From Prototype to Production: 3 Things You Need To Know
Author: David Cann / Source: Entrepreneur It’s no secret that creating new hardware products is hard. From idea, to proof-of-concept, to functional prototype, to public launch, to production and ongoing support, every step of the way has its own pitfalls....
Nauta Capital closes out $170M third fund
Author: Natasha Lomas / Source: TechCrunch Early stage VC firm Nauta Capital, which has offices in London, UK, Barcelona, Spain and Boston in the US, has closed out a 2016 fund raising — capping it off at $170 million. The firm has already closed eight...
This Startup Got Bought in Reportedly Biggest Ecommerce Deal Ever
Author: This Dog's Life / Source: Entrepreneur Walmart has nothing on PetSmart, well, at least when it comes to acquisitions. In what is lauded as the biggest ecommerce acquisition ever, the pet retailer has snapped up competitor Chewy.com for $3.35 billion,...
Startup Xpenditure turned down 20 VCs, but for what?
Author: Boris Bogaert / Source: The Next Web In the startup world, venture capitalists can find themselves treated as demigods. Feted by startup founders, by the media and by government, VC’s wield power, influence and, most importantly, money. Alternatives...
Vodacom Tanzania extends IPO deadline to woo more local investors
Source: Reuters Vodacom Tanzania Plc, a subsidiary of South Africa's Vodacom Group, has extended the offer period for its initial public offering by three weeks to give local investors more time to take part in the share sale, an official from the market regulator...
S Chand sets IPO price band at Rs 660–670
Source: Moneycontrol.com Leading text book publisher S Chand and Company today fixed a price band of Rs 660–670 per shares for its initial public offering opening on April 26. The IPO comprises fresh issuance of shares worth Rs 325 crore and an offer for sale of...
Sapho gets $14M more to make legacy software more useful with ‘micro apps’
Author: Ingrid Lunden / Source: TechCrunch In recent years, Microsoft, Facebook and Slack (and many more) have all built new productivity platforms for workers to integrate and communicate about dozens of other API-enabled enterprise apps, but what about...
Exclusive: China gathers state-led consortium for Aramco IPO – sources
Source: Fox Business FILE PHOTO: A view of the Aramco building in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 27, 2017. Picture taken February 27, 2017. REUTERS/Daniel Kramer/File Photo (Copyright Reuters 2017) HONG KONG/RIYADH/DUBAI – China is creating a consortium, including...
Ames Seed Capital Fund announces goal for Fund 7
Author: Dan Mika / Source: The Ames Tribune The Ames Seed Capital Fund announced it is planning to raise a record amount of private funding for startup investment in the area during its annual meeting Tuesday. About 380 business owners, Iowa State University...
Apple Will Soon Join The AR Platform War That Facebook Just Started
Author: Mark Sullivan / Source: Fast Company At the moment augmented reality is still a clunky, phone-in-front-of-your-face experience, but today Facebook promised to transform that experience when it announced a new AR platform. And you can be sure that...
These Natural Beauty Brands Are Using Big Data To Give Skin Care A Makeover
Author: Elizabeth Segran / Source: Fast Company Store associates at Follain are used to hearing people’s intimate secrets. Tara Foley, who founded the natural beauty chain in 2013, says it’s not unusual for employees at its locations in New York and Boston...
SeatGeek raises $57M to acquire ticketing software company TopTix
Author: Anthony Ha / Source: TechCrunch SeatGeek is announcing a deal to acquire TopTix for $56 million. While SeatGeek has made acquisitions before, this is its biggest, and the company funded the deal by raising a $57 million Series D led by Glynn Capital....
The 7 Questions Recruiters At Companies Like Amazon And Spotify Wish You Would Ask
Author: Rich Bellis / Source: Fast Company You might only have a few minutes at the end of your interview to ask questions, but they matter more than you’d think. “The quality and thought that goes into the questions candidates ask weighs into my overall...
5 Ways You Can Prosper From Today’s Fierce Competition Among Online Retailers
Author: Peter Daisyme / Source: Entrepreneur Today's fierce competition among online retailers equals deals galore and more savings ahead for consumers. Retailers are going to great lengths to win customers right now, by expanding free shipping, increasing...
The 2017 Midas Brink List
Author: TrueBridge Capital / Source: Forbes As is tradition, along with the annual Midas List, TrueBridge publishes the Brink List – a shortlist of investors who have been making a name for themselves in VC and are poised to break into the Midas ranks in the...
With DroneDeploy’s Fieldscanner, pilots can create maps as they fly
Author: Lora Kolodny / Source: TechCrunch Flying drones to inspect a farm, construction site, or any other venue from overhead can generate a huge amount of data. It takes time, though, for drone users to upload and turn this high-resolution data into maps,...
Essential Tips for Being a Successful Airbnb Host
Source: Entrepreneur The following excerpt is from the staff of Entrepreneur Media’s book Start Your Own Travel Hosting Business. Buy it now from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound One of the first steps required when joining Airbnb or a similar service is to create...
The Ford Foundation Just Made A Billion Dollar Bet On Impact Investing
Author: Ben Paynter / Source: Fast Company Like many major philanthropic funders, the Ford Foundation for social justice spends roughly 5% of its annual endowment on charitable causes, reinvesting the rest to ensure it will be able to recoup those costs and...