Startup News

Uber loss grows in 3Q; company says it’s investing in future 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- November 15, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO — Uber’s net loss widened by $177 million in the third quarter as the ride-hailing giant continued to invest ahead of a planned initial public stock offering next year. Uber lost just over $1 billion from July through September, compared with an $891 million loss in the second quarter. The San Francisco company…
READ MORE
LocalGlobe, the London seed-stage VC, is raising a new fund aimed at Series B 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- November 15, 2018
LocalGlobe, the seed-stage venture capital firm founded by father and son duo Robin and Saul Klein, and one of the most active firms in the U.K., is gearing up to launch a new separate fund aimed at Series B. According to sources — and since confirmed by LocalGlobe — the VC firm is raising a…
READ MORE
6 Proven Ways to Win a Cannabusiness Pitch Contest 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- November 15, 2018
An insider’s guide to what works and what fails when presenting your company to potential investors.
READ MORE

H-1B alternative OPT for foreign students and grads hits record, as enrollment falls 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- November 14, 2018
Even as the number of new foreign students enrolling in U.S. post-secondary schools has fallen for the past two school years, the number of international students and graduates on a controversial work permit has hit record levels, according to a new report. In the 2017-18 school year, the number of active “Optional Practical Training” permits…
READ MORE
This startup got $2.3M to identify physical objects using diamond dust 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- November 14, 2018
Imagine coating an expensive part with a layer of diamond dust the width of a human hair, capturing its light pattern as a unique identifier, then storing that identifier in a traditional database or on the blockchain. That’s precisely what Dust Identity, a Boston-based startup is trying to do, and today it got $2.3 million…
READ MORE
Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Season 3 Episode 10: 'I Don't Know If I Can Drop F-Bombs on Elevator Pitch'0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- November 14, 2018
One entrepreneur has to rein in his enthusiasm after an excellent pitch meeting.
READ MORE