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A tech CEO explains why he'd much rather run his startup in Beijing than...
I was born in Sweden, moved to Silicon Valley and then New York, but I founded a tech startup in Beijing and chances are I'll stay there. Why?Because in many ways, Beijing has been a better breeding...
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Airbnb really, really doesn't want you to call its new project a hotel
Airbnb has built a hotel.Of course, the company isn't calling it anything as crude as that. The startup has announced the formation of a new design studio, Samara, that has a mission of "exploring new...
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A Shoreditch software startup that makes conference calls less painful is...
UK software startup LoopUp announced on Monday that it intends to IPO on the London Stock Exchange.LoopUp is hoping to raise £9 million on the AIM market for its conferencing software, giving the...
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Lawsuit claims startup founders used company money to pay for strip club,...
Two brothers used their company's money as a "personal piggy bank," a new lawsuit by their former bookkeeper claims, before the startup shut down suddenly last week.Among the expenses attributed to the...
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Brexit threatens to burn Britain's bridge with a vital EU institution that...
The future of a crucial source of UK startup money hangs in the balance following the nation's decision to leave the European Union.That source is the relatively unknown European Investment Fund (EIF),...
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A UK startup factory is going to the US to find more money for its founders
Entrepreneur First, a London-founded technology incubator that helps technical individuals to build a startup, is hoping to tap into the deep pockets of US investors.The startup builder announced on...
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An elite dating app is trying its luck in edgy Berlin
Edgy Berlin might not seem like the most obvious city for an elite dating app to launch in but that's exactly where The Inner Circle expanded to last last month as it looks to appeal to an increasing...
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VCs have a new term for entrepreneurs who aren't Silicon Valley insiders
It's one thing to be a startup founder with a great idea. It's another thing entirely to know how to carry a conversation on cap tables, liquidation preferences, and building out a company's org...
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Startups are relying more and more on big companies to fund them
Startup funding has slowed quite a bit in 2016, with many venture capitalists and late-stage financers taking a much closer look at company fundamentals before plunking millions of dollars into...
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Thousands of Premier League fantasy football fans are signing up to this new...
US startup Play Togga is tempting players away from the Official Barclays Premier League Fantasy Football platform and other popular sites by offering a different squad-picking format.Launched in 2014,...
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Deliveroo couriers are protesting in London over pay
Deliveroo's food delivery couriers have been protesting in London after the company told them it is introducing changes to the way in which they are paid.Deliveroo has traditionally paid cyclists and...
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Deliveroo's UK MD came out to face an angry mob of food delivery couriers —...
Deliveroo's UK managing director stepped out of his office to address an angry mob of Deliveroo couriers on Thursday as they protested over the company's decision to change the way it pays its...
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This map shows what startups in Europe have the most funding
Europe is home to prominent startup and innovation hubs like Berlin, Stockholm, and London.However, the tech boom is diffusing across continental Europe and startups are emerging outside of the...
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These 3 Oxford grads just got over £1 million from VCs
London startup Onfido has raised new funding to help it scale its background checking technology.The undisclosed funding — believed to be a seven figure sum — comes from Salesforce Ventures, Talis...
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Deliveroo's CEO says couriers can choose how they want to be paid
Deliveroo is letting some of its riders choose how they want to be paid, according to the company's website.The move — outlined in a blog post on Deliveroo's website — comes after couriers protested...
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Deliveroo could soon start delivering more than just food
UK startup Deliveroo has made a name for itself over the last three years by delivering restaurant food from A to B through its web and moble app.The platform is simple. You open the app, put in your...
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How a 34-year-old former bodybuilder became one of the richest young tech...
Brian Chesky didn't know much about tech before starting Airbnb.The 34-year-old CEO majored in industrial design in college and dabbled in hockey and bodybuilding in his 20s. But now, he's grown an...
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The app that college kids once were crazy for has realized that anonymity...
For awhile, Yik Yak was considered to be the go-to app for college gossip. Its popularity ballooned and people latched onto the anonymous network. Its founders, Tyler Droll and Brooks Buffington, made...
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Deliveroo's UK MD: 'We communicated really badly to the drivers'
Food delivery startup Deliveroo has just faced one of the toughest weeks of its history. Several hundred of its couriers have been protesting outside the company's office in Central London over...
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Mark Zuckerberg: The way people start companies in Silicon Valley 'feels...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is a CEO who knows a thing or two about building a billion-dollar company. And he thinks that a lot of people in Silicon Valley are doing it backward by focusing on...
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