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These 11 companies will be featured in the MedCity ENGAGE Innovation Showcase June 5-6 in Washington, D.C.

Topic: investors

Neurotrack gets first outside capital for test that predicts onset of Alzheimer’s

Neurotrack gets first outside capital for test that predicts onset of Alzheimer’s

May 22, 2013 7:29 pm by | 0 Comments

Neurotrack, the startup that won the health prize at this year’s SXSW, has pulled in a round of seed funding, according to a Form D filing. The $90,000 boost from ... Read more
TechStars expands into Austin with new incubator branch

TechStars expands into Austin with new incubator branch

May 15, 2013 8:00 am by | 0 Comments

The latest city that incubator program TechStars will expand into is bustling tech city Austin, Tex., the organization announced today. For those not familiar with it, TechStars is an incubator ... Read more
Minneapolis, Raleigh make the top ten list of best cities for women entrepreneurs

Minneapolis, Raleigh make the top ten list of best cities for women entrepreneurs

May 13, 2013 6:22 pm by | 0 Comments

Women in entrepreneurship is a hot button issue right now. Women represent a significantly smaller number of executives and entrepreneurs then men and far fewer aspire to positions of leadership. ... Read more
Five steps for bootstraping your startup — permanently

Five steps for bootstraping your startup — permanently

May 5, 2013 1:56 pm by | 0 Comments

Are would-be entrepreneurs letting the funding-equals-success myth stand between them and true success? Too many startup founders crave the validation of big-name investors and end up buying into the idea ... Read more
Startups, here’s a guide to video strategy before and after you launch

Startups, here’s a guide to video strategy before and after you launch

May 5, 2013 11:30 am by | 0 Comments

Do startups need a video strategy? I’ve been in and around the "video for business" industry for the last six years and I get asked this question by startups quite ... Read more
DocuTAP raises $11.9M to build software for urgent care clinics

DocuTAP raises $11.9M to build software for urgent care clinics

May 2, 2013 12:59 pm by | 0 Comments

The Emergency Room is often a chaotic place where precision and agility mean the difference between life and death. DocuTAP has raised $11.9 million from Bessemer Venture Partners to make ... Read more
Four investment opportunities in the brave new world of private insurance exchanges

Four investment opportunities in the brave new world of private insurance exchanges

May 1, 2013 3:39 pm by | 0 Comments

Psilos seems to have the investment philosophy that it is better to be smart than hip. You won’t find any mobile apps or corporate wellness programs in the company’s portfolio. ... Read more
Matterform offers low-cost 3D scanning, finds crowdfunding success

Matterform offers low-cost 3D scanning, finds crowdfunding success

April 29, 2013 4:20 pm by | 0 Comments

With less than 24 hours left on its fundraisingcampaign on crowdfunding site Indiegogo, Canadian startup Matterform has substantially surpassed its goal for its low cost 3D scanner called the Photon. ... Read more
Silicon Valley VC confidence up for third straight quarter ’ and angels are ’filling the hole’

Silicon Valley VC confidence up for third straight quarter ’ and angels are ’filling the hole’

April 24, 2013 1:55 pm by | 0 Comments

Venture capitalist confidence is up for the third straight quarter, even though recent returns haven’t been great, and some venture funds are getting squeezed out at the money-raising phase. And, ... Read more
Morgan Stanley poll: Fewer investors plan to invest in startups in the next 3 years

Morgan Stanley poll: Fewer investors plan to invest in startups in the next 3 years

April 22, 2013 6:58 pm by | 0 Comments

Attracting attention from venture capitalists is often compared to dating. With investment, as with love, it is not always clear what the other party is thinking. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management ... Read more
White House BRAIN Initiative is a nice start, but it’s too small and timid

White House BRAIN Initiative is a nice start, but it’s too small and timid

April 22, 2013 6:36 pm by | 0 Comments

This month, President Obama launched the BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) Initiative, which the administration calls ’a bold new research effort to revolutionize our understanding of the human ... Read more
IBM buys UrbanCode to help companies push out software updates faster

IBM buys UrbanCode to help companies push out software updates faster

April 22, 2013 11:48 am by | 0 Comments

IBM has acquired software delivery startup UrbanCode to better help businesses push out updates of mobile, cloud, social, and big data applications, the company announced today. Cleveland-based UrbanCode claims to ... Read more
Durex creates vibrating underwear you can control via smartphone apps

Durex creates vibrating underwear you can control via smartphone apps

April 21, 2013 10:30 am by | 3 Comments

Set aside the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundations’ offer to reinvent the condom, condom manufacture Durex is conducting its own research and development ’ for underwear. The company unveiled its ... Read more
The ‘startup visa’: Why Canada made it a priority & why the U.S. should too

The ‘startup visa’: Why Canada made it a priority & why the U.S. should too

April 19, 2013 5:27 pm by | 0 Comments

On Thursday, March 28, Canada announced that a new startup visa program would begin accepting applications. Governments can be notorious for slow change, especially in the eyes of entrepreneurs who ... Read more
Report: Bing delivers five times more malicious sites in search results than Google

Report: Bing delivers five times more malicious sites in search results than Google

April 13, 2013 2:41 pm by | 1 Comments

Malicious search results are a constant problem for search engines, and Google is a whole lot better at filtering them out than Bing, so says a report from German research ... Read more