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April 12, 2018
Criminal records, driving records, employment verifications. Companies that use on-demand employees need to know that all the boxes have been checked before they send workers into the world…
Read articleMarch 23, 2018
Dropbox, after more than a decade, finally went public this morning — and the stock soared more than 40% in its initial trading, making it a marquee success…
Read articleMarch 22, 2018
Microbiome therapeutics, Photoshop for augmented reality, and cancer treatments were some of the ideas presented at Day 2 of startup accelerator Y Combinator’s Winter 2018 Demo Day. YC…
Read articleMarch 21, 2018
Microbiome pills, gambling for one-on-one video games and potential cancer cures were the highlights from legendary startup accelerator Y Combinator’s Winter 2018 Demo Day 2. You can read about…
Read articleMarch 21, 2018
Biotech, robotics, and fintech startups took the spotlight today at Y Combinator’s 26th Demo Day. This batch features 141 total companies from 23 countries, with presentations spread over…
Read articleMarch 20, 2018
Autonomous cargo shipping, voice games and a camera that fits in a catheter were amongst the most impressive startups that launched yesterday at the Y Combinator Winter 2018…
Read articleMarch 19, 2018
Autonomous vehicles are increasingly becoming the shiny object in Silicon Valley. But the opportunity doesn’t just extend to cars driving around the streets of a major metropolitan area,…
Read articleMarch 19, 2018
Online gamers love to talk a big game, but how willing are they to put their money with their mouth is? Players Lounge is a home for gamers…
Read articleMarch 16, 2018
The Tingles team has not done much in the way of promotion, but the app has already built a fairly sizable following in its community. That’s one of…
Read articleMarch 16, 2018
Developer bootcamps — several-month training programs that are designed to help people get up to speed with the technical skills they need to become a developer — exploded…
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