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Benchmark vs. Travis Kalanick
Uber’s former CEO is being sued by his biggest investor.
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January 25, 2018
Benchmark’s suit against Travis Kalanick is now over
The former Uber CEO has one less thing to worry about.
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November 12, 2017
Uber’s ‘peace deal’ is ready for signing, allowing the SoftBank tender offer to proceed
Employees will be able to sell half their stock.
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October 3, 2017
Uber is changing its power structure as it prepares for a massive SoftBank investment
Travis Kalanick’s power will be curtailed as part of the grand bargain.
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October 3, 2017
‘Peace in the kingdom’ will be the goal for Uber’s board meeting today
But first: Endless conference calls. Name-calling. Legal threats. Just another week at the car-hailing traffic accident.
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September 30, 2017
Uber has to seat Ursula Burns and John Thain as directors, so here’s what you need to know
Those appointments are likely to happen Tuesday at its board meeting, but it’s not yet clear if they can vote on governance issues.
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September 19, 2017
Benchmark investor Kris Fredrickson has left the firm amid its Uber suit
It’s the first public departure since Benchmark’s lawsuit divided Silicon Valley.
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August 30, 2017
A judge just sent Benchmark’s dramatic lawsuit against Travis Kalanick to arbitration
Kalanick will likely avoid a deposition and the case will proceed quietly and quickly.
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August 30, 2017
Here’s what could happen today in the first hearing of Benchmark versus Travis Kalanick
A primer to the possible legal fireworks.
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August 28, 2017
Uber investor Benchmark is still suing Travis Kalanick even after agreeing on a new CEO
Benchmark vs. Travis Kalanick rages on.
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August 24, 2017
Benchmark is escalating its fight with Kalanick in a new filing calling his argument ‘facile’
Benchmark says it needs immediate action to protect Uber from Kalanick’s "corrosive influence."
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August 20, 2017
Everything you need to know about Uber’s turbulent 2017
Keep up with Recode’s continually updated turn-by-turn timeline.
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August 18, 2017
Travis Kalanick blasted Benchmark for ambushing him with a lawsuit
Kalanick accused Benchmark of taking advantage of him when he was mourning his mother’s death.
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August 18, 2017
The Uber civil war is now a PR battle
As the fight between Benchmark and former CEO Travis Kalanick escalates, expect even more revelations and allegations (and trust no one).
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August 17, 2017
Four key questions that will shape the outcome of Uber’s latest financial mess
Use these as signal in a whole lot of noise.
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August 15, 2017
Uber investor Shervin Pishevar claims Benchmark wants to remove Arianna Huffington from the board
The Travis Kalanick loyalist also alleges that the venture firm is working with Lowercase Capital.
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August 14, 2017
Benchmark says the firm warned Travis Kalanick over a month ago that it would sue him
The VC firm sent a letter to Uber employees to explain why it sued Kalanick and the company.
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August 14, 2017
Travis Kalanick’s new lawyers say the Uber-Benchmark lawsuit belongs in arbitration
It’s the opening salvo in what will likely be a long, long battle.
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August 11, 2017
Uber’s board says it is ‘disappointed’ by the Benchmark lawsuit against Travis Kalanick
This is Uber’s first comment on the suit. All members except Kalanick and Benchmark signed the statement.
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August 11, 2017
Some Uber investors loyal to Travis Kalanick are asking Benchmark to step off the board
Shervin Pishevar of Sherpa Capital, Ron Burkle of Yucaipa Companies and Adam Leber of Maverick sent Benchmark a letter.
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August 11, 2017
Some startup founders are ‘nervous’ about dealing with Benchmark after it sued Uber
Benchmark’s lawsuit Thursday shook the community.
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August 11, 2017
What led to Benchmark’s ‘unprecedented’ lawsuit? Maybe founder-friendly provisions that made Uber founder Travis Kalanick king.
It’s tough these days for boards to discard entrepreneur CEOs.
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August 10, 2017
Alphabet could use Benchmark’s lawsuit against Uber in its own lawsuit against Uber
Benchmark partner and former Uber board member Bill Gurley is scheduled to be deposed by Alphabet attorneys later this month.
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August 10, 2017
Benchmark’s lawsuit has one major goal: Get Travis Kalanick off Uber’s board
The Uber investor wants to show the co-founder the window, oops, door.