Статьи по тегу «Challenge»

E-liza Dolls, a Berkeley-based startup, is aiming to challenge the gender gap in STEM by helping young girls learn to code using dolls. The company, which exhibited as part of the Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt, builds dolls that include programmable computers that girls can code through an app. The startup was founded in 2021 […] Meet E-liza Dolls, the startup that’s building dolls to help young girls learn to code by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Whether it’s seasoned industry behemoths or fresh, fearless upstarts ready to challenge the status quo, you’ll find them — and everything in between — at TC Sessions: Crypto on November 17 in Miami. Pay to play: It’s early-bird season, folks, so buy your pass today and save $150 — before prices go up. Take a […] Meet these five emerging startups at TC Sessions: Crypto by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch... →

Even the best PLG products don’t propel their own viral popularity forever. All companies eventually face a similar challenge: To keep growing, sales teams must be hired, and a pipeline must be built. How to go from popular to profitable during a downturn by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch... →

A new company is setting out to challenge Airtable, the 10-year-old company recently valued at a whopping $11 billion, with a slightly different take on what it means to be a no-code database platform. NocoDB is one of a number of startups to emerge on the scene with plans to usurp the mighty Airtable, with […] NocoDB takes on Airtable with open source no-code platform that connects to production databases by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Lightdash, an open source business intelligence (BI) platform that’s setting out to challenge proprietary incumbents such as Looker, is officially launching its core commercial product to the public today backed by $8.4 million in funding. The seed round was led by Accel, with participation from Moonfire, Y Combinator (YC), Snyk founder Guy Podjarny, and Gitlab […] Lightdash takes on Looker with an open source BI platform built for dbt by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. Daily Crunch: Blocking VLC player downloads violates Indian law, claims VideoLAN in legal challenge by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Recruitment and onboarding for deskless and hourly workers has always been a challenge, and one that startups have taken on in recent years. These employees are often always in demand due to traditionally high turnover rates, and yet, many still rely on paperwork and videos. Workstream is one of the startups working on a solution […] GGV Capital latest to back Workstream’s goal of filling software gap for deskless workers by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

The Challenge is going to take place from October 10th to December 15th and the prize pool will be $3000. Top SEO experts will analyze projects on live streams and best cases will be published in major media. The International … Читать далее →... →

Things I learned on TikTok: The hole in a pasta spoon is one serving of spaghetti. What to do when a debt collector comes knocking. How to hot wire a Kia using a USB cord and a screwdriver. Oh yes, you read that right. A trending TikTok challenge publicizing a technique for stealing certain makes […] Kia, Hyundai sued after viral TikTok causes rise in thefts by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

Data privacy regulations like GDPR, the CCPA and HIPAA present a challenge to training AI systems on sensitive data, like financial transactions, patient health records and user device logs. Historical data is what “teaches” AI systems to identify patterns and make predictions, but there are technical hurdles to using it without compromising a person’s identity.  […] DynamoFL aims to bring privacy-preserving AI to more industries by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

As the weather gets hot and dry, things get a little bit tense these days. While it’s been possible for humans to be on the lookout for fires (there are even organizations that make it easy to volunteer to do so), one of the big challenge is that technology often comes up short; by the […] Pano has a burning desire to apply AI smarts to wildfire detection by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. I first covered Launch House in Oct 2020, when the co-founders described a strong focus on inclusion when creating hacker homes. A co-founder said then, “I wouldn’t say we’re the next Y […] Community isn’t a buzzword, it’s a challenge by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Too often, IT operations teams focus on fixing outages rather than proactively solving problems. The challenge is analyzing data to understand what’s happening with various systems and figure out how to most effectively resolve pressing problems. There’s no silver bullet, but a relatively new startup, InsightFinder, claims to offer a solution in a platform that […] InsightFinder raises fresh capital to predict when IT problems might occur by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Few startups in the crypto world boast the market dominance that OpenSea currently enjoys, but numerous venture-backed startups are looking to chip away at their lead. Welcome back to Chain Reaction, where we unpack and explain the latest in crypto news, drama and trends, breaking things down block by block for the crypto curious. For […]... →

Novel competition litigation filed in the UK against Facebook/Meta — seeking to extract billions in damages from the social media giant via an opt-out class action lawsuit route — will proceed to a certification hearing at the end of January, 2023, after Meta did not challenge the choice of forum to hear the claim. The […]... →

Niraj Varia spent the last eight years at Novastar Ventures, a global VC with hubs in Nairobi, Lagos and London, having joined it at inception and rising through the ranks to become partner. Under his watch, the firm invested in numerous tech-enabled startups in Africa’s sub-Saharan region, and, more recently, led efforts to help the […]... →

Two major players in the European satellite space are merging in a $3.4 billion all-share transaction, a move that is widely seen as a challenge to Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Rumors emerged earlier this week that France’s Eutelsat was gearing up to buy its British rival OneWeb, and the duo have now confirmed these plans. Founded […]... →

Keeping your devices juiced on the go is a perennial challenge for the road warriors among us. Today, Anker is revealing a lineup of chargers that are promising to keep even the most power-hungry sated. The new series use Gallium Nitride (GaN) for its silicon, which promises much higher power outputs at far lower heat […]... →

Robots have always found it a challenge to work with people, and vice versa. Two people on the cutting edge of improving that relationship joined us for TC Sessions: Robotics to talk about the present and future of human-robot interaction: Veo Robotics co-founder Clara Vu and Robust.ai founder Rod Brooks (formerly of iRobot and Rethink […]... →

After spending years in London, matching Kenyans in the diaspora with investment opportunities back home, and later on as a credit portfolio manager at Barclays bank, Njeri Muhia sought a greater challenge within Africa. Already aware of the growing startup ecosystem in the continent and the funding gaps that local founders face, she teamed up […]... →