WeWork has hired Prabhdeep Singh to serve as the first global head of operations for its startup program WeWork Labs. It’s a program that relaunched earlier this year, providing early-stage startups with desk space, educational programs and mentorship. Since the relaunch, the company says it’s opened in more than 24 locations in 14 cities across […]
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20 startups take center stage at Berkeley SkyDeck’s demo day
A robot that can clean your house, a blockchain-powered social network and 18 other startups presented to investors at SkyDeck’s 8th demo day.
View More 20 startups take center stage at Berkeley SkyDeck’s demo dayWatch biotech startups pitch at IndieBio’s demo day today
IndieBio, the biotech startup accelerator that’s produced heaps of notable companies (including several that have graced the Startup Battlefield), is holding its twice-annual demo day today. An even dozen young companies will be pitching their work, from AI-informed research to artificial meat, and you can watch them present live right here.
View More Watch biotech startups pitch at IndieBio’s demo day todayVillage Global’s accelerator introduces founders to Bill Gates, Reid Hoffman, Eric Schmidt and more
The VC fund backed by Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and other tech luminaries is offering early-stage startups access to its killer network.
View More Village Global’s accelerator introduces founders to Bill Gates, Reid Hoffman, Eric Schmidt and moreA look at all the companies participating in 500 Startups’ 24th accelerator program
50 percent of the companies have a back, mixed-race or Latinx founder.
View More A look at all the companies participating in 500 Startups’ 24th accelerator programDLab is a new East Coast accelerator for crypto
SOSV, a 20-year-old fund with $500 million in assets under management, has been running accelerators for years. Their oldest one, HAX, is the premier hardware accelerator in San Francisco and Shenzhen, and they’ve recently launched a food accelerator in New York and a pair of biology accelerators. Now, however, they’ve just announced DLab, a crypto […]
View More DLab is a new East Coast accelerator for cryptoStartup accelerators helped spark Latin America’s tech boom
Five years ago, no startups from Latin America were participating in prestigious U.S. accelerators. It seemed that Latin America was not yet on anyone’s radar. Nowadays, dozens of Latin American startups, principally from Colombia, are joining U.S. accelerators.
View More Startup accelerators helped spark Latin America’s tech boomNYC wants to build a cyber army
Empires rise and fall, and none more so than business empires. Whole industries that once dominated the planet are just a figment in memory’s eye, while new industries quietly grow into massive behemoths. New York City has certainly seen its share of empires. Today, the city is a global center of finance, real estate, legal […]
View More NYC wants to build a cyber armySolve, MIT’s take on social innovation challenges, may be different enough to work
Since McKinsey released a report on how best to use prizes to incentivize innovation nearly a decade ago, an entire industry has grown around social innovation challenges. The formula for these “save the world” competitions has become standard. Drum up a lot of buzz around an award. Partner with big names to get funding and […]
View More Solve, MIT’s take on social innovation challenges, may be different enough to workY Combinator is changing up the way it invests
To keep up with the growing sizes of early-stage funding rounds, Y Combinator announced this morning that it will increase the size of its investments to $150,000 for 7 percent equity starting with its winter 2019 batch. Based in Mountain View, Calif., YC funds and mentors hundreds of startups per year through its 12-week program that […]
View More Y Combinator is changing up the way it investsOur 3 favorite startups from Urban-X’s 4th demo day
Urban-X, the urban-tech startup accelerator backed by BMW MINI and early-stage urban-tech fund Urban.Us, hosted a demo day today for its fourth cohort of companies at its Brooklyn HQ. The seven presenting companies offered solutions to issues plaguing modern cities, including toll-road pricing, energy and construction management, and even the inefficiencies of modern cycling helmets. In […]
View More Our 3 favorite startups from Urban-X’s 4th demo dayMeet 13 startups launching out of the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator
Today, a new crop of startups is launching out of the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator. This marks the 15th ERA class, with the past 14 classes comprising 165 startups with a combined market capitalization of more than $2 billion. Thirteen companies in total are participating in the demo day today, spanning a variety of industries, including […]
View More Meet 13 startups launching out of the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator