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NYC's Best Angel Investor Doesn't Boast Or Blog, But Every Startup She...

There is an angel investor in New York City who doesn't blog and doesn't boast.If you ask her for an interview, she'll refer you to one of her portfolio companies instead. And despite backing multiple...

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Try Out Poncho And You Will Never Want To Open Another Weather App Again

It’s not yet 5 a.m. on a misty morning in late April and Kuan Huang has shaken himself out of sleep to squint into the cool light of his computer screen as he frantically checks the weather forecast...

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8 Little White Lies Venture Capitalists Tell To Startup Founders

It’s almost been two years since I co-founded LA-based accelerator MuckerLab and since then, I’ve gotten pretty good at lying. Not the “pants on fire” kinds of lies, but more like “Pretty Little Liars”...

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Here's More Proof That Upworthy Is One Of The Fastest-Growing Media Startups

Upworthy, one of the fastest growing media startups, is still growing quickly.The site told Business Insider it is now up to 46.7 million monthly unique visitors. And based on the traffic for November...

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This Startup Is Throwing A Massive Party To Challenge Uber

Splash, a startup that makes event planning insanely easy, is throwing an enormous party in New York City to help it win an NYC Economic Development Corporation-sponsored contest. The Take The Helm...

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SecretInk Lets You Send Self-Destructing Email And Text Messages

Chalk it up to Wikileaks, Edward Snowden, whoever or whatever you like, but there's more emphasis on Internet security than ever before.Snapchat played on this by building a company on the idea that...

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LoveRoom Wants To Help You Rent Your Apartment Out To Hot People

LoveRoom opened its doors last week, hopeful that people would sign up to open theirs as well.The startup boasts that it's "a platform where single people from all around the world can rent their...

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What It Feels Like To Be Fired From Your Own Startup

We've all heard the stories of founders who have been punted from their own companies, either by co-founders or board members.That happened to Marc Barros. He co-founded a hands-free camera company...

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Here's Why Finland Is A Great Place To Run A Startup

Finland's tech scene is booming.The country is home to successful startups like Rovio, the maker of Angry Birds, Nokia, and multibillion-dollar gaming company Supercell. Here are just a few reasons why...

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$4 Billion Is The New $1 Billion In Startups

Music streaming company Spotify just raised $250 million at a $4 billion valuation. That sounds high, but $4 billion seems to be the magic number for today's biggest startups. Recent valuations have...

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The 11 Hottest Startups In Northern Europe

Finland's tech scene is booming.The country is home to successful companies like Rovio, the maker of Angry Birds, Nokia, and multibillion-dollar gaming company Supercell.In Finland tech ecosystem...

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Three Ways Founders Can Avoid The 'Series A Meltdown'

It’s the funding crunch, stupid. Right?Maybe not.A few days ago I was reading Business Insider’s coverage of the demise of Everpix, a photo storage and sharing startup that says it failed because it...

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'Invisible Girlfriend' Startup Provides Fake Love For A Price

If you're having trouble in the dating game and dread those judgmental looks from friends and family, you can now fake it for a monthly price.Invisible Girlfriend, a new company recently created at...

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This Company Will Let You Eat Your Instagram Photos

It used to be that incessantly adding filters to pics of whatever you were eating was the only way to combine Instagram and food. Not anymore. Mint Digital, a company that created Stickygram to turn...

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Yahoo Acquires And Shuts Down Startup Ptch (YHOO)

Ptch, a startup that spun out of Dreamworks Animation, has been acquired by Yahoo and will shut down on January 2, 2014, the company announced on its website.Terms were not disclosed.Ptch's mobile...

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Ryan Seacrest Just Invested $1 Million In This iPhone Keyboard

"American Idol" host and general jack-of-all-trades Ryan Seacrest just invested $1 million in his new iPhone attachment startup called the Typo Keyboard.Just slip the keyboard onto your phone like a...

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The Sad Story Behind Yahoo's Latest Startup Acquisition: Ptch

On Wednesday we reported that Yahoo acquired a mobile app called Ptch and will shut it down in a month.Business Insider has since learned from multiple sources that Yahoo paid $6.5 million for...

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The 18 Best Startups That Launched In 2013

It's been a big year in consumer tech. Let's take a look at some of the best startups that launched this year.How do we define best? Well, we kept things in mind like great growth, promise, VC...

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This Sleeping Bag-Inspired Blanket Is Even Better Than The Snuggie

The blanket-buying experience sucks, according to San Franciscans Nick Polinko and Wylie Robinson, who are working to bring a new breed of blanket to market."There was a gap in the blanket spectrum,"...

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The Definitive Guide To The New York City Tech Scene

The New York tech scene is booming.RRE Ventures Principal Steve Schlafman has put together a terrific presentation that sums up the big trends and sectors coming out of New York, or "Silicon Alley," as...

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