Tag: Gore’s

31 JAN

Thanks to Al Gore’s fund, this Facebook cofounder’s startup is now worth $900 million (FB)

Asana The collaboration and productivity application company Asana raised $ 75 million in a series D, the company announced Tuesday.  Asana is now valued around  $ 900 million, according to sources close to the company.  Asana CEO Dustin Moskovitz is known for starting Facebook with Mark Zuckerberg in 2004. The round was led by Al […]

04 JUL

Vietnam buffalo fighting festival suspended after animal gores & kills owner (GRAPHIC VIDEO)

Published time: 3 Jul, 2017 23:41 A traditional buffalo fighting festival in Northern Vietnam was suspended after a trainer was violently gored by one of his animals. The man later died of his injuries in hospital. The Do Son festival, held in the port city of Hai Phong, north Vietnam, was suspended Saturday following the […]

13 JUN

Electric bus maker Proterra raises $55 million from Al Gore’s investment firm and BMW

Electric bus maker Proterra has raised another $ 55 million in funding, less than six months after closing a chunky $ 140 million round. The latest cash injection arrives via Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management LLP, which led the round, and BMW’s VC arm BMW i Ventures. Founded in 2004, Burlingame, Calif.-based Proterra makes transit buses that […]