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The 'Airbnb for cars' is launching in the UK — but there's a catch
LONDON — Turo, an American startup that lets you rent your car to strangers, is launching in the UK.But there's just one catch: You can't actually use it to rent out your car.To begin with, individual...
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The cofounder of Yo! and $16,000 smartphone company Sirin has a new startup baby
Moshe Hogeg, a serial entrepreneur from Israel with multiple businesses to his name, has found a new startup to back with his millions called Dragonera.Dragonera has developed a service that can...
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The 38 most valuable enterprise startups of 2016
2016 was an odd year when it came to venture funding.While there was still plenty of money available, investors weren't as generous with their terms as they were during their check-writing frenzy of...
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Two top executives just left secretive startup Faraday Future before its big...
Faraday Future, the troubled electric car startup, was just dealt another blow.Two top executives have left the company before the startup's big car reveal at the Consumer Electronics Show in early...
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33 startups to watch in 2017, according to VC investors
2017 is almost here and it's once again time to predict which startups will take the tech industry by storm.Who better to ask than the startup experts, the VCs that watch the industry, guide the...
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Rent The Runway, the 'Netflix for dresses,' just raised another $60 million...
The "Netflix for dresses" startup, Rent The Runway, has proven it can make a profit — an achievement rewarded with a $60 million investment from Fidelity meant to accelerate its growth, the company...
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The 27 best startups that launched this year
Great businesses can be launched any time, even when there's a downturn in funding.While 2016 might have spelled trouble for some well-established startups, it also saw the birth of companies tackling...
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Ava is a wearable fertility-tracking device — and it's coming to Europe
Tracking fertility isn't easy, but it can be, says Lea von Bidder, cofounder of fertility tracking company Ava.Ava's £199 (€249, $199) sensor bracelet, worn only at night, tracks changes across nine...
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NEW UNICORNS: Meet the 14 startups that grew to be worth billions in 2016
In Silicon Valley, a "unicorn" is a company with a billion-dollar valuation. Its name implies how rare it should be to reach that status.But as more money pours into startups — a prominent trend over...
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A founder-turned-venture-capitalist reveals how to not get trampled by a...
As a product-obsessed entrepreneur and investor, I rarely focus on financing mechanics in the start-up world. It tends to be a binary outcome, and people should join a venture for the team and mission...
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Twitter cofounder Evan Williams lays off one-third of staff at Medium, closes...
Medium is laying off one-third of its staff — roughly 50 people — as the company changes its course, according to a post from its founder and CEO Evan Williams. The Twitter cofounder announced on...
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Lastminute.com founder Brent Hoberman explains why the UK will find it harder...
Brent Hoberman, the cofounder of Lastminute.com and a serial entrepreneur, believes that the UK will have even less chance of building technology companies with $10 billion (£8 billion) valuations if...
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The 21 hottest female-founded startups to watch in 2017
There's never been a better time to be a woman in the startup world.There's no denying we have a long way to go. After all, venture capital firms are made up of mostly men, and some continue to suggest...
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Microsoft and Qualcomm invested in an Israeli startup factory set up by 3...
Microsoft and Qualcomm have made an investment in an Israeli startup facility set up by three former members of the Israeli Defence Force (IDF).Team8, founded by Nadav Zafrir, Liran Grinberg, and...
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$5 billion Atlassian is paying $425 million for Trello, a beloved...
Atlassian, Australia's publicly traded $5 billion productivity software company, is buying the popular collaboration app Trello in a deal valued at $425 million — $360 million in cash, and $65 million...
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The VC firm set up by Skype's billionaire founder has backed a barcode...
Atomico, the venture capital company set up by Swedish billionaire Niklas Zennström, the cofounder of Skype, has backed a barcode scanning startup called Scandit in a $7.5 million (£6.2 million)...
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Swedish payments startup iZettle has raised €60 million to fuel its growth
iZettle, a Swedish startup that allows individuals and small businesses to accept card payments via an app and a small card reader, has raised €60 million (£52 million, or $63 million) to fuel its...
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Appetite for Just Eat takeaways slowed down in the last quarter
Shares in food delivery service Just Eat fell on Tuesday as the London food startup published its annual results, which show that food orders slowed at the end of 2016.Just Eat orders rose 38% in the...
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The UK CEO for taxi app Gett has left the company
Remo Gerber, the UK CEO and managing director for Gett in Western European, has left the taxi company amid increasing competition from rival taxi apps.The news was confirmed by a spokesperson for...
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The world's largest tech investment fund is almost ready for business, but it...
Billionaire Masayoshi Son's company, SoftBank, is currently putting the finishing touches on a $100 billion investment fund called the SoftBank Vision Fund.The fund is expected to be the world's...
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