article thumbnail

Meet the 14 companies launching out of the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator

TechCrunch

Frontrunner combines sports betting with the flexibility of the stock market. Users can place sports bets, and then have the flexibility to trade them, with a complete look at their ‘holdings’ to better understand their financial outlook and dynamically trade positions throughout the lifetime of a single sports event.

Company 208
article thumbnail

AI creative platform D-ID, the tech behind those viral videos of animated family photos, raises $25M

TechCrunch

The MyHeritage mobile app is a testament to D-ID’s success here, sporting a 4.8-star The company also worked with nonprofit organizations and governments in public awareness campaigns on topics such as domestic violence and HIV awareness. We’re excited for what the future holds.” … Two, we’re doing it fast.”

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

A year on from Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian startups show astounding resilience

TechCrunch

The Ukrainian government also has a range of non-repayable grants and other support for its tech sector, despite also having to fund the war. Blocksport Blocksport builds Web3-ready platform solutions for the professional sports and entertainment industry to enable tokenization use cases for their fan community.

article thumbnail

8 investors and founders highlight Valencia’s potential as a fintech and cybersecurity hub

TechCrunch

The city appears to be strong in areas such as travel, AI, cybersecurity, fintech, agritech, travel tech, biotech, sports tech, and VR. People will move in due to quality of life, low costs, the location and local government support. The blockchain/crytpo scene could do with some improvement, according to a few respondents.

Fintech 183
article thumbnail

Tech News Roundup March 16

CTOvision

Trifacta Expands Federal Market Presence to Accelerate the Delivery of Data Wrangling Solutions to Government. - March Madness contest: Join GeekWire’s bracket for a chance to win tickets to our Sports Tech Summit. Apple: “Government misunderstands the technology” involved in demanding they decrypt an iPhone - TechCrunch.

article thumbnail

Don’t Guess About the Future. Simulate It. Lessons Your Business Can Learn from the Fastest Lab on Earth: Formula One

TIBCO - Connected Intelligence

“Formula One is the only sport where you can’t practice,” explains Danny Hornigold, F1 commentator. The sport allows only a limited amount of practice, which makes simulation essential. For example, wind tunnel simulation is so important that the FIA, Formula One’s governing body, limits access to 10 hours a week, on average.

Sport 29
article thumbnail

Sunny side up

Pandora's Brain

But instead of panicking, the populations of most countries are reassured by the consensus which evolved when governments and philanthropists started to sponsor serious work on the issue of technological unemployment in the late 2010s. Meanwhile, governments are investing heavily in retraining to help workers cope with rapid job churn.