If you press the buzzer at Hackerbay’s Berlin office, no-one comes to the door. Instead, its team have built a custom door-answering machine, with cantilevered arm and camera, that can check you…
As America Looks Inwards, Canada Opens its Arms to Tech
As US president Donald Trump spoke of a “survival of the West” in Warsaw yesterday, Canada’s tech leaders were counting their chips. The country’s tech market has been enjoying a boom of…
Silicon Valley’s Bro Culture: More Female Venture Capitalists, Fewer Empty Apologies
Last week it was Travis Kalanick, today it’s Justin Caldbeck, the Binary Capital investor who resigned after six women came forward with allegations of sexual harassment–most of which occurred in the context of…
How Will President Trump Affect Tech in Europe?
This Friday Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. And while the US media has been aflame on the back of lurid intelligence accusations, there…
Breaking the Digital Walls: The Industrialization of Construction
Construction companies are increasingly tapping venture capital funding. In 2010, few or no start ups would seek Sand Hill Road or Bay Area investors for Series A or Series B. But in…
Meniga CEO Georg Ludviksson: “Banks Really Could Lose Their Number One Spot”
In 2008, just as the financial world was imploding, Georg Ludviksson took a job at Glitnir Bank in his home country, Iceland. On day three the bank failed. Ludviksson saw an opportunity.…
Eric Schmidt’s Role in Clinton 2016 Presidential Run Leaked
Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google parent company Alphabet, has been aiding Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign since 2014. Schmidt met with John Podesta, longtime Clinton adviser, in April 2014, according…
Ray Rothrock: Venture Capitalist with a Cause
Most venture capitalists embrace the career after a stint as a banker, CEO, or tech executive. Then the average tenure as a VC spans over 15 years, during which they groom two…
RedSeal Continues as a Top-Class Digital Gatekeeper
by Anam Alpenia As our use of technology has evolved, so have the threats that can derail and even destroy a business or even a country. Remember December 2013 when credit card…
As California Votes to Legalize Weed, The Drug’s Tech Industry is Enjoying High Times
The US marijuana industry is lighting up. America now has 8.4 million regular cannabis users, up from half that in 2002. Thanks largely to legalizations in Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Colorado, the…