This blockchain-powered ad blocker wants to protect your data from being used against you
In light of recent news that data being collected on sites like Facebook is actually being used against its users, there is one new startup looking...
Interviews
‘They’re just people,’ Interview with Baillie Aaron whose startup is trying to give people in prison a brighter future
“One of the biggest shocks [of going into prison] is the feeling of when a door slams, the clang of the door slamming, the key being turned and the...
Interview with a philanthropist looking to make global companies more socially responsible
Laura Giadorou Koch, a philanthropist and chairwoman for the YPO Social Impact Networks, recently spoke to Startup Beat on the conclusion of the...
A Seattle startup gives a cash-free way of giving back to the homeless
When passing by the outstretched hand of a homeless person in any city, it's sometimes unlikely you'll ever be able to see that person again. Though...
Q&A with Poverty Stoplight’s Martin Burt: “We have to embrace these families”
Basing their business model on the basic concept of the streetlight, the aptly named Poverty Stoplight has given families and communities the chance...
Extreme Sports Accessories Developer Launches LED Lighting For Snowboarders To Shred Night Slopes
Blizzard LED announced Monday it has opened up pre-orders for it’s specially engineered snowboard LED accessory system, designed to light up your...
Technology has created a misinformation monster, but this startup is trying to kill it
Journalism is broken. The "infocalypse" is coming. We've now long heard the warnings – which may or may not be true – but, in either case, there...
Interview: Harleen Kaur talks about new anti-fake news app Ground
Harleen Kaur is nothing if not ambitious. She launched her career with a job as a space engineer in NASA which for her was a dream come true, but...
Flies for food, but they won’t be on our plates just yet
Seattle-based startup BetaHatch is growing mealworms on their urban farm to create fertiliser and animal feed. Founder Virginia Emery is...
Interview with Laurie Chen, founder of all-in-one canine app The Global Dog
The Global Dog app, which just launched in the US and Canada in February, is an all-in-one app which caters to every canine need, so people can let...
ShareTheMeal app lets you feed a child with just one click
Around 2.5 billion people across the globe have a smartphone and as Generation Z starts growing into their devices, this is only set to increase. But...
‘Small spending now can impact your business for years’; digital marketing beauty
Startups that focus more on sales than marketing can lose out on economic opportunities to grow their companies. (more…)...
