Sentences with phrase «number of startups trying»

There are a number of startups trying to make that happen.

Yesterday Beyond Meat, one of a growing number of startups trying to convince the public to swap burgers and chicken wings for plant - based alternatives, announced some pretty meaty news: Don Thompson, the former CEO of McDonald's, is joining its board of advisors.

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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.

Startups like Instacart and TaskRabbit have recently cut large numbers of employees and undergone strategic realignments, as they try to figure out crucial details such as how much to pay people and what profit margins to expect.

A growing number of people are trying to prove to investors, other startups and the world at large that it's possible to build a socially - minded business without necessarily having to be a non-profit.

I'm confident 2016 will be full of startups trying to help people find affordable health care and crunch the numbers on how to cure cancer, using the strengths of software and big data inside the life science industry.

In years past, a number of startups have tried to make e-gifting a bigger trend, including companies like Jifiti, Loop Commerce, Token and others.

It was also a time of VR mania, with a dizzying number of prototypes and startups trying to cash in on the VR craze with their own hardware or software take.