Founded in 2016, Increff is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider. Its goal is to help brands collect data for algorithms that deliver the best business advice, with the goal of increasing sales and supply chain efficiency. For our Names With Stories series, Anshuman Agarwal, Co-founder and COO of Increff, discusses the origin of the brand name, […]
Teylor offers fully digital, fast and easy loans for German businesses. Applicants don’t need to go to the bank, use any paper or wait for a callback. The entire loan application can be completed from their home or office, using a computer or a smartphone. We discuss with Patrick Stäuble, CEO & Founder of Teylor […]
Natu Myers is an entrepreneur, investor, and founder of Raises.com, a platform that helps founders save months of time and millions of dollars in the process of raising funds for their business. We discuss how the idea for the project was born, the process of choosing the right name, and what’s next for Raises in this interview.
Overview The consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, record inflation, and market turbulence have led global venture capital financing to decline by $10 billion to $52 billion in February 2022, Crunchbase data shows. Yet, it shows a 24% increase compared to last year’s same month ($42 billion). Forty-seven new unicorn firms joined The Crunchbase […]
To get a deeper insight into the story behind bitsCrunch we talked with Vijay Pravin. He is the Founder and CEO of bitsCrunch, a blockchain analytics company, that uses AI & ML to secure the NFT Ecosystem. To become trusted partners to our customers by providing differentiated products and services to help protect the NFT ecosystem. bitsCrunch […]
In October 2020 two entrepreneurs joined the On Deck Founder Fellowship, a community of founders at the earliest stages of starting a company. After desperately looking for “Calendly Open Source” on Google without success, they decided to move forward with the idea of building their own calendly alternative. And that’s how Calednso was born. With the […]
Visual Capitalist, founded in 2011 by Jeff Desjardins, creates and curates visual content focusing on the newest business and investment trends. The platform has gathered the 100 most valuable brands in 2021, determined by companies’ financial value and contribution.
Founded in 2019 by Aditi and Gaurav Oberoi, Hamples is a direct to consumer, a digital discovery platform. An E-commerce of free samples and mini-trial packs for everyone to try before they buy.The platform is designed to make targeted, at-home sampling accessible, affordable, and measurable for brands while helping them drive trial and awareness, collect […]
Overview Worldwide financing to private startups reached $61 billion last month, the fourth month in a row over $60 billion, according to Crunchbase data. $3 billion was invested at the seed stage, $18 billion in the early stage, and a little over $40 billion in the later and technology-growth stages. Forty-five new companies joined the […]
Founded in 2020 by Deepak Bala, Srikrishnan Ganesan, and Vignesh Girishankar, Rocketlane is a B2B software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that is building a unified workspace enabling customers to collaborate on onboarding projects. Srikrishnan Ganesan, Co-Founder & CEO of Rocketlane, discusses the origins of the company’s name, why they chose Rocketlane.com as a domain, and what’s new […]
Overview Mark Cuban is an American media mogul, television personality, and billionaire entrepreneur. He is the co-owner of 2929 Entertainment and the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, a professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Mark Cuban has invested in many successful companies and is well known for his affinity for mission-driven companies. […]
The startup curates private investing opportunities with high-growth potential across startups, gaming, real estate and crypto. New York-based Republic was founded in 2016 by Kendrick Nguyen, Léo Galley, Paul Menchov and Peter Green.