Founders are always concerned with their level of equity ownership and the potential dilution. To better understand what the typical level of founder and VC ownership is upon exit, take a look at these S1 filings of 79 publicly traded tech companies. Read More>>
Monthly Archives: November 2016
Facebook Adds Built-In AI for Imaging to Mobile App
Facebook now lets users of its mobile app transform videos with artwork-inspired special effects in real time, thanks to the new deep learning system called Caffe2Go. Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer described the development of Caffe2Go and other aspects of Facebook’s long-term AI plans during a talk at the Web Summit conference in Lisbon. Read More>>
Making Stuff Is Hard: Lessons From Cleantech Hardware Startups
Dreaming, designing, building and deploying new kinds of hardware is tough in any business. But in the energy business, where change comes particularly slowly, developing new tech is an especially hellacious undertaking. Read More>>
It takes a certain type of person to work at a startup
There are plenty of reasons not to join a startup: the high volatility, financial instability, and uncertainty. However a chaotic environment at startups are a great way to build emotional and psychological endurance, which can pay dividends for a lifetime—at a price. Read More>>
Is Staples’ Watson-powered Easy System the future of B2B sales?
Staples has developed a technology solution called Easy System that aims to let companies order their office supplies by voice. Staples says it will begin testing Easy System with select customers before the year is over. It will also look to use Easy System to help it sell office supplies that it doesn’t carry. When an order contains a product Staples doesn’t have, the company will offer to find it and deliver it. Read More>>
Facebook slaps down Admiral’s plan to use social media posts to price car insurance premiums
UK insurance firm Admiral had intended to launch an app offering discounted car insurance premiums to first time drivers based on an algorithmic assessment of their Facebook posts. However the experiment has fallen foul of Facebook’s platform policy. Read More>>
Waterloo wows with demo of first working Hyperloop air levitation system
The University of Waterloo has a team dedicated to making a real, working pod system for the ambitious Hyperloop transportation system. The team got a test run recently, making the team the first to demonstrate a functioning, pneumatic levitation system on a test track using nothing but air to float their test objects. Read More>>
Tools that help startups scale effectively
Building a successful tech company should not be that exclusive — you should neither need a hefty amount of capital nor a degree in engineering, necessarily. If you have a great idea, you should be able to focus on that idea and not have to worry about building non-core parts of your business from scratch. Read More>>
Equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd launches an early stage digital health fund
OurCrowd is launching a sector specific fund fully focused on digital health — Israel’s first fund with such a focus. It will invest in early stage startups at the seed and Series A level. Fundraising is starting now, with a target of $50 million for the first raise. Read More>>
Rokid, the assistant that can see, hear and sing raises $50M at $450M valuation
Advantech, a Chinese investment firm, just led a $50 million dollar round in Rokid at a $450 million valuation. Rokid has been built from the ground up to recognize specific faces and unique voices and much of the company’s seemingly high value rests in its large intellectual property portfolio. Read More>>
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