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The cofounder of a $750 million startup shares the question he asks investors...
Shaving startup Harry's, at just two-and-half years old, is still a baby by corporate standards, but it has some serious momentum behind it.The company says over a million people have bought its...
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The cofounder of TransferWise has invested in a mysterious fintech startup
Taavet Hinrikus, the cofounder of London fintech startup TransferWise, has invested in a mysterious payments startup called Curve, according to TechCrunch.The entrepreneur — who quietly took over as...
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14 perfect presents to buy the millennial entrepreneur
Becoming a young tech entrepreneur has arguably never been more appealing, with an increasing number of successful role models to look up to, including Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Box's Aaron Levie,...
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This biotech startup wants to access your brain through the microbes in your gut
A new biotech company aims to get into your brain — through your gut.Kallyope, which launched Wednesday with $44 million in financing, seeks to explore the interaction between the brain and the...
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San Francisco software engineers get paid 37% more than their London...
Software engineers in San Francisco are being paid 37% more than their London counterparts, according to recruitment firm Hired.The average salary for a London software engineer is £54,000 while the...
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These 15 startups didn't exist 5 years ago — now they're worth billions
Every week this year, another startup has reached a billion-dollar valuation. Whether these private market valuations actually hold water is another question.We've decided to rack up a bunch of these...
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The 25 hottest startups that launched in 2015
They may be only months old, but these startups changed technology in 2015. Take live-streaming app Periscope.It was acquired before even launching to the public, then capped off the year being named...
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How Uber cleverly controls its stock so it won't have to go public anytime...
Uber is currently raising more money — up to $2.1 billion— at a valuation of about $62.5 billion. The round will bring the five-year-old company's total amount raised to just over $12 billion.And as of...
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This startup was named the best place to work in NYC thanks to a unique...
On the poster of values at Button's New York headquarters, one stands out from the normal "have fun" and "live a healthy lifestyle" priorities of most companies."Provide omotenashi."Say what?"The...
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The 7 worst 'Shark Tank' pitches of 2015
For some entrepreneurs, the dream of being on "Shark Tank" ends up feeling more like a nightmare (one that ends with no deal).Here are seven founders whose companies were roundly rejected in 2015.SEE...
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In memoriam: 7 once-hot startups that shut their doors in 2015
As legend has it, 90% of startups fail.While the seven on this list collectively raised nearly $400 million in venture capital, these startups are only a few of the high-profile ones that ended up...
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The 19 hottest female-founded startups of 2015
Women may be underrepresented throughout the tech sector — but they're building some incredible startups, apps, and products.We've rounded up a collection of 19 female-founded startups that made the...
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This addictive new shopping website is the Kayak of clothing brands
Shazop could revolutionize shopping for high-end fashion online.It's a brand new comparison shopping site, where shoppers can select designer dresses, shoes, and handbags and from over sixty different...
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2015 was the year of media companies that died, then came back to life
On March 9, Apple unveiled the Apple Watch. Media sites flooded the internet with coverage of Tim Cook's every utterance. Thousands of words were dedicated to drooling over or hating on the shiny piece...
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London hotel ranking startup Top10 raised $12 million in funding — but now...
Top10, the London startup that showed travelers the 10 best hotels in any given city, has shut down.CEO Tom Leathes confirmed to Business Insider that the company had shut down, and staff had...
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It took this startup 384 days to get its first thousand customers and to make...
Doug Ludlow and his wife had just moved from Los Angeles to their own home in the Bay Area when he had a revelation."I very quickly realized I was the least handy person on Earth," he jokes. "I didn't...
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A startup inspiring kids to code with DIY computer kits has been backed by...
Technology Will Save Us (TWSU), a technology startup focused on learning, has raised £1.2 million from high profile investors and several venture capital funds.The London tech company has a range of...
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Airbnb is being sued by a German woman who was allegedly filmed naked by a...
Airbnb is being sued by a German woman who claims she was filmed by a hidden camera as she walked around naked in her rental property, The Recorder reports.Schumacher was staying in the apartment with...
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The CEOs of shaving startup Harry's explain how they acquired a million...
Dollar Shave Club, with its reported two million members, may be the clear leader in the emerging men's razor subscription service market, but younger New York startup Harry's is catching up quickly;...
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Sadiq Khan outlined his plan to put London tech sector on a par with San...
London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan will today call on Westminster to devolve more powers relating to Tech City to the mayor's office, as he looks to put the UK capital on a par with San...
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