Startups

In an interview at technewss Disrupt in 2014, then-CEO of Pure Storage, Scott Dietzen, was asked about the possibility of exiting via acquisition. He didn’t pull any punches: “Acquisitions always suck, and suck worse than you think that they are going to suck.” Th

Coding bootcamp Nucamp will no longer publish job placement metrics in its advertising materials, a move that CEO Ludovic Fourrage is making to rebuild student trust in the industry. “Students have to be accountable for finding the right job in the industry, and too often pla

A company's most valuable asset is its people, especially for organizations still in their infancy. A startup's founding team can be the difference between an industry-changing unicorn and just another failed venture, making early recruitment one of the most critical processes in a company&

Meet Numeral, a French startup that wants to upgrade corporate bank accounts. While clients interact with Numeral using a modern application programming interface (API), the startup connects directly to bank servers to upload payment files and interact with outdated information systems. By abstract

The tech industry is home to some of the world's greatest innovators, most profitable and valuable companies, and incredible startup success stories. But, these achievements notwithstanding, it's also a space where there's a surprising lack of appreciation for skilled management.

Dolby Laboratories today announced that it has acquired Millicast, a WebRTC-based developer platform for building ultra-low-latency video streaming experiences, as it works to build out its developer platform. The promise of Millicast, which was founded in 2018, is that it can deliver content acros

We've been living in a world required to pivot from business-as-usual in person to Zoom meetings, and now to a mix of both. Many companies are continuing to consider various strategies to plan and host an effective, engaging sales kickoff. According to a recent event participation survey conduc

A huge amount of energy use on our planet goes toward creating heat, and not only that, but a large amount of that energy is wasted and byproducts like CO2 blasted into the atmosphere. Modern Electron could change that with a new system that captures the emissions and produces clean hydrogen, right

Someone clicks your ad on Facebook, and they choose to purchase the item for sale. We'd be in Utopia if that’s how 100% of user interactions panned out. However, as you might have guessed, such immediate success is far from what happens in real life. Many startups are hyper-focused early

A true “metaverse” may not yet exist, but that hasn’t stopped marketers from adopting the buzzword to promote their apps and games on mobile app stores. According to new data shared today by Sensor Tower, there are now 552 mobile apps that include the term “metaverse”

Soelect, a battery technology startup based in North Carolina, has closed an $11 million Series A round. It plans to use the fresh capital to scale its fast charge-capable anode technologies that might enable the next generation of batteries for electric vehicles. Alongside lead investor Lotte Chem

It’s that old chestnut: You are a fancy-pants brand wanting to make a product that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside because you only use fair-trade, sustainably grown ingredients and materials, but you don’t know where to turn. Next thing you know, Novi comes bursting through th

A seven-month-old fintech app that is helping millions of Indians to begin their investment and saving journeys has attracted the attention of Tiger Global. The Bengaluru-based Jar said on Thursday it has raised $32 million in its Series A financing round, just months after securing its seed fundin

Zero Grocery is on a mission to deliver your groceries in two hours and in a way that doesn't hurt the planet. The plastic-free grocery, home and personal care delivery startup is one of the companies we featured two years ago when discussing venture capital interest in businesses focused on re