Startups

Among all the buzzwords startups use when pitching investors and in their marketing, “data-driven” is nearly at the top of the pile. But what does being data-driven really mean? Investments are slowing down and VCs are tightening their purse strings. Previously trending tech startups in

Most companies have worked hard over the years to produce strong and secure internet connections in the office, but over the last several years in particular, as more employees have been working away from the office, it's been difficult for IT pros to reproduce that speed and safety. Cloudbrink

A new activity-tracking platform is launching out of stealth today with $1 million in pre-seed funding, with a view toward helping those suffering from long COVID track and manage their symptoms. Visible is the brainchild of Harry Leeming, a London-based engineer who says he has suffered from long

All eyes are currently on the collapse of FTX in the crypto industry. That's why today's news from Bitpanda is an important signal for the Austrian unicorn company. Bitpanda has received a crypto license from Germany's financial regulator (BaFin). Its German subsidiary is now officially

The logic behind many fintech companies' automated decisions — decisions that determine whether a customer is approved for a credit line, for example — is hard-coded into their app’s backend. This means that if a head of credit, for example, wants to make a change to the lendi

On November 14, Nestcoin, one of the startups leading crypto and web3 efforts in Africa, announced that it was laying off several employees. At least 30 employees across various departments were let go, while those who were left at the company had their salaries slashed by as much as 40%, according

If you follow NASA's many interplanetary and orbital missions, you're no doubt familiar with Thomas Zurbuchen, the agency's associate administrator of science. He also oversees NASA's science program with a total budget approaching $7 billion a year. That's a mighty big number,

At the heart of all advertising lies the ultimate goal: Cut through the noise and capture a potential consumer’s interest long enough for them to make a connection with the brand. There is no single factor that determines the best possible bidding tactics for your advertising campaigns or tha

Actor Noah Schnapp, who plays Will on Netflix's hit original series “Stranger Things,” is passionate about tbh, a company he co-founded that aims to “reinvent” hazelnut cocoa spread Nutella. Now, Schnapp is turning to investing platform Republic to give his fans, and the masses,

This post was published (November 21, 2022 @ 08:37:07) and was updated with new information at (November 21, 2022 @ 11:54:08) San Francisco time. Immigram — a talent immigration platform founded by two Russian passport holders — has been removed from a $1 million startup competition tha

It's easy to say things like “We're customer obsessed,” but statements like that are hard to actually execute. In many companies, the product and customer success teams are separate entities, and when they don’t work together, there will arise a dynamic that can cause all sorts of

Sponsorships are a multibillion-dollar industry. But data on sponsorships, like who's sponsoring who, can be tough to come by because of the various forms they take — and channels on which those sponsorships take place (think not only websites and social media posts but also physical sign

The funding winter for the startup ecosystem may continue for another 12 to 18 months and the industry might have to grapple with a “lot of turmoil and volatility,” e-commerce giant Flipkart chief executive Kalyan Krishnamurthy has warned executives. “This is going to be tough next year. My e

Swedish startup Einride was founded in 2016 with a mission to electrify freight transport. Today, that means designing electric trucks and an underlying operating system to help overland shippers make the transition to electric. In the future, it will mean deploying electric autonomous freight —