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The trial of Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes officially begins next week — and there’s more at stake than the fate of a disgraced biotech entrepreneur, and a company that’s now become synonymous with fraud. Indeed, there’s at least some element of Silicon Valley that’s also being put on trial, and at least a few entrepreneurs believe the fallout could outlast the trial headlines, particularly for female startup founders. The tech sector’s mantra of “move fast and break things,”… Source link

Resident works with desk top computers and laptops at Google Inc.’s tech campus at East London’s Tech City. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Google is closing its dedicated start-up space in London known as Campus. The Silicon Valley tech giant announced on Monday that it has decided “not to reopen” Campus in East London after it was forced to close by the coronavirus pandemic. “We’re closing Campus to support start-ups throughout the U.K.,” the company said, claiming that it can… Source link

In this article, we discuss the 10 best cryptocurrency startups to watch. If you want to skip our detailed analysis of these startups, go directly to the 5 Best Cryptocurrency Startups to Watch. Cryptocurrencies have exploded in value from humble beginnings in 2009 when Bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency in the world today that touched a market capitalization of more than $1 trillion towards the end of February, was created and launched as the first decentralized cryptocurrency. Since… Source link

– Courtesy of Google Europe Yesterday, Google for Startups announced the 30 tech businesses receiving grants from its $2million (approximately £1.5million) Black Founders Fund for Black-led tech startups across Europe. With less than 0.25% of venture capital (VC) funding going to Black-led startups in the U.K., and only 38 Black founders receiving venture capital funding in the last 10 years, Google for Startups is helping to level the playing field by helping Black founders… Source link

Google has selected 30 startups to receive a share of its $2M Black Founders Fund in Europe, providing these companies with a spot of cash, some valuable cloud services, and a bit of good old-fashioned networking among the Google crew. The fund was announced last fall as part of a company-wide effort towards “building a more equitable future for everyone,” alongside grants and new sponsorships. Over 800 companies applied and Google interviewed 100 of them, ultimately winnowing that… Source link

Spotify, Tile, and Match Group aren’t exactly startups anymore. Neither is Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, which last summer was valued at $17.3 billion. But these companies, which all rely on Apple and Google to host their apps, are locked in a battle with the tech giants that could trickle down to smaller companies and independent app developers. Several of these companies testified before a subpanel of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, chaired by Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN),… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Nikola Corp. shares came within a few cents of erasing all of their gains since the electric-vehicle startup went public last year, a sign investors are souring on its prospects after a series of snafus. The stock closed down 9.5% at $10.63 in New York trading Thursday amid a broader slump in EV stocks. That’s the lowest in a year and approaching the $10 level at which VectoIQ Acquisition Corp., the special-purpose acquisition company that acquired Nikola, debuted in June… Source link

CALGARY, Alberta–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Google for Startups Accelerator Canada announced today that ICwhatUC has accepted their invitation to participate in this year’s cohort alongside a small group of promising tech startups. This milestone is a major step for ICwhatUC towards its mission to enable the world’s mobile workforce to complete their work virtually. The accelerator is designed to bring the best of Google’s programs, products, people and technology to startups that… Source link

Roberto Inetti, Fred Burns, and Kedreon Cole. Three North Texas entrepreneurs—Roberto Inetti, Fred Burns, and Kedreon Cole—have been chosen to participate in the highly selective Google for Startups Founders Academy, a six-month program that aims to assist budding startups in growing revenues and gaining access to capital. The founders told Dallas Innovates today in a joint statement that they are three of 50 chosen for the equity-free program, which is comprised of… Source link

Google today announced the first cohort in its Google for Startups Accelerator: Voice AI, a 10-week program designed to pair startups with experts to help tackle product development, machine learning, and other technical challenges. The 12 companies selected will gain access to resources across Google’s programs and products, Google says, as well as to its people and technology. The pandemic appears to have supercharged voice app usage, which was already on an upswing. According to… Source link