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George Hammond

@georgenhammond
16 posts
2025-06-04
A new twist in the Deel v Rippling drama https://www.ft.com/...
2025-06-04 View on X
Financial Times

Court filings: Deel alleges Rippling's “competitive intelligence manager” Brett Alexander Johnson posed as a customer to access Deel's product and business info

HR start-ups Rippling and Deel trade allegations their leaders directed efforts to steal company secrets from one another

2024-09-13
If you thought a tax on unrealised gains was bad, it could be a lot worse. “We require our founders to put their house and car on the line. In this market it is mandatory” Great reporting by @EleanorOlcott and @xueqiao1994 on China's VC squeeze https://www.ft.com/...
2024-09-13 View on X
Financial Times

Sources paint a bleak picture for startup founders in China; IT Juzi report: only 1,202 startups were founded in the country in 2023 compared to 51,302 in 2018

Venture capital finance has dried up amid political and economic pressures, prompting a dramatic fall in new company formation X: @carnage4life , @tonytassell , @michaelxpettis , @...

2024-09-01
Scoop w/ @madhumita29: OpenAI is discussing changing its corporate structure with investors as it looks to raise $bns more. In the current structure, investors are advised: “It would be wise to view any investment in OpenAI in the spirit of a donation” https://www.ft.com/...
2024-09-01 View on X
Financial Times

Sources: OpenAI is in discussions about changing its corporate structure to become more investor-friendly, including removing a cap on profits for investors

everyone involved knows it doesn't have to Assad Jafri / CryptoSlate : OpenAI mulls dropping profit restrictions ahead of $100 billion valuation push Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE...

2024-08-31
Scoop w/ @madhumita29: OpenAI is discussing changing its corporate structure with investors as it looks to raise $bns more. In the current structure, investors are advised: “It would be wise to view any investment in OpenAI in the spirit of a donation” https://www.ft.com/...
2024-08-31 View on X
Financial Times

Sources: OpenAI is in discussions about changing its corporate structure to become more investor-friendly, including removing a cap on profits for investors

Discussions come as Apple, Nvidia and Microsoft consider funding round that would value start-up at more than $100bn

2024-07-10
Microsoft is giving up its OpenAI board seat and Apple will not take the seat it was widely expected to, as scrutiny of Big Tech's AI investments increases. New story with @CamillaHodgson https://www.ft.com/...
2024-07-10 View on X
Financial Times

Source: Apple is not taking an OpenAI board observer role, as AI antitrust scrutiny mounts; OpenAI plans to host regular meetings with investors and partners

ChatGPT maker plans strategy to engage crucial partners as regulatory scrutiny of sector increases

2023-11-20
“There was no one big problem. The board reached the point where they couldn't believe what Sam told them” @madhumita29 and I on why Emmett Shear became CEO and Altman was snubbed What a day... https://www.ft.com/...
2023-11-20 View on X
TechCrunch

Satya Nadella says Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and OpenAI staff will join Microsoft's new “advanced AI research team” and Microsoft remains committed to OpenAI

Microsoft has hired OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman to head up a “new advanced AI research team,” …

2023-10-19
Scoop w/@Dimi: @committeeonccp has turned its spotlight onto Sequoia, asking the Silicon Valley firm for details of Chinese companies it has invested in and querying the decision to sever ties with its Chinese arm earlier this year. https://www.ft.com/...
2023-10-19 View on X
Financial Times

The US House's China committee asks about Sequoia's investments since 2010 in AI, quantum, and chip companies based, or with “significant operations”, in China

Scrutiny of California VC firm comes amid mounting tension between Washington and Beijing

2023-06-08
“Sequoia is successful in both geographies independently... But you can't be wining and dining the US president and have investments which could be controlled by the CCP.” Inside story of Sequoia's breakup, with @kayewiggins @EleanorOlcott @rwmcmorrow https://www.ft.com/...
2023-06-08 View on X
Financial Times

Sequoia's Roelof Botha says splitting the VC stops the trio from rubbing against one another; sources: China arm manager Neil Shen agitated for a separate unit

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2023-03-20
“It couldn't be worse. ‘Silicon Valley’ and ‘Bank’, these are the two things that bring Republicans and Democrats together: they both hate Silicon Valley and they both hate banks.” Inside VCs battle to win over Washington. w/@ElaineDMoore + @colbyLsmith https://www.ft.com/...
2023-03-20 View on X
Financial Times

Some investors are concerned that SVB's collapse and its US government rescue, after Silicon Valley investors' lobbying, could lead to tougher tech regulation

2023-03-18
“It couldn't be worse. ‘Silicon Valley’ and ‘Bank’, these are the two things that bring Republicans and Democrats together: they both hate Silicon Valley and they both hate banks.” Inside VCs battle to win over Washington. w/@ElaineDMoore + @colbyLsmith https://www.ft.com/...
2023-03-18 View on X
Financial Times

Some investors are concerned SVB's collapse and its rescue by the US government, after Silicon Valley investors' lobbying, could lead to tougher tech regulation

Late last Saturday night, Jason Calacanis, a prominent internet entrepreneur and investor, hit the caps button on his keyboard …

2023-03-14
Scoop: Having been accused of precipitating a run on SVB last week, venture capital firms are contemplating whether they can salvage the bank this week. With ⁦@ArashMassoudi⁩ ⁦@Tabby_Kinder⁩ and ⁦@sindap⁩ https://www.ft.com/...
2023-03-14 View on X
New York Times

Signature's and SVB's collapse was aided by GOP-led Dodd-Frank reforms that raised the “stress test” threshold from $50B to $250B, pushed for by SVB executives

Officials with Signature and Silicon Valley banks, which regulators seized in recent days, called for looser financial requirements for midsize banks.

2023-03-11
“There's a lot of money that flows through those bank accounts every day that suddenly is not moving. There will be big consequences for the whole ecosystem. Employees getting paid, suppliers getting paid, financing [rounds] closing.” https://www.ft.com/...
2023-03-11 View on X
TechCrunch

How startup founders are reacting to Silicon Valley Bank's collapse, as some worry about frozen funds, operating expenses, and paying employees full salaries

Engineers at Polymath Robotics were working late Wednesday night on multiple projects when co-founder and CEO Stefan Seltz-Axmacher noticed chatter …

“There's a lot of money that flows through those bank accounts every day that suddenly is not moving. There will be big consequences for the whole ecosystem. Employees getting paid, suppliers getting paid, financing [rounds] closing.” https://www.ft.com/...
2023-03-11 View on X
Axios

The FDIC says SVB clients with deposits above $250K will get “an advance dividend within the next week”; many SVB clients need to meet their payroll on March 15

Exit Fuel 🛢️ exists because of the support of people like you. Dalmas Ngetich / NewsBTC : Long Queues Seen At Silicon Valley Bank-Owned Boston Private - A Bank Run? Tweets: Dan Pri...

2023-03-04
Marc Andreessen enters the chatbot race. Scoop w/ @madhumita29 https://www.ft.com/...
2023-03-04 View on X
Financial Times

Sources: Character.AI, a chatbot that generates chats in the style of famous people like Shakespeare, raised $200M-$250M led by a16z at a ~$1B valuation

Financial Times :

2022-12-22
Sign of the times in the tech sector as Google, Meta, Salesforce et al cut back on European office space. Ominous news for London office landlords - tech has been a mainstay of demand in recent years. Scoop with @CristinaCriddle and today's @FT splash https://www.ft.com/...
2022-12-22 View on X
Financial Times

Sources: Alphabet, Meta, and Salesforce are seeking to abandon leased office space in London and Dublin; Amazon and Microsoft put London expansion plans on hold

Financial Times :

2022-07-28
*Slightly mind-boggling* scoop: new building is getting blocked in west London because the electricity grid is at capacity. There may not be a fix for A DECADE or more. 🤯 w/@sjhmorris https://www.ft.com/...
2022-07-28 View on X
Financial Times

Greater London Authority warns housing developers about a potential ban on new housing until 2035, citing a growing number of data centers consuming electricity

Greater London Authority warns developers that upgrade might take more than a decade  —  Developers in west London face …