Tag: Startup

Menstrual cups (sometimes known as “moon cups”) have been around since the 1930s, and it’s been a bloody long period since we’ve seen much innovation in that category. Emm just closed a $1 million round of funding to add some smarts. The company adds an applicator and an app tracking feature to help keep an…

The technological advances happening within the space industry are nothing short of dramatic — from propulsion systems, heavy-lift rockets and increased payload capabilities to building commercial space stations to fill the gap when the International Space Station ceases operations in 2030. These are thrilling times, and TC Sessions: Space 2022, which takes place on December…

In 2016, Andrew Hoag, formerly a senior manager at Verisign and a web project lead at NASA’s Ames Research Center, founded Teampay, a platform that attempts to automate the software purchasing process for companies. Hoag’s insight was that the way businesses spend money is changing, particularly as they embraced digital transformation, and that visibility into…

Earlier this month, TechCrunch argued that startups looking to raise a Series C round were facing a uniquely difficult fundraising threshold. As Series Cs can be considered the first “late” startup stage, companies looking to raise the particular tranche appear to be running into backwash from the public markets, where tech valuations have come down…

Amazon’s Kindle lineup is arguably the gold standard for e-readers. They’re lightweight, have long battery life and can hold hundreds if not thousands of books. Amazon’s entry-level Kindle recently received what amounts to be a big upgrade, without much of a price increase. Previously, the base Kindle was $89, but the 2022 version comes in…

Brace yourself, America; VinFast is on the way. The Vietnam-based electric vehicle maker is taking the slow boat to California as it sends its first batch of 999 VF 8s, the company’s 5-seater electric SUV, to America aboard the Silver Queen, a Panamanian charter ship. The Silver Queen is expected to arrive in the Golden State…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Tuesday joined a growing chorus of Republicans criticizing Apple after Twitter owner Elon Musk claimed the tech giant threatened to remove Twitter from its App Store, strengthening the GOP’s ties to Musk and amplifying their shared criticism of major tech companies. Florida…

Have you ever looked longingly at the website of a posh hotel or resort and thought, “Man, I wish I could hang out there.” Well, thanks to startup ResortPass, that might not be as out of reach as you might think. The six-year-old company gives people the option to purchase day passes to more than…

If you’re thinking of starting a new business, you might be mulling where to locate it. This could help. Harrington Group International, a business software company based in Orlando, Florida, has published a survey ranking states (and Washington, D.C.) according to where it’s best to operate a business. Harrington used nine metrics that fell into…

Updated at 10:17 am EST Tesla  (TSLA) – Get Free Report investors see Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter as having both a negative impact on the carmaker’s share price and the potential to ultimately erode its underlying fundamentals, a Morgan Stanley survey indicated Tuesday. Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas, a long-time Tesla bull, noted the bank’s…