Jon Zanoff is ready for a new nickname. Dubbed “The Mayor of Fintech,” Zanoff, the newly appointed managing director of the Barclays Techstars accelerator in New York, has certainly been entrenched in the financial technology industry long enough to deserve the title. For the past five years, he’s presided over Empire Startups, a New York-based … Continue reading “Barclays Techstars’ Jon Zanoff on Startups, Banks, and Fintech’s Future”
Author: Quincy Snowdon
After Leadership Change, Zenefits Announces Sweeping Layoffs
What has already been a week of significant change at Zenefits, the embattled San Francisco-based startup that provides health insurance and other human resources services to businesses, continued Thursday with news the company plans to lay off nearly half of its workforce, according to a report originally published by Buzzfeed News. Once heralded as one … Continue reading “After Leadership Change, Zenefits Announces Sweeping Layoffs”
WorkFusion Using $35M in New Cash to Expand in Business Automation
WorkFusion, a New York-based artificial intelligence startup focused on improving companies’ back-end operations through machine learning, recently wrapped up a $35 million funding round, the company announced last week. Led by Georgian Partners and supported by Mohr Davidow Ventures, iNovia, Nokia Growth Partners, Greycroft, and RTP Ventures, the Series D round brings the AI firm’s … Continue reading “WorkFusion Using $35M in New Cash to Expand in Business Automation”
Rainbow Broadband Leads Charge to Bring Fixed Wireless to Brooklyn
Microwaves belong in kitchens, right? Not according to Russ Hamm, president and founder of New York-based Rainbow Broadband. Since 2004, Hamm and his firm have been installing microwave antennas on rooftops across Manhattan capable of providing fixed wireless Internet service to hundreds of clients in a roughly two-mile radius. The devices are capable of wirelessly providing … Continue reading “Rainbow Broadband Leads Charge to Bring Fixed Wireless to Brooklyn”
Siemplify Scores $10M to Streamline Cybersecurity Operations
Siemplify, a cyber-threat management and analysis firm with outposts in both Tel Aviv, Israel, and New York City, announced a $10 million round of Series A financing Tuesday, continuing what has been a busy month for cybersecurity investments across the country. The new investment, led by 83North Venture Capital and G20 Ventures, brings Siemplify’s total … Continue reading “Siemplify Scores $10M to Streamline Cybersecurity Operations”
Cortica, Clarifai Show AI Isn’t Just for Big Companies Like Google
Deep learning just may be the buzziest, most misunderstood term in the tech world. And October was a banner month for the enigmatic subject. The term “deep learning” is, essentially, a synonym for a type of neural network approach. And though voguish at the moment, the goal of the field has long been to create … Continue reading “Cortica, Clarifai Show AI Isn’t Just for Big Companies Like Google”
More Options: LogRhythm Rakes In $50M to Boost Cybersecurity Tech
LogRhythm, a Boulder, CO-based cybersecurity firm, wrapped up a $50 million round of financing Tuesday, Aug. 30, inching the tech company closer to a highly anticipated IPO. The latest round brings the company’s total fundraising figure to about $120 million, according to Matt Winter, vice president of corporate and business development at LogRhythm. “I think this … Continue reading “More Options: LogRhythm Rakes In $50M to Boost Cybersecurity Tech”
Colorado State, Meet Cognii: Artificial Intelligence in Education
Psychology students at Colorado State University will be getting a technological boost next semester, thanks to a new partnership between the Fort Collins, CO-based school and Boston-based technology startup Cognii. Founded in 2013, Cognii will work with CSU faculty members to integrate smart software into two undergraduate psychology courses centered on human development and family … Continue reading “Colorado State, Meet Cognii: Artificial Intelligence in Education”
University of Denver Program Looks to Bridge Cybersecurity Skills Gap
As far as JB Holston is concerned, there are only two types of businesses: those that know they’ve been hacked, and those that are oblivious. “Those are the only two states of the world out there right now,” said Holston (pictured), dean of the Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of … Continue reading “University of Denver Program Looks to Bridge Cybersecurity Skills Gap”
Denver Proposal Calls for Smarter Electric and Autonomous Vehicles
Denver was named one of seven finalists in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge last week, inching the city closer toward receiving up to $50 million in tech-centric transportation funding. U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx formally announced the finalists during a transportation conference at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, TX, on … Continue reading “Denver Proposal Calls for Smarter Electric and Autonomous Vehicles”
Gusto, Growing in Denver, Looks to Add 1,000 Area Employees
Striding into the new Gusto office in the heart of Denver’s frantic LoDo neighborhood feels a bit like stepping into a daycare center. But not in the snotty-nosed-kid way. More like the prototypical Silicon-Valley-startup way. Just three stories above the bustling 16th Street Mall, the tricked-out lobby area boasts massive, floor-to-ceiling maps of the region … Continue reading “Gusto, Growing in Denver, Looks to Add 1,000 Area Employees”
Verizon’s MapQuest Goes Mobile to Compete With Google, Apple Maps
MapQuest is still a thing? MapQuest is still a thing. The company that first introduced the world to turn-by-turn directions in the late ‘90s and early aughts is still around and getting people where they need to go, despite maintaining a quiet presence, well, just about everywhere. “’Is MapQuest still around?’ We hear that quite … Continue reading “Verizon’s MapQuest Goes Mobile to Compete With Google, Apple Maps”
Signpost, FareHarbor, ZenPayroll Talk Growth at Denver Startup Week
Water on Mars or not, it’s generally not advisable to jump ship after interplanetary takeoff. Just ask Edward Kim, Stuart Wall, and Lawrence Hester. Though no member of that trio is headed out of the stratosphere any time soon, each one has commanded a successful startup—some would say “rocket ship”—over the past several years. For … Continue reading “Signpost, FareHarbor, ZenPayroll Talk Growth at Denver Startup Week”