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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Black Girl Sunscreen Secures $1 Million From Female Investor Amid COVID-19
This month, Black Girl Sunscreen (BGS) secured a $1 million dollar investment from a private female funding source.
Siren Raises $11.8m For Its Limb-saving Smart Socks
Can a pair of socks help those with diabetes avoid foot amputations? That’s one of the ideas behind Siren, a company that’s building smart, washable fabric wearables — the first of which is a pair of socks meant to help those with diabetes monitor their foot health and detect dangerous injuries early. They’ve just raised an $11.8 million Series B to help get it done.
At 25, Chaymeriyia Moncrief Has Launched The First Black Woman-owned Smartphone Brand
Chaymeriyia Moncrief, a tech entrepreneur from Alabama and founder and CEO of the prepaid wireless carrier, Tesix Wireless™ Network, has launched the “first black woman-owned smartphone brand.”
«Synlig, Usynlig?» – Manglende Mangfold I Barnelitteraturen
– Fremstillinger av mangfold i norsk barne- og ungdomslitteratur har økt de siste 40 årene, men hvordan oppleves mangfold i barnelitteraturen i dag?, spør Michelle A. Tisdel.
Journey’s End? Car Rental Companies Fight For Survival
Every May, as the mercury rises and thousands of tourists descend on Barcelona, car-sharing app SocialCar is typically bombarded with a flood of requests.
Patricia Scanlon’s Soapbox Labs Tech Speaks Louder Than Words
Patricia Scanlon clearly wouldn’t put herself in the cohort of tech entrepreneurs who lose sleep about raising investment from grasping venture capitalists. SoapBox Labs, the speech recognition technology company she founded in 2013, has just landed $6.5m (€6m) in series A funding, but she shrugs off the achievement.
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Three Fresh Approaches For Female Founders In Search Of Funding
You've bootstrapped. You've angel-ed and accelerated. You've won grants. Now you need big money to scale, and it's soul-crushing.
Christine Var Lei Av Å Bytte Gaver Som Ikke Passet – Laget Ønskeliste-app
Da Christine Steinsholt flyttet til Tønsberg sammen med sønnen i 2005, ville gjerne besteforeldrene i Boston i USA sende gaver til de to. Men mange av gavene passet ikke helt, og de var vanskelig å bytte. Det var da Christine fikk en strålende idé.
Going It Alone – Seenit’s Boss On The Challenges Of Becoming A Sole Founder
Emily Forbes was living and working as a filmmaker in South Africa when she realized that passionate and compelling footage is not the sole preserve of the professionals.
Innovative health app promises help for patients with £1.5 million investment
Innovative health app, Holly Health, marks a £1.5 million investment milestone with the help of Leeds-based non-profit NorthInvest. Promising better help for their 20,000-strong customer base...
How I Used Squid To Produce Light
Rey ultimately hopes to be able to bring light to the one in six people on Earth without electricity.
Do You Value Women’s Work Yet?
In the three weeks since people across the United States have been relegated to self-isolation in the interest of public safety, many Americans are discovering, for the first time, that women do a lot of work. And that women’s work is really hard.
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