A German political party explained why it drove a van around London...
The political party behind an advertising van that was driven around London in a bid to get startups to move to Berlin says the German capital could become the next European startup hub following the...
View ArticleHere's how to decide whether or not you should pursue your startup idea
It’s tough being an entrepreneur. Sometimes we’re struck with brilliant startup and product ideas during romantic dinners and sometimes the brilliant idea we scribbled on our girlfriend’s napkin isn’t...
View ArticleBerlin and London are the hottest startup cities in Europe, but No. 3 is a...
In the wake of Brexit, somebody drove a mobile billboard around London with a message on it imploring startups to "Keep calm and move to Berlin."But as this chart from Statista shows, Berlin doesn't...
View ArticleThese 9 'future food' trends are changing the way we eat
In recent years, Silicon Valley has turned its eyes on the food industry. From coffee-infused gummies to lab-grown meat, the foods in development today are shaping the culinary scene of...
View ArticleAn investor in Facebook and Dropbox is recommending US entrepreneurs look at...
A venture capital fund with billions of dollars at its disposal is advising non-UK technology startups to consider shunning London as a possible outpost now that the UK has voted to leave the European...
View ArticleThe CEO of a healthcare startup was introduced to a VC with hundreds of...
Melissa Morris, the CEO of Network Locum — a healthcare startup that helps hospitals and GP practices to find cheap on-demand doctors — was introduced to venture capital firm Beringea by boyfriend...
View ArticleEmployees at this Silicon Valley startup don't eat on Tuesdays
Free food and startups typically go hand in hand, but at Nootrobox, a smart-drug company, team bonding takes a different form: fasting.In a profile in The San Jose Mercury News, Nootrobox cofounder...
View ArticleThese guys are giving 19 startups free office space in New York City for a...
Grand Central Tech is a bit of an anomaly in the world of startup "incubators," which usually give budding entrepreneurs money, mentorship, and connections in exchange for a slice of equity in the...
View Article74% of tech workers think Brexit is going to make the economy worse
A survey of 1,205 people working in tech has found that 74% of tech workers think Brexit is going to make the UK economy worse, not better. The research — carried out by government quango Tech City UK...
View ArticleThere's a dark side to some cuddling startups
This post was previously published on MEL, a new voice in men's lifestyle and culture covering what guys think about when nobody's looking.“Hug me, I’m 18,” the t-shirt in the photo reads.It clings to...
View ArticleStartups are 'desperately' trying not to raise money because they know it...
Here's a sign of how much things have changed in Silicon Valley in the past six months.Tech startups, which once eagerly scooped up VC funding just because they could, are now practicing a form of...
View ArticleusTwo cofounder Matt Miller: 'I'm essentially buying friends when I invest in...
Investors put money into technology startups for a plethora of reasons. Most want to get rich, some want to change the world, and others just have FOMO (fear of missing out).But usTwo cofounder Matt...
View ArticleLondon fintech startup DueDil is expecting to take $10 million this year with...
DueDil, a startup with a platform that allows you to see the financials of others businesses alongside several other insights, is expecting to take $10 million (£7 million) this year.The London fintech...
View ArticleSome good news for San Francisco startups struggling with rising rents
In addition to increasing labor costs, startups in San Francisco are facing monotonically increasing real estate prices. JLL, the real estate broker, shared their data on the average asking rent in San...
View ArticleWeWork just slashed its earnings forecast and told staff to be more frugal
WeWork is cutting its revenue forecasts by 14% and telling employees to change how they're spending money, according to a report from Bloomberg's Ellen Huet, who saw internal documents.The company cut...
View ArticleThe 19 best people in European tech to follow on Instagram
Getting to know the personalities of the high fliers in the European tech community isn't easy. They're busy people and constantly on the move. Thankfully, many of the top founders, CEOs, and investors...
View ArticleHow having zero experience in finance helped this founder build a $2.25...
Swedish payments startup Klarna is now a $2.25 billion company, but when CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski cofounded the company a decade ago, none of the three founders had any experience in finance...
View ArticleSilicon Valley's rebel investor talks profits, Trump, and how big investors...
Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya is an outspoken voice in Silicon Valley.The investor, who was born in Sri Lanka, started his career at AOL, then went to Facebook to lead user growth, increasing...
View ArticleThe 16 hottest Nordic fintech startups
Financial technology, better known as fintech, is absolutely exploding around the world right now, with new businesses springing up doing everything from online lending to handling...
View ArticleThe Oxford grad who was on 'The Apprentice' is launching a dating app that...
Vana Koutsomitis, a runner-up on TV show "The Apprentice," is looking to raise £120,000 for the dating app that she pitched to Lord Sugar in the final of the BBC show.DatePlay, as the app is known,...
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