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by Our Source | Feb 26, 2020 | Startups
Warehouse fulfilment, construction, surgical and agriculture are key targets for automation Brian Heater @bheater / 8 hours I visited Boston last week and met with a number of robotics researchers, startups and established companies — more on that later — in the lead...
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by Our Source | Feb 26, 2020 | Startups
Senior citizens are not early adopters of new technology; many of our 65+ friends and family might not use much tech in the first place. That said, two-thirds of America’s 50 million seniors use the internet and more than 40% own a smartphone, according to a 2017 Pew...
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by Our Source | Feb 26, 2020 | Startups
As Silicon Valley’s entrepreneurs cluster around the worldview that artificial intelligence is poised to change how we work, investors are deciding which use cases make the most sense to pump money into right now. One focus has been the relentless communication...
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by Our Source | Feb 26, 2020 | Startups
Some of Latin America’s leading venture capital investors are now backing hotel chains. In fact, Ayenda, the largest hotel chain in Colombia, has raised $8.7 million in a new round of funding, according to the company. Led by Kaszek Ventures, the round will support...
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by Our Source | Feb 26, 2020 | Startups
[Editor’s note: Want to get this weekly review of news that startups can use by email? Just subscribe here.] How well do Robinhood’s financials stack up against incumbent online brokerages? While we wait for the seven-year-old company’s long-planned IPO, Alex Wilhelm...
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by Our Source | Feb 26, 2020 | Startups
Financial services startups raised less money in 2019 than they did in 2018 as VC firms looked to back late stage firms and focused on developing markets, a new report has revealed. According to research firm CB Insights’ annual report published this week, fintech...
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