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Re:Uber loses licence to operate in London, will still opera... by nerfhammer on Monday November 25, 2019 @01:14PM (#21631030)
> VC-subsidised

This boogeyman trope needs to die. Uber is not funded by VCs anymore.

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Re:Uber loses licence to operate in London, will still opera... by frabcus on Monday November 25, 2019 @02:54PM (#21632090)
Technically, it seems to be "post-IPO equity" subsidised, with a $500 million investment from PayPal in April.

https://www.crunchbase.com/funding_round/uber-post-ipo-equit...

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