Browsing Tag: Startups

 Nobody likes corporate trainings. Nobody. In fact one of life’s puzzles that eludes me most is how a person could enjoy corporate trainings enough to spend their time designing and running them. Perhaps only with distain for the status quo can a startup create something that people not only don’t hate, but find helpful. The idea for Butterfly, founded by David Mendlewicz, Simon… Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Butterfly nabs .4M Seed round to improve managers with targeted tips

 Quinn Slack thinks we’re close to the future that Back to the Future II promised back in the ’80s — flying cars, artificial intelligence, sending rockets into space and the rest of the whole suite — but there’s a way to get there even faster. That’s why he and his co-founder Beyang Liu started Sourcegraph, a development environment for programmers. Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Sourcegraph raises M to bring more live collaboration to coding

 Moneyfarm, the U.K.-headquartered “digital wealth manager” has acquired the technology behind personal finance chatbot Ernest. Terms of the deal aren’t being disclosed, though I understand that, along with the tech, this is an acqui-hire of sorts, seeing London-based Ernest’s CTO Lorenzo Sicilia join Moneyfarm to oversee technology integration. Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Digital wealth manager Moneyfarm acquires tech behind fintech chatbot Ernest

 Issuu is giving publishers another way to make money from the digital magazines published on its platform. Previously, they could monetize their magazines through advertising or by using the content to drive purchases elsewhere. Now, Issuu is enabling digital sales, which means publishers can charge their readers for subscriptions and single issues. Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Digital magazine platform Issuu adds support for subscriptions and single-issue sales

 Gobble, a 15-minute meal kit delivery service, has raised $15 million in Series B growth financing from Khosla Ventures, TechCrunch has confirmed. Khosla Ventures led the round, along with participation from previous investors a16z, Trinity Ventures and Initialized Capital. Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Meal kit startup Gobble has raised million in Series B financing from Khosla

 Case in point: Sony and reMarkable, a pair of companies as unlike as you’re likely to find, yet with the shared mission of making a device that adequately serves the same purpose a few sheets of paper do. They have mixed success, each working and failing in different ways; but these devices left me optimistic about future possibilities — while at the same time clinging tenaciously… Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Sony and reMarkable’s dueling e-paper tablets are strange but impressive beasts

 Traaqr, a St. Louis-based company, has just announced the launch of their interesting and clever new service. Essentially the system connects online interactions with real world customer service representatives, ensuring accurate attribution when someone goes from your website to your phone bank. Created by entrepreneurs Brian Handrigan, Jeff Linihan, and RJ Jones, the company has raised… Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Traaqr connects your online identity with your real one

 FirstMark Capital is one of the most successful early-stage VCs in NYC. With investments in Airbnb, Frame.io, Shopify, Pinterest, InVision, and Brooklinen, among many others, the firm is now looking to grow its internal roster. Today, FirstMark Capital is announcing the addition of a new partner, Catherine Ulrich. Ulrich started out at Harvard, where she was the Coxswain for the men’s… Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Meet Catherine Ulrich, FirstMark Capital’s newest partner

 Secret Escapes, the members-only travel club offering discounted rates on luxury hand-picked hotels and holidays, is closing in on Series D funding. According to sources, the London-headquartered company is on the verge of announcing a £50 million plus funding round. Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Secret Escapes, the members-only travel club, closing in on £50M Series D

 Estonian startup Taxify just opened in Paris. It’s a ride-hailing company that is offering lower prices and taking a lower cut on each ride. This way, customers end up paying less and drivers make more or less as much money.
There are so many transportation companies in Paris that it’s hard to keep track of all them. But two players seem to be standing out — Uber and… Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Taxify is now live in Paris to compete with Uber, Chauffeur-Privé and all the others