Japan’s tourism industry is booming, but it faces a hotel room shortage, especially in Tokyo as it prepares for the Summer Olympics. H2O addresses the market opportunity with a platform that helps vacation rental owners manage their properties. The startup announced today it has raised...
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February 3, 2020 albert
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Michelle Obama knows how to start the year right. Just days into 2020, Obama shared some inspiring plans for the new year. Along with her Reach Higher initiative and ATTN:, Obama will debut an Instagram TV series, called “A Year of Firsts,” focusing on the...
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January 7, 2020 albert
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Facebook’s founding got the movie treatment with Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Network.” The story of how Snapchat came to be will be a flagship series on the upcoming streaming service, Quibi. Today, Spotify is the latest startup to get its story told on screen —...
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December 11, 2019 albert
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Balderton Capital, one of the so-called “big four” early-stage VC firms in London (the others being Accel, Atomico and Index), has raised a new $ 400 million fund to continue backing European tech startups at Series A. Dealroom recently released a report that pegged Balderton...
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November 12, 2019 albert
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Most Star Wars fans are familiar with the famous A New Hope blooper where a random, nameless Stormtrooper doinked their head on a Death Star bulkhead. A true classic. The identity of the clumsy Imperial soldier has been a mystery for as long as the...
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September 15, 2019 albert
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Patreon, the San Francisco-based platform that helps over 100,000 online content creators manage paid membership communities for their most dedicated fans, has raised $ 60 million in Series D funding. Glade Brook Capital, a late-stage fund based in Greenwich, Connecticut, led this round with participation...
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July 16, 2019 albert
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Andrea Raffin/Shutterstock.com Steven Spielberg, while not the biggest fan of allowing streaming content to be eligible for Oscars and other awards, is crafting a brilliant streaming-only horror series for upcoming network Quibi. And I can’t wait. While streaming horror flicks are nothing new—there’s even an...
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June 12, 2019 albert
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Apple, Amazon, Walmart It’s easy to get discouraged by Wednesdays. If you’re stuck in the middle of an endless work week, then you could probably use a pleasant distraction. Thankfully, the internet’s full of wonderfully distracting deals and discounts. Right now, you can grab some...
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April 10, 2019 albert
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Darkstore, a technology-driven fulfillment solution for companies like Nike and others, has raised a $ 7.5 million Series A round. With the additional funding in hand, Darkstore plans to expand its fulfillment center into more categories. Currently, Darkstore fulfills products for brands in the areas...
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January 29, 2019 albert
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What Movie Series Were The First Themed LEGO Building Sets Based Off Of? Pirates of the Caribbean Star Wars Batman Harry Potter Think you know the answer? How-To Geek
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