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.

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Startups Compete With Facebook For Home Services
Startups Compete With Facebook For Home Services
June 05, 2018  |  Retail

Consumers who want to hire a home services professional to, say, fix a broken air conditioner, are sometimes faced with a dilemma: Who do they...

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Bitcoin Daily: Blockchain Hits 25M Wallet Milestone, Crypto Startup Paxos Notches $65M In Funding
Bitcoin Daily: Blockchain Hits 25M Wallet Milestone, Crypto Startup Paxos Notches $65M In Funding
June 01, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Crypto startup Paxos has notched $65 million in funding to expand its operations, Reuters reported. Investors included Liberty City Ventures and RRE Ventures, along with...

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Startup Roundup: Letting The Machines Do Their Thing
Startup Roundup: Letting The Machines Do Their Thing
May 31, 2018  |  Startup Roundup

Robots aren’t going to take over every human job, but they are certainly changing what types of jobs humans need to do, as well as...

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Google Partners With Orange For EMEA Investments
Google Partners With Orange For EMEA Investments
May 31, 2018  |  Google

Google has invested in startups around the world through entities such as CapitalG and GV (formerly Google Ventures) – and its parent, Alphabet. But on...

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FitPay: Borrowing Security Across The IoT
FitPay: Borrowing Security Across The IoT
May 31, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing rapidly – too rapidly, some would say. The proliferation of connected devices on the market can make securing...

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Nanopay: Growth Means Building Beyond The Niche
Nanopay: Growth Means Building Beyond The Niche
May 30, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

There are three things on the mind of nanopay‘s CEO Laurence Cooke: Emerging markets, cross-border business-to-business (B2B) transactions, and capital markets and treasury. Cooke said that,...

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Daimler Takes Stake In Ride-Hailing Startup Taxify
Daimler Takes Stake In Ride-Hailing Startup Taxify
May 30, 2018  |  Investments

Daimler, the German carmaker that owns Mercedes-Benz, has acquired a stake in Taxify, the ride-booking startup, in a round of fundraising that gives Taxify a valuation...

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Rocket Internet Eyes AI, FinTech Investments
Rocket Internet Eyes AI, FinTech Investments
May 29, 2018  |  Investments

Rocket Internet, the Germany eCommerce company, is aiming to invest in financial technology and artificial intelligence startups with the $3 billion in cash it has, reports...

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The Gig Economy Sizzles, Autonomous Cars Fizzle And Victoria’s Secret Needs To Bring Sexy Back
The Gig Economy Sizzles, Autonomous Cars Fizzle And Victoria’s Secret Needs To Bring Sexy Back
May 25, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Fizzle of the Week: Victoria’s Secret Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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