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Fast Company
Neal Ungerleider |
Y Combinator Is Touring Colleges This Fall Partners at the firm and Y Combinator alumni are visiting six different universities in cities across North America starting this week, to scout for promising startups.   |
Fast Company
October 2015
Evie Nagy |
This Company Raised $86 Million To Revolutionize The Tired, Boring World Of Socks Stance makes socks; despite a legion of avid fans, it isn't (yet) a household name. But the company has attracted $86 million in funding, including a $50 million series C in March and initial investment from celebrities. |
Fast Company
October 2015
Harry McCracken |
Indiegogo Is Getting Ready for Equity Crowdfunding Sites such as Kickstarter and its archrival, Indiegogo, have had a transformative effect on how startups bootstrap themselves. Why shouldn't the masses be allowed to invest in new companies and have a chance at realizing a profit? |
Fast Company
Neal Ungerleider |
Obama Administration To Open Wearable Tech R&D Center In Silicon Valley In addition to the Pentagon's contribution, the new institute will receive more than $90 million in funding from academia, corporate interests, and local governments for a total of about $171 million. |
Fast Company
Neal Ungerleider |
Report: $1.9 Billion Invested In Space Travel Startups Since 2014 Venture capital database CB Insights released the report, titled "Future of Frontier Tech," which also says that drone startups have raised $285 million since 2014 and virtual/augmented reality companies $1 billion. |
Information Today
August 25, 2015
Woody Evans |
Ingram's 1440 Accelerator Kick-Starts Future Publishing Ventures On Sept. 13, 2015, Ingram Content Group will unveil the results of 1440, a new incubator for publishing entrepreneurs. |
Fast Company
Daniel Terdiman |
Uber Plans IPO, Could Go Public Within 18 Months The San Francisco-based ride-sharing giant is expected to book nearly $11 billion in business this year and could file for an initial public offering in 18 to 24 months. |
Fast Company
Rose Pastore |
"Team USA" Seeks $500k On Kickstarter For Ultimate Robot Battle With Japan MegaBots, Inc., a team of American engineers who last month challenged Japan's Suidobashi Heavy Industry to a robot duel, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to build its battle bot. |
Fast Company
Pavithra Mohan |
StumbleUpon Fails To Secure New Funding, Lays Off "Dozens Of Employees" The social media site has struggled to keep up with giants like Facebook and YouTube, particularly in regards to being attractive to advertisers. |
Fast Company
Neal Ungerleider |
Square Reportedly Files For IPO Square, which offers credit card payments to small businesses, has become an increasingly powerful player in the crowded payments industry. |
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