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Disruption is at an all-time high
Disruption is at an all-time high. The CEOs who think outside their four walls will thrive — while the ones who don’t will disappear.
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Disruption is at an all-time high
Disruption is at an all-time high. The CEOs who think outside their four walls will thrive — while the ones who don’t will disappear.
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Whether they do it out of fear or complacency, the CEOs who continue to operate within their “four walls” — who refuse to look to external sources to help drive innovation — will increasingly find themselves out of a job. ...
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How social effects from the COVID-19 pandemic shape the future of outdoor recreation
How social effects from the COVID-19 pandemic shape the future of outdoor recreation
With the influx of new outdoor recreation participants, especially from the Gen Z and Millennial population, an opportunity for emerging technology integration and innovation follows. ...
January 7, 2021
Funding Sources for Black, Latinx & Womxn Founders
Funding Sources for Black, Latinx & Womxn Founders
I started my career in VC 3.5 years ago as an associate at TechNexus. TechNexus is ...
December 21, 2020
Live-Streaming Startup BoxCast
Live-Streaming Startup BoxCast Raises $20 million in Series A Funding
TechNexus portfolio company, BoxCast, ended 2020 with a bang, raising an impressive $20M in Series ...
December 15, 2020
Envisioning the Future
Envisioning the Future of the Fire Service
How data and connectivity solutions can revolutionize the responder workflow Over the past couple decades, ...
December 11, 2020
Time names portfolio company
Time names portfolio company Krisp a “best invention of 2020”
Time published their best inventions of 2020, a list of 100 technologies that are “changing ...
November 30, 2020
A New Chapter for Podfund
A New Chapter for Podfund
Podfund now managed by investment firm TechNexus “Every day sees humanity more victorious in the ...
November 15, 2020
Tonal Named One of the 12 Largest US Tech Startup
Connected fitness startup Tonal raises another $110 million – TechCrunch
Connected home fitness startup Tonal announced today that it has raised an additional $110 million. ...
November 9, 2020
How to Put Out the “Bad” Fires
How to Put Out the “Bad” Fires
Dissecting the wildfire response workflow through the lens of ventures Not every fire is bad ...
October 27, 2020
hello to reinventing your workday
Goodbye morning gridlock, hello to reinventing your workday
Are you missing your commute? Sitting in hours of traffic only to go 20 miles? ...
October 20, 2020
Touch Lost and Found System Using AI to Identify and Return Items
BOUNTE Advances Hotels’ Commitment to Cleanliness with a Low-Touch Lost and Found System Using AI to Identify and Return Items
BOUNTE, Inc., a leader in innovative lost and found technologies, today launched BOUNTE Protect™ for ...
October 16, 2020
Playbook, a fitness platform that puts creators first, raises $9.3 million – TechCrunch
Playbook, a fitness platform that puts creators first, raises $9.3 million – TechCrunch
Playbook, aiming to be the Patreon of fitness content, has raised an additional $9.3 million ...
October 14, 2020
Fitness Industry To New Heights
Perch Is Lifting The $30 Billion Fitness Industry To New Heights
Three MIT graduates saw the need for better fitness technology when weightlifting. They came together ...
September 25, 2020
S&T Focus on Sensors Burns Bright During Wildfire Season
Feature Article: S&T Focus on Sensors Burns Bright During Wildfire Season
DHS S&T’s Smart City Internet of Things Innovation (SCITI) Labs program is bringing together government ...
September 23, 2020
Time names portfolio company
The Cloud 100 Rising Stars 2020: Cloud Computing’s Next Wave, From Resilia To Roam Research
The Forbes Cloud 100 Rising Stars recognizes 20 startup up-and-comers on the cutting edge of ...
September 16, 2020
Technology Group, Expanding Its Leading Market Position in Cloud Software for the Global Alternatives Industry
Dynamo Acquires Imagineer Technology Group, Expanding Its Leading Market Position in Cloud Software for the Global Alternatives Industry
Dynamo Software acquires Imagineer Technology Group, expanding its leading market position in cloud software for ...
September 15, 2020

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