This Startup Makes Looking for Insurance a Lot Easier
Why is buying insurance so frustrating? Not to mention confusing, stressful, and it always seems like it is policy among...
Opportunity, Not Necessity, Drives More US Startups
Recessions tend to drive people to entrepreneurship. Those who might never consider starting a business will do so if they...
Meet the 8 Companies That Hit the Runway at the NY Fashion Tech Lab Demo Day
New York is a fashion town. Actually, it’s a fashion capital in a $1.2 trillion industry. Since it’s also...
Here is the Entrepreneur Who is Disrupting Parking Signs
Have you ever gotten a parking ticket because the sign was too confusing? Well, one designer has, and she’s started...
Wait Until You See Who the NYC BigApps People’s Choices Were
NYC BigApps is a competition that empowers the sharpest minds in tech, design and business to solve the city’s toughest...
The Round Is All Buttoned Up. Button Raises $2.25 Million
With the growing popularity of on-demand services like Uber, Instacart and HandyBook, Button is launching the acquisition and retention platform...
Investors Fork Over $5.5 Million Series A to Cover
How many times have you gone out to eat, all good, and then you waited forever for the...
Wait Until You See What Is Cooking in Brooklyn
As a New Yorker, I rarely attend events in parts of New York that are not-Manhattan, but when Farmigo invited...
Funded in the Alley: CrowdTwist Raises $9 Million Series B
Ask CrowdTwist founder Irving Fain what led StarVest Partners, with investment from earlier backers, including Fairhaven Capital and SoftBank Capital, to...
Is Crowdfunding a Pro for Startups?
Alan Patricof, Greycroft LCC, explains why he thinks crowdfunding will open up a whole new door for startups.