Startup

A startup or start up is a company or project initiated by an entrepreneur to seek, effectively develop, and validate a scalable business model. Hence, the concepts of startups and entrepreneurship are similar.

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Blockchain Challenger Bank BABB Names Industry Veteran As CIO
Blockchain Challenger Bank BABB Names Industry Veteran As CIO
January 05, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Blockchain-based challenger bank BABB — which stands for Bank Account-Based Blockchain — has hired a new CIO. The company said Thursday (Jan. 4) that bank technology veteran...

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Theranos Gets $100M Lifeline
Theranos Gets $100M Lifeline
December 27, 2017  |  Investments

Theranos, the struggling blood testing company based in Silicon Valley, has landed a $100 million loan from Fortress Investment Group. Citing an email sent to...

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How Capsule Wants To Bring The Human Touch To eCommerce
How Capsule Wants To Bring The Human Touch To eCommerce
December 22, 2017  |  eCommerce

The pharmacy is just one of those places. Like the DMV or the dentist, it’s one of those places consumers have to visit from time...

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Simon Wants To Help eCommerce Brands Get Into The Mall
Simon Wants To Help eCommerce Brands Get Into The Mall
December 01, 2017  |  Retail

While it seems like much of physical retail is trying to figure out how to better emulate eCommerce brands, eCommerce startups are actually trying to...

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Startup STATE Optical Competes With Warby Parker
Startup STATE Optical Competes With Warby Parker
November 20, 2017  |  Retail

STATE Optical, a Chicago eyewear startup, is going after the market by hawking high-end glasses that are designed and made in the U.S. According to...

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Petco Goes Subscription Commerce With PupBox
Petco Goes Subscription Commerce With PupBox
November 16, 2017  |  Subscriptions

Petco expands its digital offerings by entering the subscription box business through its acquisition of online startup PupBox. According to news from Chain Store Age, the entire...

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PayKey Launches Smart Mobile Payments Keyboard
PayKey Launches Smart Mobile Payments Keyboard
October 20, 2017  |  Digital Banking

Mobile banking startup PayKey, which offers a smartphone keyboard designed for millennial banking customers, has raised $10 million in Series B funding, bringing its total...

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Dimon’s Bitcoin Diss Used In Cryptocurrency Startup’s Ad
Dimon’s Bitcoin Diss Used In Cryptocurrency Startup’s Ad
October 12, 2017  |  Bitcoin

JPMorgan chief executive officer Jamie Dimon’s recent comments that Bitcoin is a “fraud” have prompted outrage by one cryptocurrency startup. The firm is using Dimon’s...

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Putting The Sparkle In Non-Alcoholic Cocktails
Putting The Sparkle In Non-Alcoholic Cocktails
October 11, 2017  |  Retail

Like most innovators, Sharelle Klaus, CEO of DRY Sparkling, was first and foremost a person with a problem: She was a pregnant foodie, suddenly unable to...

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