Startup World Cup: Competition decides best of 28 startups from around the globe
from San Jose Mercury News by Seung Lee From South Africa, Finland, Indonesia and more, 28 startups from 27 countries congregated in San Francisco in the “Startup World Cup” on Friday in hopes of winning $1 million. The annual competition to select the best startup outside of the Silicon Valley ...
Meet a Local Startup That Looks Like “the Airbnb for Wedding Venues”
from BostInno by Lucia Maffei From deciding the appetizers to hiring a photographer, planning a wedding requires a long checklist to be completed – not to mention, a large amount of patience and excellent mediation skills. One of the first decision to make is finding the location, which is the ...
Biobot Analytics, a Startup Using Sewage to Fight the Opioid Crisis, Raises $2.5M
from Government Technology Biobot Analytics, a startup spun out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that is collecting data from sewage to monitor opioid use, has raised its first round of seed funding. The company pulled in $2.5 million, with the Chicago venture firm Ekistic Ventures acting as the leader. Also participating ...
Spyce, MIT-Born Robotic Kitchen Startup, Launches Restaurant
from Xconomy by Jeff Engel The Thai chicken bowl from Spyce Food’s new restaurant in downtown Boston wasn’t life-changing, but it’s one of the better meals I’ve had from a “fast casual” restaurant—and certainly the best I’ve had that was prepared mostly by robots. OK, it’s the first meal I’ve ...
For Energy Efficiency, New MIT Company Tests Thermal Imaging and Analytics By Drone
from MIT Sloan News by Edward Mason Say the word drone, and you’re likely to conjure up images of the latest military technology, the newest e-commerce delivery device, or something you snap a GoPro camera onto for aerial shots of the Grand Canyon. All of that is true. Increasingly, though, ...
This Startup Wants to Make Expert Networks Faster and Cheaper
from MIT Sloan News by Betsy Verecky In finance or consulting, finding the right expert to weigh in on a problem is sometimes as tough as the problem itself. Just ask Yishi Zuo. While working as a hedge fund analyst, Zuo would ring up subject matter experts to help guide ...
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