Red Herring‘s Top 100 Europe event kicks off tonight in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The conference, which runs until Tuesday evening, highlights the best and brightest among Europe’s tech startup scene. Companies will…
Storyful CCO Lisa McDonald: “Tech-Alone is Not Enough”
You may well have heard of Storyful, a social media intelligence firm headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Since its foundation in 2009, by award-winning broadcast journalist Mark Little, the company has become a…
Spotify is Going Public – It Needs to Start Making Music
Spotify, the Swedish music streaming service, has rarely done things by the book. Even while announcing its intentions to go public yesterday, the firm eschewed a traditional IPO in favor of a…
2018 Must Be the Year Tech Reinvents Itself
In the world of tech, communication can fall far below innovation or investment. Some of the industry’s leading lights are lousy communicators, and issues that alarm the general public are often met…
As Net Neutrality Gavel Falls, a Dark Day for Internet Freedom
FCC chairman Ajit Pai is expected to repeal net neutrality today, bookending one of the most controversial topics ever to pass through the agency. The debate, which has included stolen identities, open…
Tech Could Ease Some of Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe’s Biggest Problems – If the New Government Lets It
Last month Robert Mugabe was ousted as leader of Zimbabwe, bringing down 37 years of despotic rule. He was replaced by former ally Emmerson Mnangagwa, who has insisted what happened wasn’t a…
Hybrid and IoT Need Failures Solved Quick: FixStream Knows How
Throughout his professional career Sameer Padhye has learned to deal with problems quickly. Before diving into the tech world he was a commercial airline pilot. It barely needs explaining why issues need…
Soccer’s Data Stars are Changing the Game Forever – And Making Money Doing It
In 2014, Dutch soccer club Heracles Almelo was in trouble. It hovered just above the relegation zone of the country’s top domestic soccer league, the Eredivisie. It desperately needed goals; a striker…
Steve Wozniak Launches New Education Startup, Woz U
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is back on the startup scene – this time with his new education app, Woz U. The platform, which promises to “get people into the workforce quickly and…
Delivery Hero, Berlin’s Food Unicorn, Looks to Middle East for Key Growth
Just a fortnight ago Delivery Hero, the Berlin-based food ordering company, announced impressive financials to back up a June IPO which made it one of Europe’s hottest ‘unicorn’ tech firms. The company, whose…