Urban-X, the urban-tech startup accelerator backed by MINI and early-stage urban-tech fund Urban.Us, hosted a demo day today for its fourth cohort of companies at its Brooklyn HQ. The seven presenting companies offered solutions to issues plaguing modern cities, including toll-road pricing, energy and construction management, and even the inefficiencies of modern cycling helmets. In a […]
2018 Startups Are on Fire! The technology sector, (Technology Startups) more than any other, brings new and exciting opportunities to invest in startup companies each and every year. Whether a brand new idea being brought to investment by veteran executives of other companies who quit the old job to start on the new to small […]
A shakedown is happening in the financial world. While the traditional banking giants are struggling to retain customers, an emerging market of fintech companies are collecting them enmasss. In 2017, 13 fintech startups were valued at $1 billion or more, an achievement so rare Silicon Valley calls it unicorn status. A growing industry, their success […]
Big companies have a ton of advantages over their smaller, newer counterparts. They have more brand recognition and prestige, so it’s harder for them to fail. They have access to more cash and resources, so they don’t get boxed in by any single problem. They also have bigger networks of human resources, so they have […]
Everyone knows what “startup” means. It’s almost a synonym for the “low budget” and “struggling for survival” type of business. Sometimes, everything works out for the better though and the startup becomes a full-fledged business. There are a lot of startups’ success and failure stories on the Internet and all we can do is to get […]