Women in tech are not only significantly under-funded by venture capitalists, but they also often lack access to the early-stage support granted to their male counterparts. To enroll in a startup accelerator like Y Combinator, for example, its expected founders relocate to the Bay Area for three months. Women, who are more often caregivers, might […]
View More Ready, Set, Raise is a new accelerator built for women by womenCategory: Entrepreneur
Jack Ma says he isn’t about to retire from Alibaba but is planning a gradual succession
Reports of Jack Ma’s impending retirement are greatly exaggerated, it seems. Ma, the co-founder and executive chairman of Alibaba, has pushed back on claims that he is on the cusp of leaving the $420 billion Chinese e-commerce firm. The New York Times first reported that the entrepreneur plans to announce that he will leave the firm to pursue […]
View More Jack Ma says he isn’t about to retire from Alibaba but is planning a gradual successionIs China’s digital silk road going to pave over Silicon Valley?
Over the past 20 years, China has now grown into one of the largest consumer technology markets, with thousands of startups and funding rivaling Silicon Valley.
View More Is China’s digital silk road going to pave over Silicon Valley?ShipBob brings in $40M to help e-commerce businesses compete with Amazon
ShipBob has raised a $40 million Series C to assist small direct-to-consumer e-commerce businesses with streamlining the fulfillment process, so it’s possible for them to maintain a well-managed inventory while getting orders out as quickly as possible.
View More ShipBob brings in $40M to help e-commerce businesses compete with AmazonCanters restaurant royalty raises $9.5 million for Ordermark, a takeout order management service
Alex Canter knows the restaurant business. The scion of Los Angeles’ famous first family of the deli business — the owners of the eponymous Canters restaurant — Canter has been in the food business longer than many seasoned restauranteurs twice his age. While some people had a Bar Mitzvah party, the thirteen year old Canter […]
View More Canters restaurant royalty raises $9.5 million for Ordermark, a takeout order management serviceStealthy Singapore VC firm Qualgro is raising a $100M fund
Southeast Asia’s venture capital space is booming right now. Openspace Ventures just announced the close of its newest $135 million fund, Golden Gate Ventures hit the first close on its upcoming $100 million vehicle, and a third Singapore-based fund is also raising big right now: Qualgro. Unlike others, Qualgro has operated relatively under the radar to […]
View More Stealthy Singapore VC firm Qualgro is raising a $100M fundSagewise pitches a service to verify claims and arbitrate disputes over blockchain transactions
Sometimes smart contracts can be pretty dumb. All of the benefits of a cryptographically secured, publicly verified, anonymized transaction system can be erased by errant code, malicious actors, or poorly defined parameters of an executable agreement. Hoping to beat back the tide of bad contracts, bad code and bad actors, Sagewise, a new Los Angeles-based startup […]
View More Sagewise pitches a service to verify claims and arbitrate disputes over blockchain transactionsMallforAfrica goes global, Kobo360 and Sokowatch raise VC, France explains its $76M fund
Jake Bright Contributor Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa. More posts by this contributor Harley-Davidson to expand EV lineup, may include scooters, bicycles Update: EV startups Alta, Energica, and Zero could reboot the motorcycle industry B2B e-commerce company Sokowatch closed a $2 million seed investment […]
View More MallforAfrica goes global, Kobo360 and Sokowatch raise VC, France explains its $76M fundWhat every startup founder should know about exits
The dream of a startup founder can often be summarized by the following well-intentioned, and mostly delusional, quote: “We’ll raise a few rounds and in a few years we’ll IPO on Nasdaq.”
View More What every startup founder should know about exitsIn London, Uber has won the battle but risks losing the war
Bradley Tusk Contributor Bradley Tusk is the founder and CEO of Tusk Ventures. More posts by this contributor Shockingly, Congress acted responsibly in regulating autonomous cars… So what’s next? When don’t f*** with people’s cars became don’t f*** with people’s phones The sighs of relief are palpable. Uber can keep operating in London. With 3.6 […]
View More In London, Uber has won the battle but risks losing the warBitcoin price falls but doesn’t flatline
Those not looking at the Bitcoin markets lately will either gasp or smile. Bitcoin, down from its all time high of around $19,000, is now floating at $6,785 as of this writing. To many this means that either the Bitcoin experiment is over or, to many more, that it has just begun. There are plenty […]
View More Bitcoin price falls but doesn’t flatlineThe race to build autonomous delivery robots rolls on
It’s been a busy year in delivery robot land. Starship Technologies sounded the starting gun to bring autonomous delivery vehicles to market with a $17.2 million round led by Daimler back in January 2017. Then in January this year the Mountain View, Calif.-based company Nuro, raised the curtain on its own vision for robo-delivery with a […]
View More The race to build autonomous delivery robots rolls on