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TheStreet

Alibaba Is ‘Building The Netflix Of China,’ Lead Edge Capital Partner Says

August 19, 2017

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA)  is quietly building up a side digital media and entertainment business in the world's most populous country. The number one Chinese e-commerce player is "building the Netflix (NFLX) of...

TheStreet

Uber Investor Shrugs Off Negative Headlines, Says It’s ‘Still Killing It’

August 19, 2017

Uber Technologies Inc. may be a tech unicorn, but it's certainly not winning the Silicon Valley darling of the year award. "I've seen every negative headline you can write about a company," Mitchell...

Wall Street Journal

Alibaba’s Net Income, Revenue Surge on Growth in Online Sales

August 19, 2017

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. reported a surge in revenue and profit on surprisingly strong online sales, sending its shares to new altitudes Thursday—a scenario few investors saw coming two years ago....

Bloomberg

Alibaba’s Grip on Consumers Drives Sales Past Estimates

August 18, 2017

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s hold over the online shopping habits of Chinese consumers drove quarterly sales and earnings that topped analyst estimates. “Alibaba Group is the best way to play the Chinese...

TheStreet

Asia’s Richest Man Jack Ma Has Become Much Wealthier This Year – See The Number

August 18, 2017

Alibaba Group Holding  (BABA)  founder and executive chairman Jack Ma has further solidified his position as the richest man in Asia this year. "The company is absolutely crushing it," Lead Edge Capital...

TheStreet

Alibaba’s Biggest Businesses Are on Fire

August 18, 2017

Alibaba's six core e-commerce businesses are on fire, accounting for the bulk of the company's quarterly revenue. Mitchell Green says: "This is a company that continues to under-promise and over-deliver." ...

Financial Times

Alibaba sales rise on Chinese ecommerce boom

August 18, 2017

Alibaba beat expectations in Q2, while LEC Partner Mitchell Green shares his take in this article....

CNBC

There’s a lot for the bulls to be excited about in Apple today

August 2, 2017

Mitchell Green, Lead Edge Capital managing partner, discusses Apple's quarterly earnings and what they could signal for the future of the tech giant. CNBC's Josh Lipton also weighs in....

Wall Street Journal

Restaurants Put Software on the Menu

July 25, 2017

Lead Edge Capital leads $100m growth raise for Toast POS software in July 2017. If software is eating the world, then the restaurant industry may be one of its last items on...

Fox Business

Uber has hit bottom, investor says

June 26, 2017

Lead Edge Capitol partner Brian Neider argues Uber can recover after PR disasters....

Financial Times

Can Uber ever make money?

June 24, 2017

Mitchell Green, an Uber investor and a partner at Lead Edge Capital, says that his thesis is that the ride-hailing market will keep growing — and both Uber and Lyft will benefit....

Bloomberg

Lead Edge’s Mehta Wants Sheryl Sandberg to Be Uber CEO

June 22, 2017

Nimay Mehta, Lead Edge Capital partner, discusses what Travis Kalanick's resignation means for the future of Uber Technologies Inc. He speaks with Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde on "Bloomberg Technology." (Source: Bloomberg)...

Bloomberg

Full Show: Bloomberg Technology (06/21)

June 22, 2017

Lead Edge Capital's Nimay Mehta comments on Uber and the changes in leadership on Bloomberg Tech Live. ...

Bloomberg

Full Show: Bloomberg Technology (06/20)

June 21, 2017

Brian Neider, Lead Edge Capital partner, joins Emily Chang to discuss Alibaba in the U.S. & their summit in Detroit to open the Chinese market to US companies....

CNBC

Despite scandals, Uber investor says most users just ‘want to get from point A to point B’

June 21, 2017

Neider, partner at Lead Edge Capital, spoke in a CNBC interview Wednesday, the morning after a revolt by five major investors forced Kalanick to step down as head of the ride-hailing company....

Bloomberg

Why Jack Ma Is Wooing Small Businesses in the U.S.

June 21, 2017

Brian Neider, Lead Edge Capital partner, discuss Jack Ma's U.S. jobs push with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Technology."...

Bloomberg

Bloomberg Technology (06/15)

June 16, 2017

Lead Edge Capital's Mitchell Green starts at 4:15 as he joins Emily Chang on Bloomberg Technology to discuss tech markets, Alibaba, Uber & Grab....

Bloomberg

Lead Edge’s Green Sees Big Opportunity for Grab in Asia

June 15, 2017

Mitchell Green, Lead Edge Capital partner, comments on Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma possibly teaming up with SoftBank's Masayoshi Son in a $1.5 billion investment in ride-hailing startup Grab. He speaks with Bloomberg's...

Techcrunch

Lost item finder Tile grabs another $25 million in funding

May 19, 2017

After $100M in revenue in 2016 & 10M devices sold, Tile raises $25M in new funding....

Techcrunch

Despite a fickle market for fancy home appliances, new investors get behind Brava Home

May 19, 2017

Brava Home, an IoT company, has new funding...

Bloomberg

Lead Edge’s Neider on Apple, Bloomberg’s Ovide on FB

May 3, 2017

LEC Partner Brian Neider starts at 3:15 in the clip and touches on Apple earnings and opportunities in cloud technology. ...

AlleyWatch

Inside the Mind of a New York VC: Mitchell Green of Lead Edge Capital

May 3, 2017

Mitchell chatted about his start in venture, the unique LP structure and associated value proposition at Lead Edge, what he looks for in investments, and much, much more....

CNBC

Google and Facebook ‘are making it really hard for smaller internet businesses’ to compete

May 2, 2017

Google, Facebook and other big tech companies "are making it really hard for smaller internet businesses" to compete, Lead Edge Capital partner Nimay Mehta told CNBC on Tuesday....

CNBC

Biggest E-Commerce Deal Ever?

April 20, 2017

Lead Edge Capital Partner Mitchell Green joined Squawk Alley on CNBC to discuss the Chewy acquisition and the e-commerce space. Mitchell starts at ~1:30 where he discusses Chewy and mentions LEC portfolio...