Lumos – the “Next Generation Bicycle Helmet” has reached its Kickstarter funding-goal within one day – you can now join a waitlist.
Lumos – Making cycling safer
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Category Archives: Venture Capital
Autopsy.io – flopped startups
Autopsy.io collects crashed startups together with a summary of why they flopped – which might be a good lesson for others to learn.
Link: Autopsy.io
Magic Leap
This company has just raised more than 500 million dollars with a valuation of more than 1 billion dollars (!) – and we still don´t know what they are really developing….. But obviously everyone believes it´s gonna be disrupting the field of 3D visual presentation.
Hompeage: Magic Leap.
Who Gets Rich From Google Buying Nest?
First of all, a real cash-acquisition of this size is quite a surprise (beside the sheer amount of it). – But which investors really pulled in the most? – It seems like Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers and Shasta Ventures are the biggest winners of the deal: KPCB is reported to get a 20X return on an invested of USD 20 million and Shasta Ventures to collect around USD 200 million with the hardware deal.
Full story: Who Gets Rich From Google Buying Nest? Kleiner Returns 20X On $20M, Shasta Nets ~$200M | TechCrunch.
PowerUp 3.0 iPhone Controlled Paper Airplane
This great bluetooth 4.0 device turns a standard paper airplane into a smartphone-controlled flying machine.
The Micro-USB charged module is good for 10 minutes of flying and has a 50 metre comms range.
Can You Get Rich by Investing $1,000 During an Internet IPO?
Exactly What It Sounds Like, Sizem Made A Fit Calculator To Find Your Correct Bra Size
Croatian startup Sizem has a new size calculator to find your correct bra size – with a more detailed algorithm and measurement-method than the existing competitors.
Full story and video: Exactly What It Sounds Like, Sizem Made A Fit Calculator To Find Your Correct Bra Size | TechCrunch.
