I Quit Drinking: 7 Ways It Changed My Life and Business
Author: The Oracles / Source: Entrepreneur This article was written by The Oracles member, James Swanwick, who is an author, entrepreneur, co-founder of Swanwick Sleep, and CEO of The 30-Day No Alcohol Challenge. April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Let me be...
How One Man Grew His Social Media Brand to Reach Millions
Author: Nathan Resnick / Source: Entrepreneur Building a massive online following as a blog or online publication in 2017 is a complicated task. There are tons of other people trying to do the same and there is a constant battle for attention. Combine that...
Mobile game revenue grew 53% to $11.9 billion in Q1 2017
Author: Dean Takahashi / Source: VentureBeat Worldwide mobile game revenue from iOS and Google Play stores grew 53 percent to $11.9 billion, according to a report today from measurement firm Sensor Tower Store Intelligence. But Google Play revenues are...
Narrative simplifies the buying and selling of online data
Author: Anthony Ha / Source: TechCrunch We hear a lot about our online data being bought and sold by advertisers, but Narrative founder and CEO Nick Jordan said the actual process remains “incredibly cumbersome.” And he should know, since he’s spent years in...
LVH and 55 Capital raise $10 million to build investment solutions for financial advisors
Author: Katie Roof / Source: TechCrunch LVH, the parent of 55 Capital, has raised $10 million in Series A funding to build out its technology platform for investors and further its financial research. Point72 Ventures, the venture capital fund associated...
goTenna Series B fuels vision to make local communication possible anywhere on the planet
Author: John Mannes / Source: TechCrunch Founded in 2012 with the small goal of enabling connectivity-free communication, goTenna has ballooned to over 23 employees and delivered real hardware to market in the process. Today the startup is adding another...
Mobile app startups: Zeeno, Overnight and SpeechCode
Source: Tnooz This is a regular roundup of some of the latest mobile application startup launches in travel covering everything from trip inspiration and planning to virtual assistants. What is it? Zeeno is a travel app aiming to help travellers see a different side...
Yext shares pop more than 20% in public debut
Author: Matthew Lynley / Source: TechCrunch It looks like we can add another one to the string of IPOs that at least look like they’ve been successful — with Yext, too, popping more than 20% once its shares made their debut this morning. Shares of Yext went...
impress.ai secures funding to make recruiting efficient and simpler with a Virtual HR assistant
Author: Kajal Joshi / Source: The Tech Portal impress.ai is an automated platform for screening and assessing candidates with an Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered chat interface. The company has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from the Javelin...
Luminar reveals sensors that could make self-driving cars safer than human
Author: Lora Kolodny / Source: TechCrunch Cameras help autonomous vehicles read street signs and the color of traffic lights. But LiDARs, aka light detection and ranging systems, do the important work of sensing and helping cars avoid obstacles, whether...
10 Must-Have Tools for Startups
Author: Writer / Source: Times Square Chronicles There are never enough hours in the day for entrepreneurs, but there are lots of online resources for getting your business off the ground and keeping it going. Here are a few that will help you get funded and...
Alibaba’s Ant Financial to develop services in Indonesia as global expansion continues
Author: Jon Russell / Source: TechCrunch Ant Financial, the fintech company affiliated with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, is continuing its global expansion. The firm has taken its first official step into Indonesia today after it announced a joint...
Qualtrics waits on that IPO, raises $180 million at a $2.5 billion valuation instead
Author: Sarah Buhr / Source: TechCrunch That Qualtrics IPO many have been expecting is on hold for now. The online market research platform has just raised its third round for $180 million at a whopping $2.5 billion valuation. The Provo, Utah-based company...
HackerEarth raises $4.5M to bring ‘hacker culture’ into corporate companies
Author: Jon Russell / Source: TechCrunch HackerEarth, an Indian startup that grew from arranging hackathon to offering corporate innovation services, has closed a $4.5 million Series A funding round. The Bangalore-based company said the funding was led by...
Macquarie’s Oceania Healthcare prices initial public offering
Author: Sarah Thompson / Source: Financial Review ... Click here to read...
Meet the Chicago VC Firm Investing in Female Founders Disrupting Industries
Author: Karis Hustad / Source: Chicago Inno Gerri Kahnweiler and Cayla Weisberg (Credit: InvestHer Ventures) In 2016, women-founded startups got just 2.19 percent of venture capital funding. But that's not the case for venture capitalists Cayla Weisberg and...
18 Companies With Radically Awesome Parental Leave Policies
Author: Entrepreneur Staff / Source: Entrepreneur It's sad but true: The U.S. is still one of only four nations in the world that fails to guarantee the right to paid maternity leave. Sweden, on the other hand, is unequivocally the sweetest country for...
12 Habits to Dramatically Improve Your Sleep
Author: The Oracles / Source: Entrepreneur This article was written by The Oracles member James Swanwick, who is an author, entrepreneur, co-founder of Swanwick Sleep, and CEO of The 30-Day No Alcohol Challenge. Sleep is critical for high performance. Deep...