Start-up bailout package could balloon amid high demand
Rishi Sunak – TOLGA AKMEN Britain’s start-up package could dramatically increase in size over the next few months, with signs no cap had yet been decided on how much taxpayer cash could be pumped into the scheme. Earlier this week,…
Check out the 60 fintech startups VCs are betting will be breakout hits
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Startup Opportunities Could Continue Fueling Healthcare Innovation ETFs
This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. The pandemic is not only fueling healthcare services but is also spurring innovation in the way care is delivered. Startup opportunities in healthcare innovation, in particular, can boost certain…
The office is dead! Long live the office in a post-pandemic world
Long live the office. Editor’s note: The future of the office has become an open question after the coronavirus lockdown forced tens of millions of Americans to work from home. Will office workers flock back to their cubicles and water coolers when the…
Jack Ma Is Telling China’s Startup Founders It’s Time to Go Public
(Bloomberg) — Jack Ma’s timing is frequently spot-on. Now, he’s signaling to a host of Chinese startups it’s time to race ahead with multi-billion-dollar stock sales before the coronavirus pandemic or trade war does more damage to the global…
How This Slipper Startup Found Success on ‘Shark Tank’ and Now During the Pandemic
Click here to read the full article. When Muvez made its TV debut on “Shark Tank” in April — and landed Daymond John as an adviser — it should have been a moment to celebrate. And indeed, the New Jersey-based footwear startup, which soft launched last…
Woman Who Oversaw Carta Study on Gender-Pay Gap Sues Startup Over Unequal Pay
(Bloomberg) — Emily Kramer helped Carta Inc. build a brand that emphasized fair compensation for women in the startup world. On Tuesday, she sued her former employer saying it did just the opposite—paying her less than her male peers and subjecting…
Former Israeli Spy’s Startup Gets Funding to Upend Asia Farming
(Bloomberg) — An Israeli startup is raising $30 million from Singaporean venture capital firms and other investors to bring cutting-edge technology to agricultural businesses in Asia. The five-year-old company, Taranis, has developed artificial…
A suspect has been arrested in the gory New York murder of the CEO of a Nigerian startup
Three days after New York police discovered his body, a suspect has been arrested and is due to be charged for the murder Fahim Saleh, the Bangladeshi-American CEO of Gokada, a Nigerian bike-hailing startup. Tyrese Devon Haspil, Saleh’s 21-year old…
MasterCard signs cryptocurrency card deal with London startup
MasterCard and Visa cards. Photo: Keith Srakocic/AP MasterCard (MA) has signed its first issuing deal with a “native” cryptocurrency startup, allowing the business to distribute MasterCard debit cards that let people hold and spend crypto. MasterCard…