Back in December 2017, we wrote about: Tech startups that failed in 2017. Almost everyone knows that 90% of startups will fail a couple of years after launch. Does that mean startup founders should just give up and throw the towel? […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories today Monday, April 9. Porsche Buys Minority Stake In Mobility AI Startup Anagog. Porsche Digital has bought a minority-stake position in the Israel-based mobility sector AI startup Anagog to complement […]
Unlike in America where you need government-issued driver’s license to prove your identity, in China, all you need is your face to get into your office, get on a train, or get a loan. Facial recognition is transforming every aspects of […]
The demands for cryptocurrencies continue to rise and there is no sign of slowing down. Even as Google, Facebook and Twitter banned cryptocurrency ads on their sites, cryptocurrency exchanges continue to thrive. Based in Hong Kong-based, BitFinex is the world’s leading […]
Tencent, the China’s web giant, has partnered with education startup Age of Learning, to bring the popular ABCMouse English learning app to China. ABCMouse is an expert-designed immersive language learning app that provides Chinese children with an essential foundation for English […]
Whether you agree with it or not, the current education system is broken. The cost of education has been skyrocketing over the past 10 years. It’s not just the tuition costs at elite universities like Harvard, in 2015, the average cost […]
Be careful what you post on social media. The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is planning to start tracking and collecting data about social media users. According to the latest solicitation put out by DHS, the department is […]
You’ve probably heard the phrase “unicorn startups.” As Wikipedia defines it, “a unicorn is a privately held startup company with a current valuation of US$1 billion or more.” Most of these startups are based mostly in the United States and […]
Happy weekend! Here is a roundup of the top startup news of the week. If you want this weekly update in your inbox every week, please subscribe to the TechStartups Newsletter using the form at the right corner of this […]
U.S Federal law enforcement authorities has seized the controversial classified-ad website, Backpage.com, the second largest online marketplace in the United States after Craiglist.org. Visitors to the site are now greeted with a message that said “Backpage.com and affiliated websites have been […]
Wallets are everywhere. Unlike buying a car, making a decision to purchase a wallet, for some people, is simply a matter of going to the nearest store and buy the wallet that best meets your need. Sometimes we lose our wallets […]
As the battle between Instacart and Amazon rages on, unicorn startup, Instacart, announced the closing of its Series E financing round led by Coatue Management, a leading investor in high growth technology companies, with participation from Glade Brook Capital and […]
Back in 2015, a Chicago entrepreneur went to Kickstarter to ask for $20,000 in funding for his travel jacket called BAUBAX. The response was overwhelming. He ended up raising over $9 million for what he called Baubax 1.0 with 15 features. […]
Are you looking to launch a new technology startup? Do you have the entrepreneurial skills it takes to get your startup off the ground? Most startup founders with technology background underestimated the importance of the business skill required to build […]
Remember back in 2017 when Jamie Dimon, J.P. Morgan Chase CEO, called Bitcoin a fraud? Then in January 2018, he later had a change of heart and said he regrets calling bitcoin a fraud and that he believes in the technology (blockchain) […]
There is a popular saying that goes like this: “If you’re not paying for a product; you’re the product.” That is exactly the situation with Facebook and its users. In a sit-down interview with NBC, Facebook COO, Sheryl Sandberg said that Facebook […]
Everyone knows about Bitcoin. But, how many cryptocurrencies are really out there, you may ask? According to CoinMarketCap, the online site that tracks all the cryptocurrencies, there are now a total of 1559 cryptocurrencies with at total market cap of […]
Blockchain application is on the rise. Companies, organizations and governments are beginning to see the value in the technology that underpins major cryptocurrencies. On monday, we wrote about how companies could leverage blockchain for business transformation. One small startup is […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories today Friday, April 6. Unicorn startup Pinduoduo is a $1.5 billion startup challenging E-Commerce giant Alibaba in China’s towns and villages. While Alibaba and Tencent are dominating China’s […]
The demand for artificial intelligence skills is rising. Employers are facing challenges finding qualified candidates with AI and data science skills. The situation is even compounded with the current labor climate. The unemployment rate is at one of the lowest […]
