Bono-backed truck-tracking company raises $400 million
Convoy, whose other backers include Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, now valued at $2.75bn
Bono-backed truck technology company Convoy raises $198m
Other investors in Convoy include Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Marc Benioff and Reid Hoffman
Bono joins Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates as backer of tech start-up Convoy
U2 frontman and lead guitarist The Edge invest in on-demand trucking firm
Silicon Valley has too much power
There is already a conversation in Washington about whether monopoly and antitrust law needs to be rethought for the digital age
Tech companies look to break down the walls between apps
Innovators are applying deep thinking to deep linking – cutting out the web by directly joining up apps
California governor claims ‘creative accounting’ lured Apple
Jerry Brown jokes that US computing giant’s tax return really makes it an ‘Irish company’
Guitar-maker Fender seeks cutting Edge from U2 frontmen
Company which gave birth to modern electric guitar appoints Bono and Edge to board
If nothing is changed, then nothing will be ventured
The recent drop in activity in the sector illustrates that for successful venture capital activity, the key factor is not the quantity of venture capital available but the returns generated
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