TechCrunch, one of the leading tech media platforms, is celebrating a major achievement. Its podcast Found has been nominated for a prestigious Webby Award. Since its launch in 2008, the Webby Awards have recognized and celebrated excellence on the internet. They have been presented to websites, video, advertising, media and social for the best of… Continue reading TechCrunch’s startup-building podcast Found is nominated for a Webby Award
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When your startup fails
Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur or an experienced businessperson, your startup can fail. Startups are the riskiest type of venture and the failure rate is extremely high, but it doesn’t have to be the end of your business journey. Here’s a guide on how to handle it if your startup fails. Accept Failure: The first… Continue reading When your startup fails
What if Scandinavian startups don’t need Y Combinator?
When we think of startups, Y Combinator is usually one of the first topics that comes to mind. Founded in 2005, Y Combinator is a prominent accelerator program based in Mountain View, California, that supports early stage and seed-level startups. Many of the most successful startups from recent years – including Airbnb, Dropbox, and Reddit… Continue reading What if Scandinavian startups don’t need Y Combinator?
Launch startup Stoke Space rolls out software tool for complex hardware development
Stoke Space, a new startup focused on bringing together hardware, software, and cloud components for complex hardware development, recently announced the launch of its software tool. The company is led by veterans from the fields of hardware engineering and large-scale software architectures, and their decades of experience are at the heart of their innovative and… Continue reading Launch startup Stoke Space rolls out software tool for complex hardware development
Lightspeed backs
Lightspeed, a leading global venture capital firm, has announced plans to invest in Indian start-up Zyod to bring innovation to apparel manufacturing. Zyod, based in Bengaluru, India, is an AI-driven platform that leverages machine learning and big data analytics to help fashion brands streamline the supply chain process. With this investment, Lightspeed hopes to develop… Continue reading Lightspeed backs
startup Fourthline
A nascent artificial intelligence (AI) startup that is focused on compliance and digital identity checks has closed a $54 million Series C round of funding as it looks to capitalize on a burgeoning opportunity to help the digital transformation of the financial services sector. Fourthline, which is based in the UK, has now raised a… Continue reading startup Fourthline
There’s trouble in Startup Nation
Startup Nation, the name given to Israel’s rapidly expanding, high-tech incubator economy, is facing a bit of a crisis. Israel’s thriving tech industry, which has created more than 14,500 start-ups and is responsible for inventing some of the world’s most successful tech products, has started to face a cooler reception in the country’s own investment… Continue reading There’s trouble in Startup Nation
Yeah, of course, YC’s winter class is oozing with AI companies
The Winter 2020 cohort of Y Combinator, the prestigious Mountain View startup accelerator, is causing a stir in the tech world with its abundance of AI companies. From advances in natural language processing to facial recognition technology, the range of startups coming out of Y Combinator’s winter cohort is truly impressive. Many of the AI… Continue reading Yeah, of course, YC’s winter class is oozing with AI companies
Blockchain startup Fetch.ai grabs $40M to provide monetization and other tooling for AI-generated information
Blockchain startup Fetch.ai has announced it has secured $40 million in a funding round led by Digital Currency Group, Anning Capital, and other venture firms. The aim of the funding is to provide monetization and other tooling to businesses that use AI-generated data. Fetch.ai bills itself as a “Decentralized Autonomous Economic Agent” that helps to… Continue reading Blockchain startup Fetch.ai grabs $40M to provide monetization and other tooling for AI-generated information
StellarFi lands
A startup company looking to reinvent the way people can build their credit scores has landed a hefty $15 million investment. StellarFi, the fintech startup based in the U.S., recently raised the rounds of capital from venture capital firm 8VC, Evo Payments International and Next Coast Ventures, as well as from individual investors such as… Continue reading StellarFi lands