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The Founder Gazette
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Filed under: employee equity

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Startup news

Flock Safety offers buyouts to all 1,500 staff, deadline 2 October

The licence plate camera company, valued at $8bn, has put a voluntary exit package in front of every employee as cities cancel contracts.

264 · 23 September 2026
Startup news

Miro sells for $1.36bn, 92% below its 2021 price

Bending Spoons is buying the whiteboard company in cash. The 2021 mark was $17.5bn, and it is the second such deal in a month.

228 · 12 September 2026
Startup news

Airtable sells for $1.28bn, having raised $1.4bn

Bending Spoons is buying the spreadsheet-database company for cash, four and a half years after a private valuation above $11bn. The sale price is less than the money investors put in.

35 · 9 August 2026