This AI generates hilariously realistic startup acquisition announcements
Photo storage startup Loom announced it had been acquired by Dropbox in 2014; it also said it would be shutting down its service a month later. In 2015, Divshot revealed it had been bought out by Google; it also added it would be closing doors two months…
Zero-carbon takeaway? Spanish delivery start-up Glovo targets greener future
By Megan Rowling BARCELONA, June 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – On-demand delivery service Glovo, whose riders with distinctive yellow bags have continued to carry meals, medicine and other goods to city residents under lockdown, said on Monday…
Israel Start-Up Nation to return to racing at Sibiu Tour in early July
Israel Start-Up Nation have confirmed they will return to racing in July, having been added to the line-up for the Sibiu Tour in Romania. Fellow WorldTour outfit CCC Team were also announced on the bill by the race organisers this weekend but the team…
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,…
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…
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…