‘In-the-wild’ digital tester Applause closes F-series round with $35m
Applause, an in-the-wild digital testing startup, leader, has raised $35m in a Series F financing round. The round was led by Direct Equity Partners...
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Three steps for a killer crowdfunding campaign
After the dizzying heights of early 2015 VC investment, 2016 has seen a drop off with wary investors reluctant to offer funding to early stage...
Lighting pitch: The organic color-changing tea that’s more than just eye-candy
Company: Bluechai – an organic tea brand that boasts a unique selection of color changing blue teas. Fancy. Headquarters: Germany Founding...
Prota Ventures announces launch of Startup Rocket to assist pre-funded entrepreneurs
Prota Ventures, a venture-building and early-stage investment firm with offices in Chicago, Seattle and Jacksonville has announced the launch...
Startups helping other startups, startup
Starting a business from scratch isn’t straightforward, it takes courage and perseverance. Once you’ve got over the first set of hurdles and...
Korean company wins medical startup prize for device that tracks posture
Korean startup NAMU Inc. (all in caps, no one will ever know why) has won the main prize at the first TRANS startup awards in Taiwan. (more…)...
Why the British Sex-Tech scene raises more than just eyebrows
New initiatives in the UK tech-scene are striving to raise awareness of a male-dominated sex-tech industry, which they claim and raises major gender...
Israeli wifi startup receives $38m from Singapore’s Red Dot investment fund
Celeno, an Israeli wifi startup that makes chips for high speed connectivity and is based in Ra’anana, has announced a hugely successful Series F...
Startups to make and break friendships
Humans are awkward beings and finding like-minded folk to share our interests and ideas with can take us a substantial amount of time. And...
Celebrity backed startups
Celebrities, like ‘em or loathe ‘em, have hella money. For those not down with the kids, that means ‘a lot’ of money. (more…)...
Vivaldi, a browser startup that launched this year, announces Version 1.4
Vivaldi - a browser that launched earlier this year - has released Version 1.4 to add a few little extras to its high-end browsing experience. ...
How startups are addressing autism and working with the autistic community
Across the world, around one per cent of the global population lives on the autism spectrum. In the United States, autism birth prevalence is about...
