After selling last company for $125M, Jon Coss launches new startup to fight fraud in government programs
Plum Identity's platform checks for behavioral data, anomalies and user locations to look for fraud and bots, but it doesn’t keep any of the data......»»
Dublin telemedicine company one of 12 awarded $200,000 in opioid technology competition
A Dublin startup developing web and mobile technology for telemedicine and corporate wellness programs was among 12 companies awarded $200,000 each from Ohio Third Frontier to help create technology to fight opioid addiction. Apportis LLC is creatin.....»»
How a prodigy entrepreneur went from a magician selling garden gnomes at 14 to owning his own company at 18
Andre Braun began selling gnomes and performing magic at 14. Now 18 years old, the German digital startup owner's clients include Morgan Stanley. In February 2020, Andre.....»»
The cofounders of bankrupt poop-testing startup uBiome have been charged with fraud
The cofounders face criminal and civil charges for giving a false impression to investors of how well the poop-testing company was doing. UBiome founders and former co-.....»»
SEC charges uBiome co-founders with $60 million fraud
"The company's purported success depended on deceit," an SEC official said in a statement on its charges against San Francisco microbiome startup uBiome......»»
Outcome Health, whose former executives await trial in $1 billion fraud case, merges with Ohio-based company
Former highflying Chicago tech startup Outcome Health, whose former executives are facing federal criminal charges for an alleged $1 billion fraud scheme, is merging with a Cincinnati-based company .....»»
A cofounder of Bleacher Report on selling his startup at age 28: "Your startup is not your baby - it"s OK to let go"
Whether or not you leave your company by choice, accepting the change opens up new possibilities, writes startup founder and investor Dave Nemetz. Dave Nemetz is a cofounder of Bleacher Report and the founder of I.....»»
Oakland fintech PromisePay raises $20M to double its team focused on modernizing government payment services
The company is on a hiring spree, as the startup's payment software spreads to hundreds of government agencies across the country......»»
Parkland survivor David Hogg launches his own company in a ‘pillow fight’ against Mike Lindell
Hogg and partner William LeGate announced the name of their company, Good Pillow, on Tuesday night......»»
The Funded: Ex-Cisco, Nio exec Padmasree Warrior launches an e-reading startup
A new company launched by Cisco's former chief innovation officer and a San Jose cannabis company that's going public in a "blank check" merger are some of the news in The Funded at the end of a hectic week......»»
First Dollar emerges from stealth mode with $5M in funding
Jason Bornhorst and Colin Anawaty founded the health savings account startup about three years after selling their previous company, Patient IO, to Athenahealth......»»
Dayton-area startup launching online apparel store
The owners of Hard Media Group, a Springboro-based social media solutions company, have started a new venture called HRD Apparel, which launches April 22......»»
Citron Calls GSX Techedu "Most Blatant Chinese Stock Fraud Since 2011," Company Says Report False
Shares of the China-based, online after-school tutoring service provider GSX Techedu Inc (NYSE: GSX) have come under selling pressure ever since the disclosure of financial improp read more.....»»
A controversial facial-recognition company working with police departments across the US is reportedly connected to white nationalism and the far-right
CBS A software startup that scraped billions of images from major web services — including Facebook, Google, and YouTube — is selling its tool to la.....»»
Raleigh pharma"s potential COVID-19 treatment to be used in Italy
A Triangle pharmaceutical organization has received special approval from the Italian government for use of its drug in the fight against COVID-19. Raleigh-based RedHill – an Israeli company that calls the Triangle home to its executive and commercial.....»»
Chandler fraud prevention startup acquired in reported $500M deal
Emailage is a fast-growing software-as-a-service company tha.....»»
Amazon launches business selling automated checkout to retailers
Amazon.com Inc on Monday is set to announce a new business line selling the technology behind its cashier-less convenience stores to other retailers, the company told Reuters......»»
Sexual wellness startup launches on Valentine"s Day with $5M seed round
A new app called Lover launched today — Valentine's Day — aimed at helping you up your game in the bedroom with “science-based†advice, guides and love-making improvement exercises. At the same time of the launch, the San Francisco company.....»»
Canada"s SNC-Lavalin unit pleads guilty to fraud charge in Libya case
A division of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc pleaded guilty to one fraud charge and will pay a C$280 million fine related to projects in Libya, the company said on Wednesday, in a case that engulfed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government in crisis......»»
SoftBank is selling back its stake in embattled dog-walking startup Wag, amid the company"s "painful" layoffs
Larry French/AP SoftBank's Vision Fund is giving up its nearly 50% stake in the dog-walking startup Wag, as the company continues to struggle. A memo circulated among Wag employees informed them th.....»»
Digital insurance competitor to Root launches in Ohio
An auto insurance startup founded by Esurance alumni that follows the same business model as Root Inc. has started selling policies in Ohio. This is just the third state for San Francisco-based Noblr Inc., which sold its first policies in Colorado .....»»