The Lightning Pitch: Meet Betternet, helping you beat geo-restrictions all over the world
Company: Betternet Headquarters: Vancouver (the new place to be) Founding team: COO, Ramin Behzadi Why we like it: Because censorship is...
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P2P currency exchange CurrencyFair raises €8m in funding to expand leadership team as it sets sights on global takeover
Leading peer-to-peer currency exchange startup, CurrencyFair, has completed an €8m funding round lead by existing investors Octopus Ventures and...
Smart startups push autism adaptations, not ‘cures’
As startups, we aim to be ahead of the curve, so it comes as no surprise that members of the startup community were among the first to acknowledge...
Startup Spotlight: Moves the Needle
Brant Cooper is the CEO and founder of enterprise innovation platform Moves the Needle (MTN). The company helps to drive innovation and ignite...
L-SPARK launches SAAS North, Canada’s first SaaS conference
L-SPARK, a leading SaaS accelerator in Canada, has announced the launch of SAAS North, the country’s first ever SaaS conference. (more…)...
Hot take: How Quintype is changing the face of media
Modern media operations are becoming increasingly complex and media businesses are finding it harder to carry out these operations whilst running a...
Are you ready for a cashless future? Mobile commerce value expected to triple by 2020
Alright, startups, it’s time to look at the future - or non-existence - of cash. The increasing dependability of consumers on mobile and ecommerce...
Startup Spotlight: SEMPAD
SEMPAD, founded by CEO Peter Elmhirst, was born from a combination of marketing expertise, technical ability, and entrepreneurial spirit. Elmhirst...
Ireland’s most profitable SaaS startup announces rapid workforce expansion
Teamwork.com, the most profitable SaaS startup in Ireland, has announced a rapid expansion of its workforce, with a focus on boosting its...
MIT announces launch of The Engine, a $150m venture fund and accelerator
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has now announced the launch of The Engine, a behemoth venture fund and accelerator that is powered...
Four startups that help you boost you and your business’ efficiency
Efficiency, efficiency, efficiency. How we all strive to be as efficient as little worker ants in their giant colony. Unfortunately, we don’t...
Zymergen raises $130m in Series B funding
Zymergen, a San Francisco based startup that genetically engineers microbes - using advanced computing to help better automate the process at the...
