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The World's Best Connectors is a New Viral Community for C-Suite Executives
The World's Best Connectors (The WBCs) is a new virtual community, headquartered in Phoenix, for C-suite executives. This select group of CEOs and other line managers embraces change, values diversity, and is seeking more effective personal connections. The WBCs will provide information (e.g., podcasts of successful CEOs, webinars, and intra-group virtual communication tools) and an annual conference to help busy executives easily and enthusiastically manage their companies and their lives. - July 30, 2019 - World's Best Connectors LLC
World’s First Turbine JetPack Soars Over Sydney Opera House; David Mayman Returns to Make Triumphant Flight in Sydney, Australia
Australian adventurer/entrepreneur David Mayman made a triumphant flight in front of the iconic Sydney Opera House splitting the sky with his JB10 JetPack, powered by customized, twin turbine jets and ten years of development. The former business consultant and self described aviation fanatic made... - July 26, 2019 - Jet Pack Aviation
TIHN Startup Platform Launches to Save New Businesses Money
TIHN LLC, a service platform designed to connect entrepreneurs and startups with service discounts and live events, has launched. - July 26, 2019 - TIHN LLC
Louisiana Companies Raise Over $191 Million in Venture Capital in 2018, the Highest Level Recorded by Cara Stone’s Louisiana Venture and Angel Capital Report
Cara Stone, LLP (“Cara Stone”), the nation’s fastest growing capital markets law firm, released the Louisiana Venture and Angel Capital Report (“Report”) which shows that Louisiana companies raised a record level of venture capital in 2018. Louisiana companies raised... - July 25, 2019 - Cara Stone, LLP
Saudi Arabia Reviews Economic Reforms at United Nations
During the High-Profile Political Forum on Sustainable Development Saudi Arabia Reviews Economic Reforms at United Nations - July 23, 2019 - National Competitiveness Center (NCC)
Ship Sticks Launches New iOS Mobile App
Ship Sticks, the golf club and luggage shipping company, officially launches its first mobile app available on iOS devices. The new shipping platform provides customers with an innovative and easy way to travel hassle-free to and from popular worldwide destinations. The unveiling of the app is just... - July 19, 2019 - Ship Sticks
Simform Expands Its Presence and Advances in New Technology with a Refreshed Avatar
Simform, a trusted custom-software-development company, announced the launch of its new website last week and introduced its newer role as a technology partner to enterprises committed to explore new-age technology. Simform’s vision is to function like an extension of these partners and help... - July 19, 2019 - Simform
MPAC Announcement Will Lead to Big Changes in Ontario Real Estate Listings
The MPAC crackdown is in the best interests of the Ontario home buying public, as the MPAC square footage measurements were not always accurate due to an absence of measurement standards used to obtain square footage. This represents a great opportunity for third party measurement providers to service the Ontario Real Estate Industry. - July 18, 2019 - Planitar Inc.
HealthPoint Plus, Inc. Launches Fundable Campaign in Final Private Offering Before Planned IPO
HealthPoint Plus announced today that it will offer its last private funding on the Fundable platform. The company is planning to file its Form S1 to be listed as a public company at the conclusion of this offering. - July 15, 2019 - HealthPoint Plus, Inc.
Procurated Announces First Hires
Peer review platform hires multi-sided marketplace executives in product, marketing and operations roles. - July 15, 2019 - Procurated
Toronto Start-Up LUCID Named 2019 Best Start-Up by Wallifornia MusicTech
LUCID won the 2019 Wallifornia MusicTech pitch competition at Music Festival Les Ardentes on July 4 in Belgium and was named 2019 Wallifornia best start-up. Wallifornia is a MusicTech hub based in Belgium where startups, music professionals, investors, developers and hackers develop together the... - July 14, 2019 - LUCID
San Francisco Startup SMBX Launches This Summer with a New Way for Small Businesses to Raise Capital
In late July 2019, local profitable businesses can issue bonds on a new platform, the SMBX (www.thesmbx.com), to raise money. People can buy these businesses’ bonds, support the businesses they love, and earn principal plus interest monthly. Businesses get the capital they need to grow; people earn the profits from financing charges that would ordinarily go to the bank - a true wealth of the commons. - July 11, 2019 - SMBX, Inc.
PTC Wizard Selected for MassChallenge Texas in Houston 2019 Accelerator
PTC Wizard, a parent-teacher scheduling software system, announced today they were selected to participate in the MassChallenge Texas in Houston 2019 accelerator program. PTC Wizard was one of over 250 startups to apply for the accelerator located in Houston, Texas. - July 11, 2019 - PTC Wizard
Cloud Based Corporate Solutions Provider LCCS is now iNCUBEE. New Name, New Strategy, New Packages, New Prices. First Reveal at RISE 2019.
LCCS now iNCUBEE, a cloud based solutions provider for entrepreneurs, is officially launching and showcasing its new offerings at RISE 2019 at booth B132, on Tuesday, July 9 at the HKCEC. This new venture comes from the success of LCCS, the first cloud based operator supporting Hong Kong company formation and maintenance online. - July 11, 2019 - iNCUBEE | LCCS
World Canna Health Brings Its Exclusive Cannabis Training to Texas
World Canna Health brings its exclusive Cannabinologer training to the huge Lucky Leaf Expo in Irving, Texas on Sept. 20, 2019. - July 10, 2019 - World Canna Health
KaChick Was Selected Into 2019 Cathay Pacific Ignition Project
KaChick was selected to be one of the start ups in 2019 Cathay Pacific Ignition Project. - July 08, 2019 - KaChick
Evolution Accelerator Announces New Partnership with SacTV and Trade Coffee
Evolution Accelerator, Sacramento’s premier business acceleration group, has formed a new partnership with SacTV and The Trade Coffee & Coworking. - July 04, 2019 - Evolution Accelerator
rĀthe Opens Author Portal in Conjunction with Historic Timing
rĀthe launches author portal to accept Books, Novellas, and Short Stories starting July 4th at the stroke of noon central time. - July 03, 2019 - rathe
Safe-Screen™ Named a Top 10 Pre-Employment Screening Company by HRTECH Outlook Magazine
Safe-Screen™ is recognized by HRTECH Outlook magazine as a Top 10 Pre-Employment Screening Consulting/Services Companies – 2019. The Top 10 list is an annual listing of 10 companies that are at the forefront of tackling customer challenges. About Safe-Screen™ Safe-Screen™,... - July 02, 2019 - Safe-Screen
Network Exchange Provides New Jersey Businesses with Wide-Ranging, Growth-Building Professional Resources
New Networking Organization Offers Expert Educational Tools & Professional Meeting Opportunities to Members Statewide. - July 01, 2019 - Network Exchange
Trusona Integrates with Mindspace's Fathom Learning Platform to Provide Secure Training Without Insecure Credentials
Users Can Now Log Into Mindspace’s Fathom Learning Platform Without Usernames and Passwords, Eliminating Major Attack Vectors - June 28, 2019 - Mindspace
Startupbootcamp Launches Its First Scale Program in Osaka, Japan
An equity-free innovation program for high growth Smart Cities and living companies to expand globally, increase their revenues, and access funding opportunities in Japan, the world’s 3rd largest economy. - June 27, 2019 - Startupbootcamp Scale Osaka
Wildcat Discovery Technologies Receives Second Patent for Silicon Anode Electrolytes
Wildcat’s successful US Department of Energy project yields a second patent for electrolytes that outperform fluoroethylene carbonate-based solutions on silicon anodes. - June 25, 2019 - Wildcat Discovery Technologies
Credit Benchmark Launches Credit Consensus Indicator – New Monthly Measure of Credit Risk for US, UK and EU Industrials
June CCI Shows "Cracks in Foundation" for US and European Industrial Corporate Credit Quality. Credit Benchmark, the leader in consensus based credit analytics, today announced the launch of a new monthly measure of credit risk for US and European corporates in the industrials sector. - June 24, 2019 - Credit Benchmark
More Than a Business; Local Designer and Entrepreneur, Yohance Lacour, Unites Luxury Enterprise, Social Justice, and Personal Reinvention
YJLacour is a hand-crafted luxury sneaker brand that is joining the movement of designers and entrepreneurs in creating models for what socially conscious Black owned business can become. Conceptualized by Yohance Lacour in 2010, the company's mission includes providing engaging employment and valuable networking opportunities for returning citizens. Production began in 2017. Lacour is based in Hyde Park, and all production takes place in Chicago. - June 22, 2019 - YJLacour
DataRoad Reflect Available on Cloud Marketplaces
DataRoad Reflect, the platform for accelerating data movement to cloud databases, data warehouse and data lakes is available on both the Amazon Marketplace and the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. Available as a one-click cloud virtual machine setup, Reflect automates movement of large data sets from on-premise to cloud systems in rapid time, with zero coding, no steep learning curve, and minimal effort. - June 22, 2019 - DataRoad Technologies LLC
Troxers Kickstarter: Swim Trunks & Boxers in One
Troxers, a combination comfortable boxer short and quick drying swim trunk, today officially launched its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. Troxers were born out of one sauna enthusiast’s recognition that there needed to be an easier way for folks like him to enjoy the spontaneous... - June 22, 2019 - Troxers
BraveHeart Wireless Announces FDA Clearance of the BraveHeart™ Life Sensor Cardiac Monitoring System
The BraveHeart™ Life Sensor Cardiac Monitoring system has been cleared for use in health care settings. The Life Sensor monitoring system securely captures patients’ heart rate and EKG data, and transmits the data to health care providers in real time. More than 28 million Americans diagnosed with heart disease may benefit - with this number growing each year. - June 20, 2019 - BraveHeart Wireless Inc.
Axure Software Solutions, Inc. Launches Axure RP 9 to Help UX Professionals Prototype and Perfect Digital Products That Win Customers
This 9th iteration of the popular prototyping and wireframing tool boasts a simplified, modern UI and an array of new features aimed at streamlining prototyping workflows. - June 19, 2019 - Axure Software Solutions
FlipTix® Announces Senior Executive Appointment to New Business Development
Ashley Carpenter Brings Major Festival Experience to Growing Team. - June 19, 2019 - FlipTix
Felicia Rei, Realtor is Now with Howard Hanna Real Estate Services in Norfolk, VA
Felicia Rei, Realtor is pleased to announce she is now an agent with Howard Hanna Real Estate Services (formerly William E. Wood Real Estate) located in downtown Norfolk, VA. - June 19, 2019 - Felicia Rei, Realtor
Silicon Prairie Investment Crowdfunding Portal Company Registers as Intrastate Broker-Dealer
Silicon Prairie Portal & Exchange (https://sppx.io), the Minnesota-based investment crowdfunding portal operator serving issuers and investors in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan along with its affiliate Silicon Prairie Online, an SEC and FINRA reporting Federal Funding Portal company... - June 17, 2019 - Silicon Prairie Portal & Exchange
MakeProAudio’s Crowdfunding Alternative
MakeProAudio closes circle and makes customers co-entrepreneurs. Introduces cooperative-born crowd-investment model at the intersection of community, innovation and sustainability. - June 17, 2019 - MakeProAudio
Procurated Announces $2.5M Seed Funding
Public sector peer review platform backed by Limerick Hill LLC and MayFive Holdings, Inc. - June 13, 2019 - Procurated
Negotiations Ninja and Procurement Foundry Announce Content Partnership
Negotiations Ninja and Procurement Foundry announced today a collaboration that provides Procurement Foundry’s community with a curated mix of procurement, supply chain, and negotiation “Original Content” featuring Negotiations Ninja. Negotiations Ninja is collaborating with... - June 13, 2019 - Negotiations Ninja
The Rug Truck: Now Offering The Disney Aladdin Collection by Safavieh
The Rug Truck, a newly launched e-commerce website selling today’s top Area Rug brands at reduced prices, has recently expanded its extensive selection to include the special Disney Aladdin Collection. This new assortment by Safavieh features playful and imaginative displays of the beloved... - June 12, 2019 - The Rug Truck
Pioneer Intelligence Expands Cannabis Analytics Landscape with Focus on Brand Marketing Performance
Data-informed venture unveils index tracking hottest consumer-facing cannabis brands. - June 12, 2019 - Pioneer Intelligence
Gluten Free Bakery and Cafe Opens in Central Oregon
Ellie Mae's Cafe is soon to open providing an entirely gluten free dining experience to Central Oregon with great pizza, cookies,waffles and more. The company has launched a Kickstarter to aid in launching this new business and renovate their location. - June 12, 2019 - Ellie Mae’s
Grand Opening of Park Lane Stars in UK and Ireland
UK couple Wendy & Tim Jones become newest Park Lane Jewellery Franchise Owners. - June 07, 2019 - Park Lane Jewellery LTD
Frontdesk Announces Guest Screening Partnership with TransUnion
Frontdesk, LLC (Frontdesk), a Milwaukee-based company, today announced a partnership with TransUnion Rental Screening Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) to help perform FCRA-compliant background screenings for each stay, regardless of length. “We’re extremely proud... - June 04, 2019 - Frontdesk
Thinking Robots and a New Type of Robot Assistant: Travelmate Robotics
The world is witnessing the start of the age of robotics. An all purpose robot assistant that can carry your things for you – it's like if you mixed R2D2 with a butler and a suitcase. A person uses their smartphone everyday because it's a portable supercomputer available at the tips of your... - June 04, 2019 - Travelmate Robotics
South Florida Start-up ONR Transforms the Condo & HOA Living Experience for Thousands of Homeowners
In a state with over 50,000 condo and homeowner associations, a new start-up, ONR app (pronounced "owner"), is leveraging technology to simplify the day-to-day challenges they face. With many homeowners living out of state, and others feeling hostage to their association boards, demand... - May 29, 2019 - ONR
Arkane Selected by Imec Accelerator as the Blockchain Startup to Tackle Mainstream Adoption
European's #1 University linked business accelerator backs blockchain startup Arkane. The company is building a platform to make blockchain adoption easy for enterprises. With support for 7+ blockchains and robust APIs, it is the most versatile middleware solution. - May 28, 2019 - Arkane Network
National Credit Partners Helps Small Business Owners Who Are Overwhelmed with High Interest Debt
Small business owners are increasingly turning to alternative online financing as a fast way to keep their business afloat - although this money is easy to obtain, the interest rates are astronomical and the terms often predatory. That is where National Credit Partners steps in to help the over extended business owners. - May 22, 2019 - National Credit Partners
FinTech School Partners with the Government of Bermuda to Make FinTech Education Accessible to Bermudian Citizens
With the mission of making FinTech education accessible, FinTech School has partnered with the Government of Bermuda to launch an online program where any citizen of Bermuda will be able to access FinTech courses developed by FinTech School. FinTech School really appreciates the vision of the... - May 21, 2019 - FinTech School
Price Edge Announces Breakthrough AI-Driven Price Optimization Solution
Using AI to automatically drive sales and profit online is something that many businesses dream of. Price Edge has now turned that dream into an all-in-one reality. - May 20, 2019 - Price Edge
crewcollar Selected for MassChallenge Texas in Austin 2019 Accelerator
crewcollar joins MassChallenge’s global network of startups - May 17, 2019 - crewcollar inc.
Braun Ink Launches Braun Collection, Multi-Format CEO Biography Series
"Billion or Bust!: Growing a Tech Company in Texas," a book by Lanham Napier, former CEO of Rackspace®, is the first release in the Braun Collection. - May 16, 2019 - Braun Ink
OOTify, Inc. Named TiE50 Award Winner at TiEcon
OOTify, Inc., the Los Angeles based startup that promises to democratize mental healthcare, is excited to announce that it was selected as a 2019 TiE50 Winner in the prestigious TiE50 Awards Program. - May 15, 2019 - OOTify, Inc.
MyMy Music Partnership with The LABZ Enables Artist Collaboration While Protecting Content Rights and Revenues
MyMy Music, the first ever fan-curated music streaming platform, is integrating creator collaboration, together with asset protection and documentation, through an official partnership with The LABZ. The agreement will provide a social community for creator-to-creator communication and protect... - May 14, 2019 - MyMy Music