Fondée en 2002 à Orsay, près de Paris, WiN MS développe et commercialise des outils de diagnostic immédiat pour la maintenance aéronautique et un dispositif de surveillance des infrastructures câblées pour lutter contre le vol de câbles. Ainsi cette spin-off du CEA-List propose un outil d'aide à la recherche de panne, ce qui permet de réduire les temps d'immobilisation des appareils au sol. Précisons que selon sa taille et le lieu où il est stationné, un avion immobilisé coûte entre 20.000 et un million d'euros par jour à la compagnie qui en a la propriété.
Two Tap, a Y Combinator-backed startup that aims to become the “shopping cart of the entire Internet,” today announced that it has raised a $2.7 million seed round from the likes of Khosla Ventures, SV Angel, former Visa CEO Joseph Saunders, Ryan Petersen, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and Posterous co-founder Gary Tan, in addition to We
There's a lot of hype surrounding new programming languages, databases, and the like. I've always been curious about which technologies are actually in use, and whether great startups use different technologies than no-so-great startups.
Fortunately, AngelList offers some self-reported data about technology usage. For example, you can see that Robinhood uses Python, Django, and iOS while Secret uses Java, Go, Python, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, iOS, and Android.
Accel Partners and existing investors just dropped a new $25 million into Vectra Networks, a security startup deeply connected to U.S. national security officials.
Calling itself “the leader in real-time detection of cyber attacks in progress,” Vectra previously raised $17.8 million before it even launched. The startup specializes in enterprise network security.
In order to get more companies through its program, 500 Startups has been alternating between hosting batches in San Francisco and Mountain View, California. The accelerator’s tenth batch will be the second based in San Francisco.
Everyone knows they should be drinking more water to stay healthy and hydrated, but actually remembering to do so can be a challenge. In fact, 43% of Americans drink four cups or fewer per day, according a 2012 study from the Center for Disease Control. That’s where The Hug, now on Kickstarter, comes in. The Hug solution includes a sensor band that wraps around just about any water bottle to track your H2O consumption, and an accompanying mobile app that reminds you to drink when your hydration levels are low.
Accel Partners and existing investors just dropped a new $25 million into Vectra Networks, a security startup deeply connected to U.S. national security officials. Calling itself “the leader in real-time detection of cyberattacks in progress,” Vectra previously raised $17.8 million before it even launched. The startup specializes in enterprise network security.
The forecast is looking sunny for hungry entrepreneurs who want to get an idea off the ground.
According to a recent Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index survey, small business owners are the most optimistic they've been in five years, expecting their revenues, cash flows and staff size to grow.
Wth all the cyber-defenses available today — many of them developed in Israel — hackers have to think differently if they want to get through to a high-value target, like a bank, utility, or government site. ThetaRay CEO Mark Gazit says his start-up is dedicated to finding and stopping them.
Since ThetaRay has an effective technology to find these unfindable hackers, investors at General Electric (GE), along with investors at Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) and Poalim Capital Markets, among others, are pouring $10 million into ThetaRay, which was established just last year.
