Data, data, data. It’s said to be the new currency. What is it telling you? How are you tracking it? Does it matter?
Bacteria may light up the future. Glowee, a start-up company based in Paris, France, is developing bioluminescent lights to illuminate shop fronts and street signs.
The most wonderful time of the year is just about here, whether we’re ready or not — but what the Earth is definitely not ready for is the impact the holiday season has on it.
“Safety is the biggest barrier for people who don't cycle,” British entrepreneur Emily Brooke tells Forbes. “You could be lit up like a Christmas tree, but if you’re caught in a vehicle's blind spot you can't be seen.”
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This Startup Sells Ugly Produce To Businesses—to Drive Down Prices And Carbon Emissions
We buy romaine “hearts” at the grocery store because, well, they look pretty. What many of us don’t know is that the rest of the lettuce, the outer leaves, is perfectly edible, but is shaved off to create those visually appealing hearts, meaning more lettuce is left on the field than is sold at the supermarket.
This Time 20 Years Ago, The Movies Worth Remembering Were All Directed By Women
You know what should have been No. 1 in April 2000? Any of the four movies directed by women that went on to become modern classics by comparison. On April 14, we got “American Psycho” and “28 Days.” April 21 brought “Love & Basketball” and “The Virgin Suicides.”
This Vaccine Refrigerator Runs On Evaporation Cycles
Coolar’s solar-powered refrigerators could improve the way vaccines are stored in developing countries
This Vaccine Refrigerator Runs On Evaporation Cycles
Coolar’s solar-powered refrigerators could improve the way vaccines are stored in developing countries
This Venture Capitalist Has Made a Science Out of Backing Women-Led Companies. Now She’s Helping Another Female Founder Perfect Her Pitch
When Anu Duggal returned to New York City eight years ago from India, the two-time founder and angel investor was shocked at how little venture capital was going to female-founded companies in the U.S. Duggal set out to bridge the gap by creating the Female Founders Fund.
This Water Bottle Wants To Change Your Life
As a go-getter from an early age, it wasn't surprising that Nadya Nguyen was only 23 when she created the Hidrate Spark water bottle. What's more surprising is that she's already expanded the company from one person to 20 - in less than four years.
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How 9 Latinx Small Business Owners Celebrate Their Culture
When these Latinx entrepreneurs looked at the landscape of wellness, beauty, clothing, books and even stickers, they saw a gap in Latinx representation — and an opportunity to fix it.
Medical Device Maker Siren Fetches $11.8 Million In Series B Funding
San Francisco-based Siren, a medical device maker company has developed a technology through which it is making smart, washable fabric wearables, has announced picking up $11.8 million as part of Series B financing. The round has been led by Anathem Ventures with participation from names like DCM, Khosla Ventures, 500 Startups, and Peter Thiel's Founders Fund.
Q&A: Jenny Costa, Rubies In The Rubble
Set up in 2011, Rubies in the Rubble saves surplus fruit and vegetable produce from the rubbish heap by turning it into delicious jams, relishes, chutneys, ketchups and other condiments.
Meet the Entrepreneur: Liisa Smits, Ignitia
In this interview, we spoke with Liisa Smits, co-founder and CEO of Ignitia, to explore how this agritech start-up can return weather certainty to farmers in the tropics. Ignitia provides the most accurate, hyper-local tropical weather forecasts to smallholders via SMS to reduce risk and loss for better harvests.
5Q’s With Shontay Lundy, Founder of Cadence Black Girl Sunscreen
I met Shontay Lundy through a quick DM! She is beautiful and smart, most of all an advocate for sun-care. Yes, sun-care for women of colour. I live for summer and it’s so important to protect my maturing melanin.
Food Waste Warrior Tessa Clarke Shares Her Favourite Ecological Tech Innovations
Tessa Clarke, co-founder and CEO of the food-sharing app Olio, serves up her favourite innovations in Vogue's September issue.
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