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So last week, there was an article about Travis Kalanick’s new startup CloudKitchens. Here are the highlights:

To infinity and beyond

In March 2018, Elon Musk blew us up on Twitter calling one of our tweets dumb.  

It was a great day. The infamous tweet is below.

Now, in addition to his business ventures (more on those below), Elon Musk is hosting Saturday Night Live with Miley Cyrus. I think it’ll get crazy ratings. I’ve already seen a ton of articles and tweets by the outrage mafia decrying what a terrible choice he is.

The result, IMO, is tons of people will watch to see if he is great or a trainwreck. And then afterwards there will be more thinkpieces discussing how Musk on SNL is the end of civilization or some other nonsense.

And the net result is more people hear about Tesla, SpaceX, Dogecoin, etc. Just stupid amounts of earned media.  

The Streisand Effect in all its glory.

But SNL aside, Musk’s interests beyond electric vehicles (Tesla) or outer space (SpaceX) are varied and impressive.

From telecommunications to healthcare, we dive deep into how Musk and his companies are disrupting 8 industries here.

Open season

While 56% of unicorn investors have only backed one billion-dollar co, others — like Tiger Global Management and Accel — have invested in 10, 20, and even 100+.

Check out the world’s top unicorn investors, geographic trends, and more here.

Best kind of news

This mail merge is a disaster.

But I kinda like it.

Now that's what I'm talking about

CB Insights Tech Market: Digitizing P&C Insurance (May 13-14) is just over 2 weeks away and more great speakers keep getting added to the lineup.

We're thrilled to welcome:

• Morris Tooker, EVP, Head of Middle and Large Commercial, The Hartford
• Gary Kaplan, President, North America Construction, AXA XL
• Florian Graillot, Co-founder & Partner, astoryaVC
• Greg Tacchetti, Chief Information and Strategy Officer, State Auto
• Deborah Upton, Head of Pricing and Actuarial, Gore Mutual Insurance

Register today and save $50 off your ticket with code newspeakers. Prices go up for the final time May 1.

Floors so clean

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought sanitation into sharper focus for consumers and businesses alike.

From UV cleaners to on-demand laundry, we map out 140+ cleaning & sanitation companies serving retailers and brands in this client-only report.

Reuters. Reuters reports on Thoma Bravo’s $12.3B acquisition of Proofpoint and cites CB Insights data.

VentureBeat. Kyle Wiggers (@Kyle_L_Wiggers) covers IoT startup Prescient Devices' funding raise and references CB Insights research.

TechCrunch. Mike Butcher (@mikebutcher) uses CB Insights data in discussing longevity tech startup Longevica.
 

P.S. We’re growing like a weed. Check out our open positions here.

The Blurb

YOLO. Cushioned by their savings, some disillusioned workers are leaving stable jobs to find their “postpandemic adventure.”

NYT 

Traveling in style. Tourists in Hawaii are renting U-Haul trucks as rental car prices have surged amid a rebound in travel.

CNN Business

Crypto pay stubs. E-commerce company JD.com has paid some of its employees with China’s digital yuan.

CNBC

WFH. See the home office setups of 9 people from around the world, from a florist in Iran to an entrepreneur in Saudi Arabia.

Rest of World

JoshFight. A joke that started online — that anyone named Josh would fight to be “The Only Josh” — happened on Saturday in Nebraska (with pool noodles).

WSJ