Startups

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The U.S. patent system, which should fuel invention, is increasingly being abused to hinder innovation. It desperately needs reform, and there's one critical fix that can happen today to help ensure the system works for innovators and entrepreneurs of all sizes. Kathi Vidal, the Biden administr

Venture capitalists frequently say that valuing startups is “more art than science.” If that's true, then it's absurdist art, because most seed-stage businesses have no value. In fact, seed-stage startups — companies that have not yet released a product, regardless of how many rounds

Software consultant Andrew Drach’s two companies Callentis and Solwey demonstrate his entrepreneurial skills, but his clients also value his educational background, as we learned through technewss’s survey to identify the best software consultants for startups. Telling us why her compa

Today's high-growth technology companies rely on millions of presales professionals, also known as sales engineers and solution consultants, to explain the value of technologies to buyers and customers. Ultimately, the contributions of these trusted technical advisers help close sales. But whil

E-commerce in Africa is growing fast and its potential remains enormous as more people get connected to the internet. Across sub-Saharan Africa 303 million people, about 28% of the population, are connected to the mobile internet, according to the 2021 GSMA mobile economy report, and this number is

Spain’s government has agreed on the details of a draft startup law — passing the baton to the parliament to debate and potentially amend the plan ahead of a vote to turn it into actual law. The Council of Ministers announced adoption of the draft text today which it said contains impor

Looks like Better.com CEO Vishal Garg's behavior is catching up to him. This morning, employees were notified via email by the Better board of directors that Garg would be taking time off effective immediately after the “very regrettable events over the last week.” The move

Earnr is a new finance and tax service aimed at the U.K. creator economy and people doing “side-hustle” businesses. It's now secured £650,000 to launch an app aimed at “solopreneurs”. The round was led by 7percent Ventures, and was joined by Antler and FJ Labs. The star

HURR — a “Rent the Runway” style U.K. fashion rental marketplace — has raised $5.4 million in a seed funding round led by European VC firm Octopus Ventures. Also participating was Ascension and D4 Ventures, among others. HURR launched in 2019 and has a hybrid business model, combini

A startup that has built a decentralized exchange as well as a cross-chain infrastructure to facilitate communication across layer 1 and layer 2 blockchain solutions is the latest to receive backing from Coinbase Ventures. Singapore-headquartered Router Protocol said on Friday it has raised $4.1 mi

Tim Berners-Lee's startup, Inrupt, has raised about $30 million in its Series A financing round, a source familiar with the matter said. Forte Ventures led Inrupt’s new round, the two said Thursday, but both declined to disclose the size of the deal. The round saw participation from “al

So your company is going WFH/Office hybrid. Great! Working from home more rules, even if management decisions or the specifics of your role mean it can’t happen every day. Now, how do you coordinate who goes in the office and when? Does it have to be the same day(s) every week? Do you just pi

The world let out a collective sigh of relief when 2021 arrived. We congratulated ourselves for navigating 2020 and welcomed the year when things would finally go back to normal. But as we wrap the year, it's become clear that “normal” is a thing of the past. This is a reality growt