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.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Rocket Internet Fund Gets $1B To Invest In Startups
Rocket Internet Fund Gets $1B To Invest In Startups
January 20, 2017  |  Startups

Big news from German startup investment company Rocket Internet suggests it plans to come back strong in 2017. Rocket Internet just recently closed a new...

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Flipkart Funds Parenting Startup TinyStep
Flipkart Funds Parenting Startup TinyStep
January 19, 2017  |  Retail

Online and mobile parenting social network and parenting guide startup TinyStep recently received a $2 million investment from India’s largest eCommerce firm, Flipkart. The Bangalore-based...

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Sneaker Startup Stadium Goods In $4.6M Series A
Sneaker Startup Stadium Goods In $4.6M Series A
January 13, 2017  |  Retail

Well, when you sell Yeezys, you’re bound to get noticed. Stadium Goods, a streetwear and sneaker consignment startup, first opened up shop in New York...

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Drone Startup Lily Robotics Shuts Down
Drone Startup Lily Robotics Shuts Down
January 13, 2017  |  Retail

Things appeared to be going alright for drone startup Lily Robotics up until recently. In December, reports suggested Snapchat was eyeing the drone startup as...

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Payroll Disrupting Startup Activehours Raises $22M In Venture Capital
Payroll Disrupting Startup Activehours Raises $22M In Venture Capital
January 10, 2017  |  Investments

Money is flowing into the coffers of one startup that is looking to change the way paychecks are paid. TechCrunch reported that Activehours has grabbed...

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A Kinder, Gentler Debt Collector?
A Kinder, Gentler Debt Collector?
January 10, 2017  |  Innovation

They say that necessity is the mother of invention. “I came from a poor immigrant background,” said Hanif Joshaghani, cofounder and CEO of Canadian FinTech...

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Microsoft Vets Launch Rwanda eCommerce Startup
Microsoft Vets Launch Rwanda eCommerce Startup
December 23, 2016  |  eCommerce

Two former Microsoft employees, Joanna Bichsel and Amanda Arch, have recently launched a women’s health care eCcommerce startup in Rwanda called Kasha. The company’s online...

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