Bolt

Organization

A payments startup that provides a one-click checkout product. The company has faced controversy regarding its valuation, fundraising tactics, and leadership.


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Summary

Bolt is a payments startup that has faced significant scrutiny and challenges. The company was subject to a previous SEC probe and experienced a substantial 97% reduction in its valuation. Its founder, Ryan Breslo, attempted to regain control through a controversial 'pay-to-play financing' round, aiming for a $14 billion valuation. This move has been interpreted as a potential misuse of the 'founder knows best' leadership philosophy, drawing parallels to the intense 'demon mode' style of leaders like Elon Musk. Bolt is positioned as a direct competitor to Shopify in the payments sector.

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Extracted Attributes
  • Type

    Startup

  • Founder

    Ryan Breslo

  • Industry

    Payments

  • Valuation Reduction

    97%

  • Controversial Financing Attempt Valuation

    $14 billion

Timeline
  • Bolt faced a probe from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). (Source: related_documents)

    Undated

  • Bolt experienced a 97% reduction in its valuation. (Source: related_documents)

    Undated

  • Founder Ryan Breslo attempted a controversial 'Pay-to-play financing' round at a $14 billion valuation to regain control of Bolt. (Source: related_documents)

    Undated

Bolt

Bolt or bolts may refer to:

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  • What Is a Bolt? A Look at Features, Types, Grades, and More

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  • Bolt (fastener) - Wikipedia

    A bolt is an externally helical threadedfastener capable of being tightened or released by a twisting force (torque) to a matching nut "Nut (hardware)"). The bolt has an external male thread requiring a matching nut with a pre-formed female thread.( History ------- [edit&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: History")] [...] Print/export Download as PDF Printable version&printable=yes "Printable version of this page [alt-shift-p]") In other projects Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Threaded fastener with an external male thread requiring a matching female thread For other uses, see Bolt (disambiguation) "Bolt (disambiguation)"). Image 4 Bolt with a nut "Nut (hardware)") [...] Bolts are often used to make a bolted joint. This is a combination of the nut applying an axial clamping force and also the shank of the bolt acting as a dowel, pinning the joint against sideways shear forces. For this reason, many bolts have a plain unthreaded shank (called the grip length), as this makes for a better, stronger dowel. The presence of the unthreaded shank has often been given as characteristic of bolts vs. screws,( needed_] but this is incidental to its use, rather than

  • BOLT Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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  • BOLT Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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  • BOLT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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Location Data

Bolt, 165, Splaiul Unirii, Timpuri Noi, Sector 3, București, 030133, România

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