Polish mobile phone group Play says mulls IPO
Source: Reuters UK The owners of Poland's mobile operator P4, which operates under the Play brand name, are considering an initial public offering (IPO) after they called off an auction to sell the business in 2016. "After 10 years of developing Play into a leading...
CSE targeting tech startups
Source: thestar.com.my HAVING established itself as a go-to market for junior miners, marijuana stocks and the odd Mahjong company, a small Canadian exchange now wants to lure tech startups. ”I would love to see more technology companies,” Richard Carleton, 57, chief...
Funds pouring in for both early- and late-stage start-ups
Author: Katya B Naidu / Source: dna Seed funding and late-stage deals are neck and neck this year so far Since 2017, there are as many private equity deals in the start-up space, as much as seed funding deals, according to data by trak.in. (See box). While...
MSI’s latest gaming laptop with Kaby Lake is a multitasking beast
Author: Jeff Grubb / Source: VentureBeat I’ve said before that gaming laptops are starting to make a lot of sense once again, but that’s only if the companies that manufacturer these products take advantage of breakthrough technologies from partners like...
GVFL to back 5-6 companies this year, eyeing exits: MD Sanjay Randhar
Author: Bhawna Gupta / Source: DealStreetAsia Bhawna Gupta GVFL, a venture capital firm which is currently investing from its eighth fund – GVFL Startup Fund – and has already backed several companies like SITAC RE, Ushdev Power Holdings, Hubtown, Ratnakar...
MakerBot’s technology of the future grapples with its rocky past
Author: Brian Heater / Source: TechCrunch Seated in a chair a few feet away, you still have to strain to hear Nadav Goshen speak. He’s quiet, but thoughtful. And, from the looks of it, slightly nervous. It’s clear that the serial executive isn’t used to the...
25 Quotes to Inspire Your Entrepreneurial Journey
Author: Deep Patel / Source: Entrepreneur The right quote at the right time can often provide deeper meaning and perception just when you need it most. A perfectly worded quip can impart wisdom and wit. It can tug at your heartstrings or be a bolt of...
How to Advertise for Mother’s Day (Infographic)
Author: Rose Leadem / Source: Entrepreneur Holidays are one of the best opportunities for brands to advertise. And with Mother’s Day right around the corner, you should start planning your marketing strategy now. On average, 87 percent of Americans celebrate...
Startups no more? Jobs, funding on the rise for Denver’s maturing tech scene
Author: Tamara Chuang / Source: The Denver Post Dylan Klausing and Implementation Manager with VictorOps chats with Account Executive Drew Nienaber in the company’s offices in downtown Boulder on Tuesday, March 14, 2016. After attracting a $15 million...
Online grocery platform Farmdrop raises £7M Series A led by Atomico
Author: Steve O'Hear / Source: TechCrunch Farmdrop, a farmer-friendly online grocery platform based in the U.K., has raised £7 million in Series A funding. Leading the round is Atomico, the London VC fund founded by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström....
Facebook M is now becoming a digital butler
Author: Etienne Mérineau / Source: VentureBeat Facebook just moved even closer to the center of your digital ecosystem with the roll-out of a smarter, more connected version of its proprietary AI assistant, M. Speaking at this week’s Facebook F8 conference,...
Microsoft is improving Windows 10 Mail and Calendar for Gmail users
Author: Jordan Novet / Source: VentureBeat Microsoft today announced that it has begun to add features to its standard-issue Mail and Calendar apps for Windows 10 for Gmail account holders. Over the next few weeks, the enhanced apps will become available to...
U.S. Homeland Security probes possible abuse in Twitter summons case
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What Are The Different Types of Funding a Startup Can Get?
Source: The Huffington Post What are the differences between VC, seed, angel, super-seed etc. funds and investors? originally appeared on Quora - the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. When it...
8 Tips for Dominating Online Sales
Author: Sheila Eugenio / Source: Entrepreneur In the last decade, online shopping has grown from a convenience to a necessity. Before the internet, shopping involved a process of getting ready, driving through traffic and navigating through a crowded retail...
Glamour Of VC Funding VS Patronage Of Angel Nurturing
Author: Sandeep Soni / Source: Entrepreneur Two years back fear of missing out on a billion dollar idea erased, not blurred, the line between early stage investors and beyond. Birds of all sort of feathers including growth stage venture capitalists (VCs),...
Payment Card Startup Plastc Took $12.7 Million From Investors and Customers … and Then Just Disappeared
Author: Shona Ghosh / Source: Entrepreneur Angry customers who gave smart credit card company Plastc $9 million in pre-orders and then abruptly shut down are hoping to sue the company. Venture capital investors had also sunk a reported $4.3 million into the...
Saving the Earth, One Email at a Time
Author: EJ McGowan / Source: Entrepreneur Marketing is not exactly known for being an eco-friendly industry. In fact, the U.S. uses about 68 million trees each year to produce 17 billion catalogs and 65 billion pieces of direct mail, according to the...