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Patent Reform Tries Again
Patent reform, long a decidedly unsexy topic best discussed over a strong espresso, has been a hot topic in recent years. Even though Congress substantially overhauled the patent system just three and a half years ago with the passage of the America Invents Act, the continued public drumbeat (a drumbeat taken up by President Obama, among others) against “Patent Assertion… Read More
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Blizzard’s Final Starcraft II Expansion Lands November 10
In case you were not tuned into the finals of WCS Europe earlier today, Blizzard, a popular gaming company, announced that the final chapter of its Starcraft II will touch down on November 10. The third iteration, called Legacy of the Void, will at once be a computer game, and Blizzard’s statement regarding the long-term viability of Starcraft proper as an esport. Starcraft… Read More
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Crunch Network
You’ve Only Got One Shot At Building A Consumer Unicorn
Imagine if the founder of a very successful consumer technology company knocked on your door and offered to get you in on the ground floor of their new enterprise. Almost any VC would jump at the chance, as would most engineers and designers. But I wonder if they’re most often making a mistake? I can point to a number of founders who have had repeat success in B2B markets. Read More
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HandUp, A Startup Combatting Homelessness, Is Setting An Example For The Tech Industry
On the heels of launching donation gift cards for the homeless, HandUp hosted a community outreach day this past Friday in San Francisco to continue to bring awareness to homelessness, as well as give people a way to engage with the homeless community. In partnership with Project Homeless Connect, HandUp hosted a homeless outreach day, featuring San Francisco city officials, employees… Read More
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Drones + X
Small drones are advancing quickly. They used to be little else but sophisticated remote-controlled toys and people love to complain when we call them ‘drones’ because that implies that they are at least semi-autonomous (and maybe able to bomb a terrorist (and a few innocent bystanders)). But what’s happening now is that the technology is catching up with the term. Drones… Read More
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Crunch Network
Tech’s Role In Fighting Wildfires
“Burn rates” are perennially on the minds of Silicon Valley VCs and entrepreneurs, but what about the very real burn rates that ravish the surrounding California countryside, as well as other areas each year? Currently there are five states that are each battling more than 10 major wildfires, with seven million acres burned so far. Big data is already being used to understand… Read More
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Crunch Network
WatchOS 2 And The Future Of Apps
With flashier announcements at this year’s WWDC, such as Apple Music or more hardcore developer news on the iOS 9 front, it’s easy to lose sight of a real game changer: watchOS 2, which is slated for release September 16. Would it be crazy to think this new OS could really make that big of an impact? Read More
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Crunch Network
Who Invests In Hardware Startups?
While many angels and VCs are still skittish about hardware startups, there has been a massive renaissance in the hardware-funding ecosystem over the last few years. Since 2010, venture capital investment in hardware startups is up more than 30x. Read More
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Crunch Network
Here Is How To Address Car Hacking Threats
When you connect a car to the Internet, it is no longer just a car: It is a computer on wheels. When a car can search Google, send tweets and be remotely accessed from a smartphone app, that car has more in common with your laptop than it does the Model T. Securing the next generation of connected automobiles means redefining what it means for a vehicle to be “road-ready.” The… Read More
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Gillmor Gang: God Only Knows
The Gillmor Gang — John Borthwick, Robert Scoble, John Taschek, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, September 11, 2015. Apple Tax announced, fanboys and girls prepare deep rationalization for unnecessary hardware from soup to nuts, TV takes over. Plus, the latest G3 (below) with Halley Suitt Tucker, Mary Hodder, Rebecca Woodcock, Francine Hardaway, and Tina Chase Gillmor. Read More
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How Wearable Tech Could Spark A New Privacy Revolution
Fears over privacy are nothing new. As users began to see the sheer availability of information online, and the amount of personal data being seen and used by tech companies, they became rightly concerned over how much information would be available to companies and individuals, and how that information would be used. The increasing stream of news about the scope and intensity of… Read More
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Building Smart City Security
As urbanization intensifies and public sector technology initiatives advance quickly, the once-futuristic promise of “smart cities” is coming to fruition. Cities have always been “smart” to a degree, using technology to boost the productivity and efficiency of municipal services. But today, the proliferation of digital connectivity and big data explosion are creating… Read More
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Ras Labs Is Testing Futuristic Muscle Material That Could Make Robots Feel More Human
Synthetics startup Ras Labs is working with the International Space Station to test “smart materials” that contract like living tissue. These “electroactive” materials can expand, contract and conform to our limbs just like human muscles when a current moves through them – and they could be used to make robots move and feel more human to the touch. Ras Labs… Read More
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For Media And Gaming, Virtual Reality Is The Wolf Standing Just Outside The Door
For the last 20 years VR has been just around the corner, but there have been three major hurdles in the way to mainstream adoption. Today, all three hurdles have been removed. It is no longer a case of crying wolf. The wolf is real, and standing just outside the door. Read More
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BlockTrail Launches Multi-Platform Bitcoin Wallet With No Access To Your Coins
Does the Bitcoin community need another wallet? Amsterdam-based BlockTrail reckons there’s space for another player, despite some sizable and well-funded wallet entities already — such as Blockchain.info and Coinbase, to name two. Read More
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Ad Blocking
So here’s an awkward question … How many of you are reading this article without ads? Don’t be shy if you are. You’re definitely not alone. You’ll be getting even more ad-blocking options with next week’s launch of iOS 9, which is supposed to support content blocking extensions. That could be a big step forward for the technology, which has been a… Read More
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Surviving The Technical Cambrian Explosion
I’ve been doing a lot of recruiting lately. My employers HappyFunCorp are in the midst of another growth spurt. One of my most illuminating questions is: “What’s your strategy for keeping up-to-date with the Cambrian explosion of technical frameworks, languages, databases, templating systems, and so forth?” Everyone has a strategy — but nobody seems to feel… Read More
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Tackling A $5.5 Trillion Market, Betterment Enters The 401(k) World
Betterment, the New York-based automated asset management company, is announcing a 401(k) retirement service, called Betterment for Business, aimed to make it easier for employers to establish, administrators to manage, and employees to monitor retirement savings plans. Read More
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Apple Addresses Privacy Questions About ‘Hey Siri’ And Live Photo Features
Though Apple has long been vocal about its stance on security and privacy, it has recently begun utilizing that stance as a sales tool. If you’d like to keep personal data — anonymized or not — to yourself as much as possible, the company has messaged, then you should invest in Apple hardware. Read More
Recent Funding Data by
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Legend Holdings
- $11M Series D
- HQ: Beijing, Beijing
- Categories: Investment Management
- Investors: Not available
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Futurefly
- $2.5M Seed
- HQ: Helsinki, Southern Finland
- Categories: Software
- Investors: Not available
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Sarmeks Tech
- Not available Seed
- HQ: Lutsk, Volyns'ka Oblast'
- Categories: Portals, Social Games, Enterprise Software
- Investors: Not available
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Elevate
- $70M Debt Financing
- HQ: Texas City, Texas
- Categories: Financial Services
- Investors: Not available
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StockRadar
- Not available Venture
- HQ: Beijing, Beijing
- Categories: Finance, FinTech
- Investors: Not available
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Mobile Fuel
- $750K Equity Crowdfunding
- HQ: Atlanta, Georgia
- Categories: Automotive, Gas
- Investors: Not available
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Shadowfax Technologies
- $8.5M Series A
- HQ: Gurgaon, Haryana
- Categories: Internet
- Investors: Not available
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Hillel International
- $16M Grant
- HQ: Washington, District of Columbia
- Categories: Non Profit
- Investors: Not available
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Moff
- $1.3M Seed
- HQ: San Francisco, California
- Categories: Apps
- Investors: Not available
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Lybrate
- $0K
- HQ: New Delhi, Delhi
- Categories: Health and Wellness
- Investors: Not available
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PRINTool
- 1.0M RUB Grant
- HQ: Moscow, Moscow City
- Categories: Open Source, New Product Development, Industrial Automation, 3D Printing ... See More
- Investors: Not available
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Zapyle
- $1.0M Seed
- HQ: Bangalore, Karnataka
- Categories: Fashion
- Investors: Not available
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Preemadonna
- $250K Seed
- HQ: Menlo Park, California
- Categories: Hardware, Lifestyle, Mobile
- Investors: Not available
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VerbalizeIt
- $830K Seed
- HQ: New York, New York
- Categories: Crowdsourcing, Translation, FinTech, Finance, Developer APIs, Language ... See More
- Investors: Not available
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Civil Maps
- $1.5M Convertible Note
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Big Data, Maps, Navigation
- Investors: Not available
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Africa Talent Management
- Not available Seed
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Not available
- Investors: Not available
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G-KEEP
- $300K Seed
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Farmers Market, Transportation, Fuels
- Investors: Not available
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Mercato
- $1.0M Seed
- HQ: New York, New York
- Categories: Groceries, Specialty Foods, Marketplaces, E-Commerce, Local Businesses
- Investors: Not available
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Ola
- $225M Series F
- HQ: Kolkata, West Bengal
- Categories: E-Commerce, Public Transportation, Automotive, Mobile Commerce, Mobile, ... See More
- Investors: Not available
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Mysimax
- $200K Venture
- HQ: Shanghai, Shanghai
- Categories: Electronics, Apps, Manufacturing
- Investors: Not available
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Advocate
- $120K Seed
- HQ: New York, New York
- Categories: Polling, Politics, Professional Networking, Social Fundraising
- Investors: Not available
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Tappx
- 20K EUR Convertible Note
- HQ: Barcelona, Catalonia
- Categories: Apps, Mobile, Communities
- Investors: Not available
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EverCloud
- Not available Venture
- HQ: Haifa, Hefa
- Categories: Cloud Computing, Information Technology, SaaS, Virtualization
- Investors: Not available
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Chexology
- $1.2M Seed
- HQ: New York, New York
- Categories: Information Technology, Storage, Events
- Investors: Not available
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Ownfone
- 786K GBP Angel
- HQ: Islington, Islington
- Categories: Services
- Investors: Not available
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Pinoy Classifieds
- Not available Grant
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Search
- Investors: Not available
