

    Uber founder Travis Kalanick has reportedly stepped down as the Chief Executive Officer of the taxi aggregator, after investors stepped up pressure seeking his immediate resignation

  • Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick resigns as chief executive: Report

    Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick resigns as chief executive: Report

    Kalanick's exit came under pressure from Uber's investors, who were seeking his exit, the paper reported citing people with knowledge of the situation.

  • Why high attrition of drivers is no cause of worry for Ola, Uber

    Why high attrition of drivers is no cause of worry for Ola, Uber

    Ola and Uber were left with 3,80,000 vehicles associated with them in the March quarter, from the peak of five lakh vehicles in December quarter, a sharp drop of 24 percent, a report by Redseer said.

  • Uber's open COO job in the spotlight amid leadership void

    Uber's open COO job in the spotlight amid leadership void

    Kalanick, under fire for crass behaviour and fostering a culture of sexism and rule-breaking, in early March announced he was searching for a COO to help run the ride-services company. But in the months since, Uber has suffered a string of controversies and embarrassing setbacks and the job has remained unfilled - part of a leadership vacuum that extends through the company and up to the board of directors.

  • Uber CEO’s role must be reviewed and reallocated: Eric Holder report

    Uber CEO’s role must be reviewed and reallocated: Eric Holder report

    The report said that the Uber board should evaluate the extent to which some of the responsibilities that Kalanick has historically possessed ‘should be shared or given outright to other members’

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