August 08, 2024 How a network of ex-Tesla employees created $10 billion worth of U.S. clean-energy investments From new batteries to EV chargers to battery recycling, ex-Tesla employees are creating a web of new entries into the clean energy space. Here’s what they say working at Tesla taught them. BY Adele Peters At a former steel … Continue reading How a network of ex-Tesla employees created a $10 billion worth of clean energy startups
Understand the roles of earned media and crisis communications under the PR umbrella and why startups need all three for success. Shama Hyder on May 17, 2024 You’ve got a solid business plan and secured funding, and you are eager to introduce your brand to the media. You’re told that you need PR, which … Continue reading Why startups need more than just press releases
May 24, 2024 The formula for billion-dollar startups Follow the ALICE method to give your opportunity for unicorn status BY Tim Ringel I love working with startups. Entrepreneurship is inspiring in all its forms, and working with founders will often open up your team’s creativity to all kinds of new and exciting possibilities. Yet, despite the … Continue reading The formula for billion-dollar startups
May 02, 2024 African climate startups have a huge funding gap. Here’s what experts say The money raised by climate tech startups last year was more than a third of all funds raised by startups in Africa in 2023. BY Associated Press When Ademola Adesina founded a startup to provide solar and battery-based power subscription packages … Continue reading African climate startups have a huge funding gap. Here’s what experts say
April 22, 2024 Why solid-state battery startups need better branding EV battery companies haven’t had to worry about building a brand as EV makers have picked up the communications slack. That needs to change. BY Matt Owens For several years, investors (and futurists) have been waiting impatiently for the arrival of solid-state EV batteries. They … Continue reading Why solid-state battery startups need better branding
March 22, 2024 Ukraine’s tech sector has proved resilient in wartime. Women’s startups have offered hope Martial law prohibits most men of military age from leaving the country, creating a need and space for female tech entrepreneurs at home and abroad. BY Reuters War in Ukraine has pushed women into more leadership roles in its growing … Continue reading Ukraine’s tech sector has proved resilient in wartime. Women’s startups have offered hope
The FTC is investigating Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet’s investments into AI startups The companies have 45 days to respond to the agency. Pranav Dixit Updated Fri, Jan 26, 2024 The FTC is investigating Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet’s investments into AI startups The Federal Trade Commission is launching an inquiry into massive investments made by … Continue reading The FTC is investigating Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet’s investments into AI startups
IBM bets $500M on business-focused AI startups Radek Zielinski / Nov 7, 2023 IBM announced today that it plans to invest $ 500 million in generative AI startups catering to business customers, signaling the technology giant’s entrance into the AI investment race. Generative AI, which can generate original text, images, audio, and more, has … Continue reading IBM bets $500M on business-focused AI startups
By Emily Price September 27, 2023 LinkedIn released its Top Startups for 2023 today. The list, which is now in its 7th year, highlights 50 companies based in the United States that LinkedIn says are gaining attention and recruiting top talent, based on LinkedIn data that measures growth and demand. To create the list, … Continue reading These are the hottest 50 startups in the United States right now, according to LinkedIn
By Issie Lapowsky July 14, 2023 In early 2022, shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began, Valentine Hrytsenko was driving his family to Lviv—a city in the westernmost part of the country that became a refuge for Ukrainians in the early days of the war—when he got a call from a software developer named … Continue reading How a security startup’s air-raid alert app is saving lives in Ukraine
