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| Oct 12, 2013 | Controversial Story Of Racism Nets Red Lobster Server $10K From YouCaring | A server at Red Lobster in Franklin, Tennessee was allegedly the victim of racism thanks to a nasty slur left in lieu of a real tip. Supporters of Toni Christina Jenkins took to crowdfunding platform YouCaring to donate over $10,000 to the ... |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Controversial outgoing Nokia boss gets massive $25.5 million payday on sale | Outgoing Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop is set to receive a €18.8 million ($25.5 million) golden parachute if shareholders agree to sell its mobile phone division to Microsoft for $US7.2 billion. According to Reuters, Elop’s termination... |
| Apr 3, 2013 | Administrator investigating controversial $17 million loan provided to LM Investment founder | The controversy surrounding Gold Coast-based funds management firm LM Investment Management has continued, with administrators revealing the business lent its founder, Peter Drake, a loan worth $17 million. The company has already been accu... |
| Jul 10, 2012 | Bitly Announces $15M Round Led By Khosla Ventures, Says Controversial Redesign Increased User Sign Ups | Bitly just announced that it has raised $15 million in new funding led by Khosla Ventures. Back in May, The Verge reported that bitly was raising $20 million in new funding and preparing to launch a more consumer-oriented service. At the ti... |
| May 11, 2007 | Minglebox’s Controversial $7 Million Funding Round From Sequoia | One of the latest Indian social networks, Minglebox recently picked up $7 million by Sequoia Capital India. The brouhaha on the funding is that there is rumor spreading that the founder of the company, Kavita Iyer is married to a Sequoia Ca... |
| After Controversial $1 Bn Investment, Amazon Says It Is A Long Term Plan | In January 2020, during a three-day visit to India, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos had announced that the company will invest $1 Bn to support small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). However, while it was expected to bring huge support for Amazon,... |
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What has the press written about Controversial?
Parsers VC has collected 7 articles mentioning Controversial, among them “Controversial Story Of Racism Nets Red Lobster Server $10K From YouCaring” (Oct 12, 2013) and “Controversial outgoing Nokia boss gets massive $25.5 million payday on sale” (Sep 20, 2013).
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Controversial is probably closed: its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jun 28, 2024.