Archivo del Autor: Belen De Leon

India’s Rentomojo raises $10M from Bain Capital and Lending Club founder

 Indian startup Rentomojo — which lets consumers rent appliances furniture, motorbikes and other urban living essentials — has closed a $10 million Series B to continue its expansion. The round was led by Bain Capital Ventures, and others that put in include Lending Club founder and former CEO Renaud Laplanche and existing investors Accel and IDG. It’s nearly one year to the… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Mangrove raises $170M for its new fund to invest in Europe and Israeli startups

 Luxembourg-based Mangrove Capital Partners, one of Europe’s leading early stage venture capital firms, has raised $170 million for its latest fund.
Mangrove V will be used to invest across Europe and Israel. The amount matches that of its previous funds, and was completed inside two months with 90 per cent coming from returning investors, said the firm. Mangrove has been one of… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

The questions almost no startup founders ask

 The following is a chapter from Ryan Holiday’s new book, The Perennial Seller, a fascinating look at what it takes to help books, tech projects, and art that last. In this chapter he discusses the questions that no startup founders ask before they begin work.
For more background on the book I encourage you to visit his post about how he made the book over a grueling (and fun) 2-year… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Google’s New Feeds Show You the Internet You Want to See

Think of Google’s new feeds as something like a recommendations list for the entire web.
Source: Wired

Google search gets a Facebook face-lift video – CNET

Update the Google app on Android and iOS to see the feed, a personalized stream of information relevant to you.
Source: CNET

Google tries to out-Facebook Facebook with its own news feed – CNET

The search giant is trying to tread on Facebook’s territory, even as the social network faces criticism for its handling of news.
Source: CNET

Google introduces the feed, a news stream of your evolving interests

 More than four years after the launch of Google Now, the company has fully dissolved its AI assistant into the DNA of many of its core product offerings. Nowhere is this impact more evident than in search, where Google has significantly shaken up its philosophy on what a term like “search” even means when you know so much about users and their interests. Today, Google is delivering… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

You could win* a Wonder Woman collectible statue! – CNET

The CNET team is kicking off SDCC 2017 with a DC Collectibles giveaway of a Wonder Woman figure that was made to celebrate the 75th anniversary. This sweepstakes ends July 23, 2017.
Source: CNET

LeEco called a 'Ponzi scheme' by Tencent co-founder – CNET

After promising phones, TVs and self-driving cars to the US, Chinese company LeEco has fallen on some hard times.
Source: CNET

Samsung’s Bixby assistant finally comes to the Galaxy S8 and S8+ in the US

 After much delay, Samsung has begun rolling out it Bixby smart assistant to users in the U.S.. The company said today that an update will allow owners of the Galaxy S8 and S8+ to gain voice capabilities for the service. Bixby is the Korean phone-maker’s take on Apple’s Siri, Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, but it didn’t ship with Samsung’s Galaxy S8 and S8+ when… Read More

Source: TechCrunch