It has been a great year for Canadian companies as venture capital investment hit an all-time high, according to the recent by MoneyTree Canada Report. The report, compiled by PwC and CB Insights, noted that although deal activity had declined in Canada, the total funding to Canadian companies increased by 7% while the average amount increased by 31%.
Startup Weekends are always action-packed, as organizers try and pack as much of the startup experience as possible, in a 54-hour time frame. But in Hong Kong, they took it up several notches in 2017. They had 12 local events, played part in an AI global-winning highlight for Lillian Lai and “Serena”, and hosted a special Silver Society vertical event focused on senior citizens actively aging.
The peace agreement signed by the Colombian government and leftist Farc rebels in 2016 has ushered in new opportunities, as well as new challenges. Though the peace treaty papers were signed in the bustling cities of Cartagena and Bogota, the success of the agreement depends largely on what will play out in the small farms stretching across Colombia’s vast countrysides, as historically, drug money from trafficking cocaine has fueled the armed conflict.
HealthTech, MedTech, FinTech, and other verticalized subgroups of startups have been carving out their own niche ecosystems in Silicon Valley and the UK for several years, but FinTech has only just begun to establish a strong identity in LATAM
This month, global product development company intive became the envy of many a starry-eyed startup. The European company, which co-creates software-based solutions for enterprise customers, announced its entrance into the US, and the opening of offices in Silicon Valley and New York City.
The current CEO and President of Brave Software and former CEO of Mozilla, Brendan Eich, was able to raise $35million in 30 seconds from his ICO for Brave, because of his incredible network of investors. As most innovators know, the networking effect is critical for startups to get the financing, mentoring, and visibility they need to succeed.
Startup mobile banking app, Monzo, have announced that they will be giving all their users upgraded current accounts.
When talking about Buenos Aires a number of things might come to mind. Delicious Steak, fine red wine and an obsession with football to name a few. However, the Argentine capital may have a new accolade to add to its appeal, Entrepreneurship.
YO.TV launches its TV discovery platform to the world, aiming to re-imagine the way we find and share shows online.
YO.TV takes UK’s most-used TV discovery platform, with over 5M users, international to change the way viewers around the world discover and engage with TV content.
YO.TV is a mobile app available on the App Store and Google Play that works on smartphones and tablets. Users can access listings for all their favorite channels across broadcast providers. “Now” and “Next” options streamline the scanning process, giving cross sectional views of the full channel listings for any given time block. Personalized features let users set themselves reminders on their personal calendars or share their tastes in TV with friends via social media.
With five million users in the United Kingdom alone and listings for over 1000 channels, YO.TV is the proven choice for mobile owners. And with plans to expand to 50 countries in 14 languages, YO.TV is shifting the way viewers everywhere experience their televisions through their mobile devices.
“The biggest innovations are the usually the simplest concepts,” says Chetan Damani, the Co-Founder of YO.TV, “especially for mobile apps. Most people who access the internet via their smartphones use apps instead of browsers, which tells us that apps work best when they fulfill very specific functions.
“With YO.TV, we just looked at the way people were already using their phones and their televisions, and brought that all together in a single space.”
