The inventor of Android is working on a new startup that makes high-end hardware
Andy Rubin, the man who created the Android operating system, is planning his next big thing with a new startup called Essential, according to a person familiar with the matter.Bloomberg first reported...
View Article18 of the hottest under-the-radar startups to watch in 2017
Silicon Valley and its New York counterpart Silicon Alley have long reigned as the main coastal hubs for tech innovation. Founders, venture capitalists, and tech employees flock to the Bay Area and New...
View ArticleThe company that made Prince George's dressing gown has raised £5 million
The company behind the dressing gown HRH Prince George wore when meeting President Obama has secured a £5 million growth funding round.My 1st Years, a children’s gifts personalisation site that was...
View ArticleHow a crazy tech 'university' and fantasy sports saved this former pro...
Mike Brown's short-lived time in the NFL made him grateful for one thing: that his mom made him keep his grades up in order to play sports.Thanks to that, today Brown has another dream job, as CEO of a...
View ArticleThis startup will ship you specialty food from some of the most famous...
There's no shortage of food delivery startups out there, but Goldbely wants to tap into something more than nourishment: nostalgia. The 4-year-old startup ships dishes from some of the best-known...
View ArticleA Chinese tech investor led a $30 million investment in a Dorset jet engine...
Chinese tech investor Kuang-Chi has invested $30 million (£25 million) in Dorset-based jet engine company Gilo Industries, valuing the firm at $80 million (£67 million), according to The Financial...
View ArticleStartups are shunning London's 'Silicon Roundabout' in favour of new tech hubs
Fewer entrepreneurs are founding startups around London's so-called Silicon Roundabout area, according to figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.Silicon Roundabout, the name used to...
View ArticleLondon startup Pact Coffee moved out of its office after failing to raise a...
Pact Coffee, a London startup that delivers fresh coffee to people in the UK, has moved out of its trendy office in South London.The office was spread over two floors of an old Victorian biscuit...
View ArticleFacebook is planning to open a startup incubator in Paris (FB)
Facebook COO Sherly Sandberg announced on Tuesday that Facebook is planning to open its first startup incubator in Paris.The incubator — known as Startup Garage — will be run out of a new €250 million...
View ArticleUS telecoms giant Verizon is launching a coworking space in London
US telecoms giant Verizon has announced plans to open a coworking space for up to 200 startups in London.The space, based out of an existing Verizon office in Clerkenwell, is being developed in...
View ArticleDeliveroo wants to hire 300 more UK tech workers to help it take on UberEats...
London food delivery startup Deliveroo said on Wednesday that it is planning to hire 300 tech workers in the UK.The company, which allows people to order food from over 20,000 restaurants that don't...
View ArticleHow the grandson of a World War II tank mechanic built an online marketplace...
LONDON — Andrew Jervis has the auto trade in his blood.His grandfather was a military mechanic during the second world war, and went on to create a successful mechanics and leasing company.His father,...
View ArticleA Tech startup spent £3 million transforming its office with a cinema, ice...
UK company money.co.uk is based out of a grade II-listed castle in Gloucestershire. The startup has given its headquarters a £3 million revamp and invested in a cinema, ice cave, and a "bored...
View ArticleJinn couriers have gone on strike outside the startup's office over pay changes
Couriers working for delivery app Jinn have gone on strike over pay outside the company's office in East London.Jinn, which operates an app that allows people to get things delivered from restaurants...
View ArticleDeliveroo's cofounder has built a new friend-dating app for mums called Peanut
The cofounder and chief technology officer of food delivery service Deliveroo has built a new startup called Peanut that is expected to launch next month, TechCrunch reports.Greg Orlowski, who...
View ArticleDeliveroo has launched a subscription service for its most loyal customers
Deliveroo has launched a subscription service called Deliveroo Plus in six UK cities.Those that sign up to the service — priced at £8.99 a month or £89 per year — won't have to pay Deliveroo's £2.50...
View ArticleMembers of a private club for 'elite' millennials want their money back
With the promise of access to the hottest clubs, most difficult-to-score tickets, and cultural events like Fashion Week and Art Basel, Magnises markets itself as the ultimate social group for "elite"...
View ArticleFrance has introduced an uncapped immigration visa for tech workers — digital...
France is introducing a new immigration visa for people working in the technology sector in a bid to help startups in cities like Paris take on rival firms in London and Berlin.The "French Tech Visa"...
View ArticleJinn couriers are set to protest in cities across the UK over changes to...
Couriers at delivery startup Jinn are making plans to protest in cities across the UK following an initial protest outside the startup's London office last Wednesday.The protests are set to take place...
View ArticleTech City UK picked just 7 startups outside London for a national company...
Government quango Tech City UK highlighted just how dominant it thinks London's tech sector is compared to the rest of the UK when it announced a list of its 33 British startups to watch on...
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