Funding Daily: Cyber-sec, gadgets, juice delivery… this one’s a truly mixed bag
Here are the day’s funding stories: Yext, a company that helps local businesses manage their listing information online, is gearing up to break out of …
It’s official: Everybody loves the idea of roads that generate solar power
Above: Sturdy solar panels could pave roads, highways, or even bike paths. Image Credit: Solar Roadways Last month, we asked whether solar roads could generate enough energy to …
How to get your own personal Holodeck, courtesy of gaming goddess Jeri Ellsworth
Image Credit: Star Trek: The Next Generation How can you leverage mobile to increase profitability for your company? Find out at MobileBeat, VentureBeat’s 7th annual …
Europe! Launch Your Startup At Disrupt! Apply to Startup Battlefield NOW
Last year we brought the juggernaut of TechCrunch Disrupt to Berlin, in the first ever Disrupt event on the continent. And after that incredible success, …
The Moon’s about to get a bit more crowded with this new crowdfunding campaign
$240,000. That’s how much these folks need to launch Israel’s first lunar mission. In a new Indiegogo campaign, Israeli non-profit organization SpaceIL is seeking enough funding …
Famatic Is A Social Photo Frame For Grandparents
In the age of social media and endless baby photos clogging up your Facebook feed, Dutch startup Famatic is another attempt at a hardware/software combination …
Tado Cooling Launches On Kickstarter To Make Your AC Internet-Connected And Smarter
Internet of Things startup Tado has today unveiled its most ambitious product to-date. The German company and maker of the Tado smart thermostat, which competes …
New bill could finally fix crowdfunding — if the sausage stuffers don’t get to it
Image Credit: Illustration by Eric Blattberg / VentureBeat This op-ed is authored by Sherwood Neiss, partner at Crowdfund Capital Advisors. People say that Washington, D.C. is …
Funding Daily: The revenge of the $100M round
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These smart headphones sound better than Beats & let you chat with musicians
Gary Chen, a serial entrepreneur in China’s music industry, never believed digital music content could be a significant revenue source for musicians. But fans who’d buy anything …