startups

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

Bitcoin Daily: Last Year’s Crypto Startup Failure Rate; Deutsche Börsem Swisscom To Create DLT Ecosystem
Bitcoin Daily: Last Year’s Crypto Startup Failure Rate; Deutsche Börsem Swisscom To Create DLT Ecosystem
March 12, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Deutsche Börse, IT services provider Swisscom and FinTech firm Sygnum announced they are partnering to create a digital asset infrastructure on blockchain. Together, the firms...

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JPMorgan To Combine Middle-Market Tech, Emerging Growth Banking Units
JPMorgan To Combine Middle-Market Tech, Emerging Growth Banking Units
March 11, 2019  |  Banking

JPMorgan Chase & Co is melding its middle-market technology and emerging growth commercial banking units to better deal with startups that become large companies at...

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SoftBank Launches $2B Fund For LatAm Tech Investments
SoftBank Launches $2B Fund For LatAm Tech Investments
March 07, 2019  |  Latin America

SoftBank, the Japan-based technology company, is rolling out a $2 billion fund that will target Latin American technology companies. According to a report in Reuters, by...

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Visa Celebrates International Women’s Day With A Global Challenge For Female Entrepreneurs
Visa Celebrates International Women’s Day With A Global Challenge For Female Entrepreneurs
March 06, 2019  |  VISA

On Friday (March 8), the world will recognize International Women’s Day — celebrated globally since 1975, when it was adopted as a holiday by the United Nations. In the...

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Chinese Tech Companies Reining In Perks, Laying Off As Economy Slows
Chinese Tech Companies Reining In Perks, Laying Off As Economy Slows
March 04, 2019  |  South East Asia

Didi Chuxing, the Chinese ride-hailing startup, ByteDance, the mobile app maker in China, and other Chinese tech firms are reining in perks such as free...

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Enterprise Security Returns To Top Of B2B Investment Mountain
Enterprise Security Returns To Top Of B2B Investment Mountain
March 01, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Cybersecurity returned to the top of the B2B startup investment list as three companies in the enterprise security realm landed nearly half of the $246...

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A New Approach To Bank-FinTech Collaborations
A New Approach To Bank-FinTech Collaborations
February 28, 2019  |  Startup Check-In

Banks have historically developed their own solutions for the marketplace, using sophisticated information technology (IT) and development resources. “If they wanted something for the marketplace,...

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Walmart Buys Israeli Startup Focused On Natural Language Processing
Walmart Buys Israeli Startup Focused On Natural Language Processing
February 26, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Walmart announced Tuesday (Feb. 26) it has acquired Aspectiva, the Israel-based startup that is focused on natural language processing capabilities. In a press release, Walmart...

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Amazon Debuts Third Alexa Accelerator Program
Amazon Debuts Third Alexa Accelerator Program
February 26, 2019  |  Alexa

Amazon’s Alexa Fund has announced the launch of the third year of the Alexa Accelerator, powered by Techstars. Up to ten companies from around the world...

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