Categoria: silicon valley
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France, Germany call for EU funding for tech start-ups
They want national initiatives to be complemented by EU ones in bid to compete more effectively against US, China Berlin and Paris want their project to focus on tech leaders in academia as well as entrepreneurs and to provide funding for high-risk tech projects. Seen here is the Viva Technology conference in Paris. FRANCE…
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What It Takes To Build An Innovative Business Model
Apart from having a strong foundation, there are certain traits that an entrepreneur should try to develop, like applying creativity and out-ofthe-box thinking. Why is the US or Israel so innovative? Why a state like California is really making the difference? Innovation is a combination of five different aspects – regulation, training, ecosystem, culture and…
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Israel’s innovation story is extraordinary, but just assuming it will continue would be a big mistake
Some statistics for you: Israel has a population of 8.5 million Israel spends 4.8% of its GDP on civilian R&D – the highest of any OECD country Israel is top ranked globally for employees working in R&D – 140 per 10,000 of the population (the US is second with 85 per 10,000) There is one…
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Nintendo se une a fundo em busca de tecnologia nova para Switch
A Nintendo está se unindo à Scrum Ventures, que tem sede em São Francisco, para procurar startups para trabalhar em novas formas de jogar ou de usar o Switch, console de videogame bem-sucedido da empresa japonesa. O programa, gerenciado pela Scrum, buscará startups, equipes dentro de empresas maiores ou pesquisadores universitários que estejam desenvolvendo…
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SenseTime Raises US$600 Million in Series C Funding
BEIJING, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — SenseTime (the “Company”), China’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) company, has successfully raised US$600 million in its Series C round of funding. Alibaba Group is taking the lead role for this round of funding and other participants include Temasek and Suning. As the Company set a record by raising US$410…
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Venture Capital Needs To Clean House. But The Bones Are Good
Rebecca Lynn is a co-founder and general partner at Canvas Ventures. The Silicon Valley firm focuses on early-stage U.S. tech investments. Play a game of word association with anyone and say the words, “venture capital,” and I bet you would get answers like “sexual harassment,” “gender discrimination,” and “bro culture.” That’s because the dominating headlines…
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São Paulo planeja criar “novo Vale do Silício” em região do CEAGESP
ENTREPOSTO DO CEAGESP EM SÃO PAULO. PROJETO CITI OCUPARÁ UMA ÁREA DE 650 MIL METROS E SERÁ VOLTADO À TECNOLOGIA E INOVAÇÃO (FOTO: REPRODUÇÃO/FACEBOOK/CEAGESP) A prefeitura de São Paulo irá criar um distrito de tecnologia e inovação onde hoje está instalado a Companhia de Entrepostos e Armazéns Gerais de São Paulo (CEAGESP). O projeto, batizado…
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Cambridge Innovation Center raises $58 million to grow its coworking hubs globally
Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC), which provides coworking space for startups, has closed a $58 million round of funding from European real estate developer HB Reavis (HBR). CIC campuses are essentially a mix of startups, “corporate innovation spin-outs,” and VC funds, with tenants given access to desks, meeting rooms, labs, and more. A number of notable companies…
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Three Reasons Why Innovation Hubs Should Embrace ICOs
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Innovation hubs around the world — one of the most familiar being Silicon Valley — have many characteristics in common. Innovation is the accepted currency and fuel of these habitats: You innovate, I invest or pay for your innovation and we join other innovative individuals or entities to innovate further. In innovation hubs, the objectives…
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France Creates $13 Billion Disruptive Innovation Fund, Hopes To Become The Next Startup Republic
France is gaining momentum in its quest to become the next great producer of technology startups. Last year, it outstripped the UK in the overall number of technology startup investment deals for the first time in five years. Although the total amount of money invested in the UK’s tech sector was over twice higher than France,…
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