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Dropbox acquires stealthy workplace messaging startup Zulip
Dropbox has acquired Zulip, a stealthy startup that was building a workplace chat product. The news was originally reported by TechCrunch after Zulip sent an email to customers asking them to stay...
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Africa’s tech scene is overrun by startup competitions — here’s how to do...
GUEST: This is a guest post by the managing editor at Ventureburn Michelle Atagana There is nothing revolutionary about startup competitions, especially in the tech scene, and even more so in Africa....
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Lyft slashes ridesharing prices during slower hours, claims to be the most...
On New Years’ Eve, it might cost you hundreds of dollars to get a ride to a party from ridesharing services like Uber or Lyft. But how about in the dead of night on a random Tuesday, when drivers are...
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AbilTo gets $6M to keep you happy, even when you’re not healthy
In digital health circles, the term “mental health” is out and “digital behavioral health” is in. A New York-based startup called AbilTo is among the most well-funded in that group. And the company...
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Amplify Partners closes a $49.1M to invest in IT infrastructure startups
Venture capital newcomer Amplify Partners has raised a new fund to invest in technical entrepreneurs building new businesses in the storage, networking, and Internet hardware space. Amplify announced...
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Skillshare debuts new Spotify-like membership model for online education...
Students can now pay just shy of $10 a month to access hundreds of online courses on Skillshare. The Skillshare courses were previously available for a flat fee — typically around $20 or $30 per...
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Hackers compromise EA website, use it to steal Apple IDs (report)
Hackers have broken into an Electronic Arts games server and are using it to host a phishing site that steals Apple IDs, according to a report from security firm Netcraft. The firm published the report...
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Augmedix nabs $3.2M for a Google Glass app made just for doctors
The day when your doctor wears smart glasses while examining you just got a little closer. San Francisco-based wearable-tech startup Augmedix has secured $3.2 million in funding from DCM and Emergence...
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Funding daily: Futuristic specs & street signs
It was an unceremoniously busy Wednesday on the deals beat, with just shy of ten startups closing venture financing rounds today. We saw a mix of health care, social messaging and enterprise-focused...
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China cracks down on polluters with surveillance drones
China’s urban sprawls are famously choked with smog. Residents are frequently subjected to pollution levels that are “barely suitable for life.” The government has adopted an unorthodox approach to...
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Procured Health gets $4M to find out why an artificial knee can cost $3,500...
The medical device market is so obtuse that most doctors are completely in the dark about how much it costs to buy a blood pressure monitor or a spinal screw. A small startup called Procured Health...
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Welltok moves to be a bigger player in mobile health with Mindbloom acquisition
Investment in mobile health is booming, and so are the exit opportunities in this “mhealth” sector. Earlier this week, the Seattle-based startup Mindbloom, which develops healthy-living mobile...
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Off Grid Electric gets $7M to ‘light Africa in a decade’ (exclusive)
Why do more people live without electricity today than when Edison turned on the first light bulb? For as long as he can remember, Xavier Helgesen has been fascinated with this question. And today, he...
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Using the ‘Net to take on a pharma giant to help a cancer victim
Update: Keith Knapp is also petitioning Bristol-Myers Squibb and Genentech, alongside Merck. Last November, Mikaela Knapp was diagnosed with an aggressive strain of kidney cancer, which metastasized to...
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Health intelligence firm IMS Health seeks valuation of $7B in IPO
IMS Health is prepping for an initial public offering, which could value the health-tech company at up to $6.97 billion. IMS said it expects to price its initial public offering at $18 to $21 per...
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Pinterest gets serious about ad revenue with new ‘promoted pins’
Pinterest is ready to generate some real revenue with its “promoted pins” service. The Wall Street Journal reports today that the company will start selling ads, the promoted pins, to marketers in the...
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Coursera names longtime Yale economics professor Rick Levin as CEO
Coursera has just named Rick Levin, a recently-retired president at Yale University, as its chief executive. The appointment is a bit of a surprise, given that Levin is a career academic and author....
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Clever, ‘one of the unsexiest ever’ education startups, solves real problems...
A small startup called Clever is helping teachers avoid one of the most painstaking parts of the job: Manual data entry. Clever’s product is designed to make it easier for teachers to enroll and track...
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The 5 coolest startup jobs of the week (3/25/2014)
So you want to join a startup? You’re ready for the crazy perks, long hours, and nagging fear that the company may buckle at any moment? With tech jobs plentiful right now, it’s not easy to discern...
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RelateIQ thinks it can beat Salesforce with better big data — and $40M
Salesforce.com rival RelateIQ has raised another $40 million in fresh capital at a valuation of $245 million. The Palo Alto-based big data startup helps employees and sales teams track key contacts....
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