When we first wrote about Chowbotics, their salad-making robot stirred a bit of controversy. The company promises to bring nutritious dining options to offices that don’t have a big cafeteria and budget to employ full-time chefs. But their robot, Sally, threatens to put a number of people out of work. Chowbotics Executive Chairman Rich Page gives us his thoughts. Read More Apple Fellow Rich Page on ‘stealing jobs’ and Chowbotics’ salad-making ...This entry was posted in Gadgets robotics Startups TC on April 3, 2017 by Lora Kolodny
A Santa Clara, Calif. startup called JoyRun has raised about $10 million in Series A and seed funding for its peer-to-peer food and drinks delivery app. Floodgate led the $8.5 million Series A round in JoyRun, and Norwest Venture Partners led the company’s earlier $1.3 million seed round. Other investors joining both rounds included: Visionnaire Ventures, Morado Ventures, CrunchFund… Read More JoyRun, a food delivery app with a twist, raises $8.5 ...This entry was posted in Fundings & Exits Mobile mobile apps Startups TC Venture Capital on March 30, 2017 by Lora Kolodny
Apple has bigger fish frying in the world of intellectual property. But it must be a relief that an IP court in Beijing has handed the smartphone pioneers a win. On Friday, the courts overturned a May 2016 ruling that said Apple had violated desi... A win for Apple in Beijing as court overturns iPhone ...This entry was posted in Asia China hardware iPhone 6 Mobile smartphones TC and tagged apple on March 26, 2017 by Lora Kolodny
According to a report from Google.org, the search giant’s philanthropic arm, 74% of students globally have little or no internet connectivity, 221 million students in schools are being taught in a language that is foreign to them, and 32 million students school-aged children can’t even reach traditional classrooms because of violent conflict and displacement. Now, Google.org… Read More Google.org grants $50 million to nonprofits striving for equal access ...This entry was posted in Apps Education Mobile Philanthropy TC on March 21, 2017 by Lora Kolodny
A startup called LimeBike has raised $12 million in venture funding to make Chinese-style bike sharing mainstream in the US. Andreessen Horowitz led the round joined by IDG Ventures, DCM Ventures and other investors who declined to be named. In C... LimeBike raises $12 million to roll out bike sharing without ...This entry was posted in Collaborative Consumption Fundings & Exits Mobile Startups TC Transportation Venture Capital on March 15, 2017 by Lora Kolodny
A startup called LimeBike has raised $12 million in venture funding to make Chinese-style bike sharing mainstream in the US. Andreessen Horowitz led the round joined by IDG Ventures, DCM Ventures and other investors who declined to be named. In C... LimeBike raises $12 million to roll out bike sharing without ...This entry was posted in Collaborative Consumption Fundings & Exits Mobile Startups TC Transportation Venture Capital on March 15, 2017 by Lora Kolodny
Food delivery startups abound in the U.S., but few of them deliver to customers in second cities and smaller towns. From early pioneers like Grubhub to newer services like DoorDash, food delivery businesses have tended to focus on urban areas with a high concentration of restaurants and people who frequently order takeout. Now, New Orleans Saints Quarterback, philanthropist and angel… Read More NFL’s Drew Brees backs Waitr to make takeout easy in ...This entry was posted in Fundings & Exits Mobile Startups Venture Capital on March 10, 2017 by Lora Kolodny
Nearly 80% percent of American adults have smartphones these days, according to Pew Research. And the kids are catching up, studies from the Kaiser Family Foundation suggest. Now, an education tech startup called Nearpod has raised $21 million in... Nearpod raises $21 million to turn mobile devices into a ...This entry was posted in Apps Education Mobile Startups TC Venture Capital on March 1, 2017 by Lora Kolodny
Photo-printing services abound online, from dot-com-era brands like Shutterfly to services launched through the years by Apple, Amazon, Costco and Walgreens. Startups keep cropping up, too — no surprise given the number of photos people take and share these days, thanks to the proliferation of smartphones and social media. Now, one photo-printing startup called Chatbooks has raised… Read More Chatbooks raises $11.5 million to put photo printing on autopilotThis entry was posted in Apps Fundings & Exits Mobile Startups TC Venture Capital on February 7, 2017 by Lora Kolodny
Messaging apps can amass a lot of user data over time including everything from personal photos and videos users have shared to records of who they talk to most, where they’ve been, and what online financial services they use. Over the last few years, more and more of these messaging apps began to offer end-to-end encryption to win over users who want privacy at least as much as they… Read More Viber now lets users set photos and videos to disappear ...This entry was posted in Apps Mobile Security on February 5, 2017 by Lora Kolodny