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ICO funding soars above $4 billion as US regulators crack down
Christian Petersen/Getty The initial coin offering market has surged over $ 4 billion, according to new data from Autonomous NEXT. Regulators are increasing their oversight over the red-hot space as the market continues to attract traditional Wall Street firms. The red-hot market for cryptocurrency fundraising continues to reach new heights even as US regulators […]
3 alternative funding models that could help Heartland startups
GUEST: The Dow Jones may be at an all-time high, but entrepreneurial activity in the United States is close to a 40-year low. According to the Kauffman Foundation’s 2017 State of Entrepreneurship report, many startups face serious barriers because they are run by women or people of color. Geography also plays a part. According to the […]
Jimmy Kimmel (And His Baby Boy) Plea for CHIP Funding
Jimmy Kimmel’s pointedmonologues about the failures of the American health care system have transformed his late night show from a frat-boy hang-out to a vital voice of commentary and indignation, and he shows no signs of stopping. Last night, he returned from a week off to plead with America’s legislators to renew funding for CHIP […]
How a startup and funding boom is having a seismic impact on Europe’s economy
A sweeping new report about European startups from venture firm Atomico paints a picture of a cross-border ecosystem that is brimming with confidence and having a transformative effect on the continent’s workforce. “The State of European Tech 2017,” the third annual data set Atomico has compiled, was released today at the Slush tech conference in Helsinki, […]
The sugar industry has been quietly funding one of the biggest misconceptions in modern nutrition
Flickr/IRRI Photos Several studies backed by multinational food and sugar companies have claimed sugar isn’t that bad for us. These studies incorrectly suggested that eating fat is responsible for weight gain and obesity instead. New research is revealing how these studies were bankrolled by the sugar industry. Several recent studies backed by multinational food and […]
20 Canadian ideas to improve child health win Grand Challenges funding
Twenty Canadian projects have won Grand Challenges funding, among them an Uber-like connection that can help get pregnant women in Kenya to health care; a 3D printer project to provide orthotic devices for Nepali children with clubfoot and scoliosis; and a microchip that can figure out what pathogen is causing diarrhea in children in Bangladesh. […]
UK watchdog calls for transparency on online political ad funding
The UK’s Electoral Commission wants political parties to be more transparent about the people or companies bankrolling their online advertising campaigns during general elections. The independent body says British voters deserve the same transparency while browsing the web as they do looking at billboards and pamphlets. At present, candidates and non-party campaigners are required to […]
ScaleFactor Secures $2.5M in Seed Funding to Modernize Accounting for Small Businesses
PRESS RELEASE: Startup Taps Machine Learning to Empower More Intelligent Budgeting & Forecasting AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–November 9, 2017– ScaleFactor, the smart finance and accounting platform that enables businesses to operate in real-time, today announced a $ 2.5M seed round with Next Coast Ventures, Techstars Ventures, Firebrand Ventures, Matchstick Ventures, Edison Factory and Flyover Capital. ScaleFactor […]
FCC chair wants to impose a cap on broadband funding for poor families
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | MarsBars) Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai wants to impose a budget cap on the Lifeline program that helps poor people buy broadband and phone service. Under previous Chairman Tom Wheeler, the 32-year-old Lifeline program was expanded to let poor people use a $ 9.25 monthly household subsidy to buy Internet […]
