StartUpFest's inclusivity initiative helped developer reach Crescendomontrealgazette.com - Mia Anhoury Updated: July 6, 2019 Hundreds of founders of startups and investors attend the annual StartUpFest conference to network and attend workshops, but this year, an …
Facebook 'unintentionally uploaded' email contacts from 1.5M usersCNET - by Steven Musil Contacts harvested during new account signups for nearly three years.
Zoom, the profitable tech unicorn, prices IPO above rangeTechCrunch - Kate ClarkZoom, a relatively under-the-radar tech unicorn, has defied expectations with its initial public offering. The video conferencing business priced its IPO above its planned range on Wednesday, confirming
Microsoft gives 500 patents to startupsTechCrunch - Frederic LardinoisMicrosoft today announced a major expansion of its Azure IP Advantage program, which provides its Azure users with protection against patent trolls. This program now also provides customers who are building
Adobe announces deeper data sharing partnership with Microsoft around accountsTechCrunch - Ron MillerMicrosoft and Adobe have been building a relationship for some time, and today at Adobe Summit in Las Vegas the two companies announced a deeper integration between the two platforms. It involves sharing
Unicorns aren’t profitable, and Wall Street doesn’t careTechCrunch - Kate ClarkIn Silicon Valley, investors don’t expect their portfolio companies to be profitable. “Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies,” a bible for founders, instead calls
Former NEA partner Jon Sakoda takes the wraps off his new, Cisco-backed venture fund, DecibelTechCrunch - Connie LoizosJon Sakoda needed to decompress, he says. The founder-turned-venture investor had logged a dozen years with the investing heavyweight New Enterprise Associates after selling his last startup to Symantec
Alibaba, Tencent and other major names form $1.45B ride-hailing ventureTechCrunch - Rita LiaoFor the last two years, Didi has been the dominant car-hailing force in China, and its success has spawned a handful of competitors initiated by both internet firms and old-school car makers. Just last
EU Holds Online Platforms Liable for Users’ Copyright InfringementFortune - David Meyer The European Union will make online platforms liable for copyright infringements perpetrated by their users, in a move that will likely force all but …
Play button Report: Zoom, the video conferencing company, may be a public company as early as AprilTechCrunch - Connie LoizosThe video conferencing company Zoom is aiming to file a public S-1 by the end of March, according to a new report in Business Insider that adds the company could go public as soon as April. Business Insider
Startups Grow UpThe Wall Street Journal. - The Editorial BoardSmart deregulation is helping more companies test the public markets. Online platform Pinterest this week confidentially filed plans to go public with the Securities and Exchange Commission—a sign of economic
Nested, the online estate agent that makes home sellers ‘chain-free’, raises further £120MTechCrunch - Steve O'HearNested, the London-based “data-driven” estate agency that provides a cash advance to help you buy a new home before you’ve sold your old one, has raised a further £120 million in funding. The new round
Domio raised $12 million in Series A funding to build ‘apart hotels’ across the USTechCrunch - Connie LoizosHotels can be pricey, and travelers are often forced to leave their rooms for basic things, like food that doesn’t come from the minibar. Yet Airbnb accommodations, which have become the go-to alternative
Jane VC, a new fund for female entrepreneurs, wants founders to cold email themTechCrunch - Kate ClarkWant to pitch a venture capitalist? You’ll need a “warm introduction” first. At least that’s what most in the business will advise. Find a person, typically a man, who made the VC you’re interested in
Twilio acquires email API platform SendGrid for $2 billion in stockTechCrunch - Frederic LardinoisTwilio, the ubiquitous communications platform, today announced its plan to acquire the API-centric email platform SendGrid for about $2 billion in an all-stock transaction. That’s Twilio’s largest acquisition
TravelPerk grabs $44M to take its pain-free SaaS for business travel globalTechCrunch - Natasha LomasOnly six months ago Barcelona-based TravelPerk bagged a $21 million Series B, off the back of strong momentum for a software as a service platform designed to take a Slack-like chunk out of the administrative
A New VC Crop of Series A Firmshaystack.vc - Semil Shah Many of the most storied brands in venture capital made their name by being the investor of record in a specific company’s “Series A” round — largely …
The Top 7 Messenger Apps in the WorldInc Magazine - Larry KimConnect with your audience on the messenger apps they use most! From ads to drip campaigns, brands are using messenger apps to better connect with their users. With record-breaking engagement (up to 80%!)
Online Marketing As We Know It Is Changing With The Rise Of Generation ZForbes - Jia WertzGeneration Z, who were born approximately between 1995 and 2014, are the first truly digital generation. They have grown up with technology from day one, are very adept to communicating on social media,
Software startup InVision has no physical headquarters and all 700 employees work remotelyBusiness Insider - Zoë BernardWhen InVision was founded in 2011, its CEO and founder, Clark Valberg, knew he'd have to get creative to maintain a competitive edge. Google had recently increased its presence in Manhattan, making it
SaaS at scale: Here’s how five cloud tech experts are building enterprise software empiresgeekwire.com - Tom Krazit Until very recently, very few people actually liked the enterprise software they were forced to use at work, from the technology managers grumbling …
WhatsApp founder, Brian Acton, says Facebook used him to get its acquisition past EU regulatorsTechCrunch - Natasha LomasWhatsApp founder, Brian Acton, who left Facebook a year ago — before going on to publicly bite the hand that fed him, by voicing support for the #DeleteFacebook movement (and donating $50M to alternative
New California law may force all businesses to reveal data practicesfinancialpost.com - The Associated Press A Rhode Island software company that sells primarily to businesses is nonetheless making sure it complies with a strict California law about …
Low on Budget and Want to Run a Marketing Campaign? Try These TricksEntrepreneur - Rachna BaruahA few tricks that can help you push your brand ahead of the clutter with little or no money (sounds enticing, doesn't it?) You're reading Entrepreneur India, an international franchise of Entrepreneur
Cleo, the ‘digital assistant’ that replaces your banking apps, picks up $10M Series A led by BaldertonTechCrunch - Steve O'HearWhen Cleo, the London-based “digital assistant” that wants to replace your banking apps, quietly entered the U.S., the company couldn’t have expected to be an instant hit. Many better-funded British startups
Cluep, a Canadian startup that raised just $500K, acquired for $40MTechCrunch - Kate ClarkEveryone loves a tale of a bootstrapped startup founder’s journey to an eight-figure exit. The founders of the adtech startup raised less than $500,000 from angel investors before selling their company
Elevator Pitches The Best Elevator Pitch: 17 Ways to Persuasively Tell Your StoryInc Magazine - Alison DavisForget rhetoric. Ban tech talk. Here's how to create a compelling pitch. Maybe you're starting a company or managing an initiative in a large corporation. Or you're formally presenting to a senior leader
| Google, Facebook dealt blow by EU lawmakers in copyright fightfin24.com Tech platforms and internet activists have protested the outcome of a European Parliament vote to back copyright rules that would help video, music …
