Sentences with phrase «number of startups in»

Even with the volatility and bubble - like appreciation of Bitcoin, observers are noting that there is an increasing number of startups in Asia leveraging the cryptocurrency as a business model.

«There's a growing number of startups in Alberta, but the demand for the exemptions is really driven by Ontario.

It's becoming a huge market and there are a number of startups in the Philippines entering in this space, too.

[6] Do keep in mind though that investing in 25 startups doesn't guarantee you will achieve results similar to the Correlation Ventures study and that «sufficient diversification» is ultimately dependent upon a number of factors including the number of startups in your portfolio, industry representation, stage, risk appetite, et al..

Kushnir founded the company together with CTO Dr. Matan Protter, who holds a doctorate in image processing from Technion Israel Institute of Technology and has experience in a number of startups in this field.

The number of startups in Detroit is small compared to cities like New York or San Francisco.

The absolute number of startups in Crunchbase with at least one female founder has more than quadrupled in the last five years, from 117 in 2009 to 555 in 2014.

Not exact matches

One accounting puts the number of AI startups in health care, where I compete, at more than 100.

In the spirit of the series, rather than harping on the shrinking funding, I talked to a number of startup companies — Toronto - based Clickfree and SecureKey and Edmonton - based Empire Avenue — that have been successful in attracting venture capital money to find out how they did iIn the spirit of the series, rather than harping on the shrinking funding, I talked to a number of startup companies — Toronto - based Clickfree and SecureKey and Edmonton - based Empire Avenue — that have been successful in attracting venture capital money to find out how they did iin attracting venture capital money to find out how they did it.

In addition to the removal of Fielding as CEO, the startup is «taking a number of steps to improve Ripcord's culture, including but not limited to increased training, reporting mechanisms and Board oversight,» the representative said.

Frezza and Kleinbaum liken the arrangement to Amazon Web Services, which triggered an explosion in the number of new internet startups by removing the need to own one's own servers as a barrier to entry.

In recent years, an increasing number of tech startups have turned into big - time investments opportunities for VCs, and as a result, these funds have wanted to get in on the action to bolster investor returns toIn recent years, an increasing number of tech startups have turned into big - time investments opportunities for VCs, and as a result, these funds have wanted to get in on the action to bolster investor returns toin on the action to bolster investor returns too.

The co-working and co-living startup reached a $ 20 billion valuation in July, making it New York City's most valuable startup and spurring a number of acquisitions.

The startup is tiny right now, with only seven employees, but the founders have attracted a number of institutional and angel investors to help fund expansion in the face of demand from new customers.

We're embarking on a month - long experiment with Plasticity Labs, a Waterloo - based company that's one of a growing number of startups aiming to help employers track — and boost — workers» moods and motivation in real time.

A number of innovative startups, tech companies, and retailers are taking new approaches to navigate shifting tides in retail.

Startups are financially constrained in the number of employees they can hire, so they outsource many functions, like development, HR, finance, etc., to contractors.

According to the Small Business Administration, the number of startups funded by VCs in 2012 was an abysmal 300 of the approximately 600,000 new businesses started in the U.S., that means 99.95 percent of entrepreneurs did not gain access to VC for their new businesses that year.

A number of Canadian startups are focused on servicing the needs of business exclusively: Vancouver - based software developer Bit Stew Systems Inc. partnered with B.C. Hydro to build a program that constantly monitors data emitted by the two million home smart meters in the province; and New Brunswick - based RtTech Systems» platform monitors and gives «asset utilization and utilities consumption.»

Founded in 2011 by Chris Altchek and Jake Horowitz under the former moniker PolicyMic, the site is one of a number of rapidly growing, online - only media startups.

She was able to experiment in online marketing early on at startups in Toronto and San Francisco, when numbers of followers and likes weren't crucial to anyone's bottom line.

One sector that lagged behind was startups, as people become increasingly worried about valuations and stability at a number of firms as they either delay going public or struggle in the public market, such as Snap Inc. and Blue Apron Holdings Inc..

That goal puts it in competition with a swelling number of other startups trying to tackle the speedy - delivery space, including Instacart, which recently raised $ 220 million; the New York - based WunWun, which delivers small orders without a delivery fee in under an hour; and Postmates, which does the same but with a $ 5 delivery fee.

In fact, there are a number of startup hubs around the world that are regularly bringing great, innovative products and services to consumers, despite the fact that they are half a world away from the Bay Area.

In the course of the fascinating discussion, which ranges from Houston's early computer obsession to his ideas about building a successful startup culture, Houston boils down his advice for ambitious young people into an incredibly simple if slightly quirky three - part formula: a tennis ball, a circle, and the number 30,000.

This U.S. venture capital firm invests in a diverse set of industries, including RegTech startups for a number of areas, including government, healthcare, and financial applications.

The founders of a number of NYC startups, including Warby Parker, Birchbox, Flatiron Health, Seamless, Sweetgreen, and Doumar and Cerilli's old company, SinglePlatform, have all invested in the startup.

Firmer proof of its staying power can be found in how seriously big, established competitors like Microsoft, Google, and Facebook are taking it, and in the large number of startups hoping to eat some portion of Slack's lunch.

Growth: In 2016, the number of U.S. startups related to autonomous vehicles that landed VC deals nearly doubled to 14, and the total dollar amount invested shot up to $ 459 million from just $ 59 million the previous year, according to Pitchbook data.

Beyond Meat is part of a growing number of startups looking to make meat (or something very close to it) without animals in order capitalize on consumers who are attempting to cut back on the amount of meat they eat for environmental, animal welfare, and health reasons.

There is such a circumstance that exists in the newly expanded market of alcohol delivery, which is being pioneered by a number of tech startups that are making serious progress.

In the talk, which lasts a little over an hour, Jobs shares a number of stories from his time at Apple and NeXT (the startup he founded after leaving Apple), along with the lessons learned through both good times and bad.

At Wharton, Ulrich says, he has seen increasing numbers of students spend their summers in San Francisco developing their startups and then participating in Wharton's Semester in San Francisco during the fall — a program he pioneered a couple years ago to continue the foundation built during the summer.

Your startup may have the coolest technology in the world, but without people who believe in your product and service, who are willing to work for you, to buy from you, to do business with you month after month and year after year, then that $ 1 million number will be what it is for the majority of startups out there: only a dream.

«Certainly in the aggregate, (the number of) MBAs participating in startups and new ventures is going up,» concurs Karl Ulrich, vice dean of entrepreneurship and innovation at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business.

Not just startups, but a number of international companies like Essilor is also helping underemployed young individuals in India for entrepreneurship.

I can't directly compare the processors in both because Roku doesn't list the clock speed or number of cores for the Streaming Stick, but the startup has been pretty good at keeping up with the pace of technology with its hardware revisions.

In a vote today, the U.S. Senate passed a historic immigration reform bill whose provisions include a visa for foreign - born startup founders and an increase in the number of visas available to highly skilled workers employed by technology companieIn a vote today, the U.S. Senate passed a historic immigration reform bill whose provisions include a visa for foreign - born startup founders and an increase in the number of visas available to highly skilled workers employed by technology companiein the number of visas available to highly skilled workers employed by technology companies.

It could potentially designate areas for leaving scooters or cap the number of vehicles that each startup is allowed to deploy in each neighborhood.

With a sprout in the number of startups offering technology - backed solutions, farming and the way agriculture is perceived should change for the better.

In June, Uber closed more than $ 1 billion from a number of venture capital companies, led by Fidelity Investments, making it the priciest startup ever with a value or more than $ 18 billion.

Phin Barnes, a partner at First Round Capital and an investor in startup Modern Fertility, says the number of pitches he sees from companies addressing women's health care has increased about 10 times in the past five years.

The media startup, valued at $ 11 billion in its latest round of funding, says the number of «pinners,» or people sharing images and links, has doubled on its platform in the last 18 months and the number of searches on its service have increased by 81 % over the last year.

Change Number 6 is that Starting a Company means you no longer Act Like A Big Company Since the turn of the century, there's been a radical shift in how startups thought of themselves.

Storage industry granddaddy EMC (EMC) entered the game by buying the firm ScaleIO in July 2013, and there are a number of competing startups, including Nexenta, Maxta, and Nutanix, as well as Red Hat Gluster and Ceph.

As one of a select number of nonprofits in the accelerator, it's taking a unique path through the startup school.

It's also showing up in the number of MBAs who are anxious to work for smaller companies and startups that are, by nature, more entrepreneurial.

In fact, an increasing number of venture - backed startups are choosing to launch products on Kickstarter, in a symbiotic relationship that works for both the startup and the investorIn fact, an increasing number of venture - backed startups are choosing to launch products on Kickstarter, in a symbiotic relationship that works for both the startup and the investorin a symbiotic relationship that works for both the startup and the investors.

Venture capitalists can invest in startups or growing companies — however, it's worth noting that the number of businesses funded by venture capitalists has gone down in recent years.

Sanghvi, who expects the class of 2012 to chose the entrepreneurial route in similar numbers, believes there is a significant difference in this generation's startup intentions.»