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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TaskRabbit Acquisition Is Latest Move In Ikea’s Digital Strategy

TaskRabbit Acquisition Is Latest Move In Ikea’s Digital Strategy
TaskRabbit Acquisition Is Latest Move In Ikea’s Digital Strategy
September 29, 2017  |  Partnerships

TaskRabbit, the contract labor marketplace startup known and loved within the gig economy, has been purchased by Swedish home goods giant Ikea. TaskRabbit will become...

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Sizzle/Fizzle: AI Soars, Toys R Us Sinks And Start-Ups Struggle
Sizzle/Fizzle: AI Soars, Toys R Us Sinks And Start-Ups Struggle
September 22, 2017  |  Exclusive Series

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Jewel Paymentech Puts Banks On Par With FinTechs
Jewel Paymentech Puts Banks On Par With FinTechs
September 19, 2017  |  Startups

There’s one thing banks and FinTechs can agree on: Those old-fashioned merchant onboarding processes take way too long. But nimble FinTechs have been able to...

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Emailage Embarks On ‘FinTech Roadshow’
Emailage Embarks On ‘FinTech Roadshow’
September 13, 2017  |  Startups

Arizona-based startup Emailage — the identity verification company delivering risk scores to financial institutions (FIs) and online merchants based on customers’ email addresses — announced news...

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Easy Early Payments Drive Adoption For Tipalti
Easy Early Payments Drive Adoption For Tipalti
September 13, 2017  |  Startups

The timing of supply chain payments can be a point of contention between companies and suppliers. Tipalti CMO Rob Israch said both sides want to...

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Online Mattress Company Casper Tries Out Brick And Mortar
Online Mattress Company Casper Tries Out Brick And Mortar
September 06, 2017  |  Retail

Lie before you buy: Casper, the online bed-in-a-box startup selling mattresses by mail order, will soon allow customers to try those beds before having one...

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From AI To T&E, B2B FinTechs Rake $141 Million
From AI To T&E, B2B FinTechs Rake $141 Million
September 01, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Don’t let the lack of news about mega-grossing venture capital (VC) rounds fool you. This week’s B2B venture capital activity led to an impressive $141.2...

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Belle Cares’ Unusual Approach To Beauty On Demand
Belle Cares’ Unusual Approach To Beauty On Demand
August 30, 2017  |  Retail

When most people think of beauty there is an almost instant association with the young and the glamorous.  Sure there is such a thing as...

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