SparkLabs Group, the network of accelerators and venture funds that has now worked with more than 200 startups around the world, wants to foster the next generation of entrepreneurs with a new program for universities. Called SparkLabs Frontier, the program’s first accelerator will launch at Arizona State University this summer. SparkLabs Frontier-ASU is open to […]
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Gates-backed Lumotive upends lidar conventions using metamaterials
Pretty much every self-driving car on the road, not to mention many a robot and drone, uses lidar to sense its surroundings. But useful as lidar is, it also involves physical compromises that limit its capabilities. Lumotive is a new company with funding from Bill Gates and Intellectual Ventures that uses metamaterials to exceed those limits, perhaps setting a new standard for the industry.
View More Gates-backed Lumotive upends lidar conventions using metamaterialsTo fund Y Combinator’s top startups, VCs scoop them before Demo Day
Meet the startups that raised venture capital, or got acquired, before Demo Day.
View More To fund Y Combinator’s top startups, VCs scoop them before Demo DayThe top 10 startups from Y Combinator W19 Demo Day 1
Electric vehicle chargers, heads-up displays for soldiers, and the Costco of weed were some of our favorites from presitigious startup accelerator Y Combinator’s Winter 2019 Demo Day 1. If you want to take the pulse of Silicon Valley, YC is the place to be. But with over 200 startups presenting across 2 stages and 2 […]
View More The top 10 startups from Y Combinator W19 Demo Day 1Y Combinator bets on the booming podcast industry
Brew helps creators get paid to podcast with a subscription-based app complete with original shows.
View More Y Combinator bets on the booming podcast industryYourChoice Therapeutics is developing unisex, non-hormonal birth control
The latest Y Combinator-backed startup is targeting the $36 billion contraceptive market.
View More YourChoice Therapeutics is developing unisex, non-hormonal birth controlMeet the 19 startups in AngelPad’s 12th batch
Including a meal kit for authentic gourmet ramen, a millennial-focused platform for buying affordable fine-art and a benefits platform for gig workers.
View More Meet the 19 startups in AngelPad’s 12th batchBottomless has a solution for lazy coffee addicts
Bottomless, one of the 200-plus startups in Y Combinator’s latest batch, uses a smart scale to automatically restock your java supply.
View More Bottomless has a solution for lazy coffee addictsY Combinator president Sam Altman is stepping down amid a series of changes at the accelerator
What’s going on at Y Combinator?
View More Y Combinator president Sam Altman is stepping down amid a series of changes at the acceleratorWellSaid aims to make natural-sounding synthetic speech a credible alternative to real humans
Many things are better said than read, but the best voice tech out there seems to be reserved for virtual assistants, not screen readers or automatically generated audiobooks. WellSaid wants to enable any creator to use quality synthetic speech instead of a human voice — perhaps even a synthetic version of themselves.
View More WellSaid aims to make natural-sounding synthetic speech a credible alternative to real humansPioneer Square Labs is invigorating Seattle’s startup ecosystem
How the startup studio’s “validation engine” has made it one of the best company builders in the business.
View More Pioneer Square Labs is invigorating Seattle’s startup ecosystemThe Silicon Valley exodus continues
Y Combinator, a longtime resident of Silicon Valley, is planning to move its HQ to San Francisco.
View More The Silicon Valley exodus continues