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Home security camera startup Canary says its first year sales were 'bigger...
Canary, an app-powered security camera for your home, finally hit the market in December of 2014, following a crazy-successful IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign in 2013 that raised just shy of $2...
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This travel app that shows journey results for lots of different providers...
Travel comparison apps like Skyscanner and Kayak have been downloaded by millions of people around the world but one company thinks they've been missing a trick.French startup KelBillet says the...
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German period tracking app Clue has over 2.5 million active users — but it's...
Ask Ida Tin what her goal is, and she struggles to come up with just one. The top of the App Store's health and fitness section would be nice, she says (she's only got to third place before) — or maybe...
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Here's how Edinburgh is quickly shaping up to become the UK's next Tech City
London dominates the UK technology industry but the Scottish capital of Edinburgh is well positioned to capitalise on a global tech market, The Times reports, possibly creating more unicorns in the...
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A former Uber VP believes European founders are leaving the Valley and coming...
It's no secret that European startup founders often relocate to Silicon Valley as they look to grow their businesses. The vast amounts of venture capital funding on offer and the huge North American...
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I WAS A CES NEWBIE: Here's what I learned in Las Vegas swarming with 170,000...
This year, I made my first pilgrimage to CES, the Consumer Electronics Show, the world’s largest tech event.With over 170,000 registered attendees, CES is a daunting trip for anyone.But if you can...
View ArticleThere’s an app that scans your food for calories in real time
This year's Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas has shown us one thing, that we've firmly arrived in the future of the quantified self. Apps and products all promising to measure and collate certain...
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The founders of Google DeepMind are investing in a startup that lets you talk...
The founders of DeepMind are about to invest in a UK healthcare startup after they sold their own artificial intelligence company to Google for a reported £400 million, the Financial Times...
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London startup Carwow has raised £12.5 million from the investors behind...
London startup Carwow has raised £12.5 million for its site that aims to help you get the best price on a brand new vehicle by introducing you to a range of dealers.The startup was launched by James...
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Anaplan just raised £62 million and became the North of England’s first true...
The North of England has a new billion-dollar technology company in the form of enterprise software firm Anaplan.The startup, founded in York, North East England, has raised $90 million (£62 million)...
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The app that wants to turn bite-sized stories into a YouTube-like empire is...
Hooked wants to turn bite-sized narratives into an empire as big as YouTube's, and Silicon Valley investors are starting to notice. Hooked turns narrative fiction into bite-sized stories that look more...
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A startup founder left Vietnam for America on a fishing boat when he was 11 —...
Today, Tri Tran is the CEO of a $300 million startup. But when he was 11 years old, he was boarding a 35-foot-long boat with his grandmother and older brother that would transport him from Vietnam to...
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The leader of Silicon Valley's hottest startup factory: Don't focus on growth...
Startups in Silicon Valley are expected to grow everything, and fast. Venture capitalists expect to see hockey-stick shaped charts, and often founders will try to "hack" growth to deliver that insane...
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7 startups that hope to become household names in 2016
What will be the next household-name app-based service like Uber? Where are the next “unicorns” – startup businesses which rapidly rise to a $1bn valuation?The biggest successes of the last few years...
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UCL has launched a £50 million venture fund to help academics commercialise...
University College London (UCL), a leading UK university, is going to invest £50 million in what it hopes will be the next generation of university spin out companies over the next five years.The fund,...
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Second Home has raised £7.5 million and plans to open in Lisbon
Second Home, the quirky East London office space, has raised £7.5 million ($10.7 million) from a host of big name investors to help fund the expansion of its current premises and open up its first...
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I tried out a startup that lets you borrow someone else's dog — here's what...
There's no shortage of well-funded startups that cater to dogs and their owners.BarkBox, a New York City-based startup, is a subscription-box service catering to dog lovers that's raised $21 million in...
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A Bristol startup has raised £7.7 million for its cloud software that helps...
Bristol startup Brightpearl has raised £7.7 million ($11 million) for its cloud management software that helps retailers manage their businesses. Total investment in the company now stands at £21.4...
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The government is set to charge UK tech companies £1,000 a year to hire...
Technology companies in the UK could soon be forced to pay £1,000-a-year for every skilled worker they hire from outside the European Union if immigration recommendations from a government committee...
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Investors dumped record-setting amounts of cash into startups in 2015, but...
2015 was a banner year for venture capital: investors poured $128.5 billion into ventures, and 71 startups became billion-dollar companies.But investors are starting to become more cautious with the...
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