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• 2018 on track to be record-breaking year for mental and wellness startups

  by Steven Loeb, June 15, 2018

  The amount of funding into these companies doubled from 2014 to 2017

  Next week, Vator and HP will be holding an event on the rise of these startups and how they are helping patients with their mental health problems. Get tickets here! We'll talk about why existing assumptions about treatment are failing and what those assumptions are. We'll talk about how we diagnose for at-risk people may also be a problem. And we'll talk about the faulty economics that push clinicians

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• FaceMetrics secures $2 million in funding to flesh out their parental control app

  by Josiah Motley, June 15, 2018

  The company is combining AI and gamification to provide a better experience for parents and children

  “The app is not a supervisor but a friend,” FaceMetrics CEO Mikhail Boiko said. “If you ban games, it will simply make them more appealing to kids. But with artificial intelligence, a trade-off like ‘read an hour and play for an hour’ is actually possible to implement and track. After all, it's not just about getting kids to read, but making sure they do it regularly and

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• Startup competitions seeking sports tech companies

  by Steven Loeb, June 14, 2018

  They include Sports Tank, 1st and Future, Leaders Tech Startup Competition and Sports Tech World Cup

  Description: "Adding a trophy to the cabinet is a great feeling but success at the Sports Technology Awards translates into something far more meaningful commercially. Companies which have been finalists or winners, repeatedly tell us that this has given them tangible business returns; these span reduced sales cycles, elevated customer opportunities, increased inbound investment and great employee

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• Virtual credit card provider, Privacy, is now offering cash-back for online transactions

  by Josiah Motley, June 13, 2018

  Virtual cards continue to grow in popularity and now we're starting to see incentives baked in

  In a time where we're constantly worried about data breaches and hacks, virtual credit cards continue to find a place in both business applications and consumer ecommerce. Businesses can use virtual cards to manage employees that have spending privileges and can be easily canceled when not needed, but in the consumer space options are a bit more limited. Privacy is one such company that offers virt

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• HUNGRY raises $1.5M to build out its marketplace connecting chefs with offices that need catering

  by Steven Loeb, June 13, 2018

  The service is available in the DC region, and will expand to Philadelphia and New York City next

  "For delivery reliability, HUNGRY has an incredible in-house delivery team called 'Catering Captains' whose jobs is to deliver and set up the office catering flawlessly. HUNGRY uses technology to track their captains and route them to ensure they're always on time. For cost, we strip out one third of the costs that are typically associated with ordering from restaurants or traditional caterers due

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• StockPitch partners with S&P Global Market Intelligence to provide stock market analytic tools

  Will cater to both casual and serious investors looking to keep up with an ever-changing market

  As trading becomes more democratized, platforms continue to pop up that give both casual and serious investors a convenient and easy way to invest. With that comes a need for investment tools that give ...
  By Josiah Motley
  

• AI-powered workplace team member Jane.ai launches with $8.4 million

  Jane also has a human element that will answer questions and help the AI learn quicker

  There's a fundamental problem in the workplace: a lack of access to basic information for employees, causing them waste a big chunk of their time trying to find answers to that they should have immediately ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• Cloud Apps Capital Partners raises $87M second fund

  The firm focuses exclusively on investing in the global cloud business application market

  The cloud has had a profound effect on the business and technology sectors. By cutting down the cost of hardware, and giving companies a simpler, more effective way to store their data, it has led to an ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• How does Adyen make money?

  Adyen, which recently signed as primary payments partner for eBay, makes money from transaction fees

  Earlier this year, it was announced that the Amsterdam-based global payments company had signed a deal with eBay "to become its primary payments processing partner," essentially replacing PayPal, following ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• Now that the GDPR is in effect, companies are having to change some of their processes

  With the new rules on tracking, email services are having to adapt to those in the EU

  The new implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that went into effect across the European Union has many widespread implications across the globe. Not only did it cause some major ...
  By Josiah Motley
  

• Accelerators targeting sports tech companies

  They include leAD Sports Accelerator, Global Sports Venture Studio and Hype Lab Accelerators

  For startups, there are numerous paths for getting their name out there. One way, which Vator has been covering recently, are startup competitions, but another popular method to get a foot in the door, ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• Why mental disorders are a cultural problem more than a biological one

  Future of mental and behavioral health: biological underpinnings; how to boost serotonin levels

  These numbers are on the rise. The World Health Organization says that depression spiked 18 percent worldwide in 2017. Non-profit group Mental Health America shows that 7 percent of Americans will suffer ...
  By Bambi Francisco Roizen
  

• iBeat extends seed round with a $2.5M investment from SCOR and Transamerica

  The two life insurance companies have also entered into an enterprise partnership with iBeat

  The funding came from SCOR Life & Health Ventures and Transamerica Ventures, the venture arms of what Ryan Howard, founder and CEO of iBeat, calls "two of the top 10 largest life insurers in the United ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• Qumulo raises $93M in Series D funding to build out its cloud-based file storage

  The company has now raised over $230 million as it plans to expand further into Europe

  There's a ton of data being created in everything we do now. From the car we drive, which has an anti-lock brake system or adaptive cruise control system, to the x-rays we get at the doctor, all of that ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• Interview with Robert Leshner, CEO and co-founder of Compound

  A look into crypto markets, interest rates, and potential crypto regulations

  The crypto sphere is growing quickly, but it is still very unknown to many people. Even those that understand the basic idea behind blockchain and digital currencies can find it difficult to actually participate ...
  By Josiah Motley
  

• Bridge Connector raises $4.5M to integrate solutions for healthcare organizations

  The company is quadrupling revenue month-over-month

  Integration for healthcare organizations is a big problem for the industry, for a variety of reasons. Integration solutions have often been expensive, meaning they require a big upfront investment. They ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• You thought raising Series A was hard? Here comes Series B!

  VC advice on best practices raising and deploying the Series B round

  The very earliest companies - those that are at the seed/angel stage - have to find investors willing and able to take a chance on something totally unproven. There is barely a product, let alone customers ...
  By Matthew Kropp
  

• JLL Spark launches $100M real estate fund

  The new fund will invest in Seed/Series A startups to build JLL into a digital real estate leader

  JLL Spark, a relatively new division of 235-yr-old commercial real estate services and investment firm JLL, announced the launch of a $100 million VC fund, called JLL Spark Global Venture Fund, to invest ...
  By Bambi Francisco Roizen
  

• Blackbell offers business owners an all-in-one solution for selling their services online

  Includes features that make selling your services seamless and straightforward

  When you're starting a business or looking to offer services to your customers online, there are plenty of options available for the various pieces of the process - website design, ecommerce carts, marketing, ...
  By Josiah Motley
  

• Unicobag is a B2B and B2C company working to alleviate baggage woes at airports

  Founded in 2016, the company has raised almost 400k in angel investments

  If you find yourself often flying around the country, count yourself lucky if you've never had to deal with lost baggage. Not only can it be a huge annoyance, but it can be a confusing, time-consuming ...
  By Josiah Motley
  
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