When we launched GrowthHackers.com back in late September we had a notion of doing “growth teardowns” of the fastest growing startups. We wanted to answer the question that everyone on the outside of these rocketships wanted to know the answer to: “How did they grow so fast?” So we set to work doing deep research dives on companies like Uber, Snapchat, Yelp, LinkedIn, HubSpot, Evernote and more.
Ya estamos en julio, en pleno verano, y las inversiones en startups españolas se siguen sucediendo. A continuación, nuestro informe resumen mensual. Si nos hemos dejado alguna o hay algún dato incorrecto, no dudéis en indicárnoslo, rápidamente actualizaremos el listado.
Philips is coming full circle. The Dutch company, which started in the late 19th century as an electric lighting company, is now spinning off several lighting units into a standalone company.
The digital health space has continued to heat up, and it’s looking like 2014 will be a big year for investment in the space.
A new Rock Health report says that halfway through 2014 more than $2.2B has been invested in digital health startups. That’s already more than the $1.97 billion invested in the space during all of 2013, and 2013 was a record year for funding in the space.
Year over year, the amount invested in digital health startups grew by more than 160 percent, the Rock Health report claims.
Zap Zap Fractions is an iPad and iPhone math app for children that manages to be both instructional and beautiful. When I saw the game demoed by its creators, Malaysia-based Visual Math Studio, at the recent Echelon event, I was impressed by its illustrations of aliens and spaceships, as well as its entertainment value. The concept behind the game, which teaches kids the basics of fractions, was inspired by a Calvin and Hobbes comic.
Anonymous messaging apps cause gossip, drama, and even media deals – and they apparently also still catch investors’ attention.
After Secret raised $8.6 million in March, and Whisper raised a massive $36 million in May, anonymous messaging app Yik Yak announced today that it has raised $10 million for its own slice of the anonymous messaging pie.
Primera convocatoria de propuestas para proyectos relativos al programa LIFE 2014:
Subprograma de Medio Ambiente: Proyectos "tradicionales": fecha límite 16 de octubre de 2014. Proyectos preparatorios: fecha límite 29 de octubre de 2014. Proyectos integrados: fecha límite 10 de octubre de 2014. Proyectos de asistencia técnica: fecha límite 15 de septiembre de 2014. Proyectos de capacitación: fecha límite 30 de septiembre de 2014.
Fagor Industrial ha equipado la cocina de lujo del Healthouse Las Dunas, el primer centro de salud, dietética y nutrición de España.
Situado en Estepona (Málaga), Healthouse Las Dunas ***** GL Health & Beach Spa es el primer proyecto a gran escala de su presidente Félix Revuelta. En él, sus huéspedes siguen regímenes controlados por expertos en nutrición y se someten a tratamientos de adelgazamiento, estética, anti-aging y anti stress bajo la supervisión del renombrado endocrino Dr. José Luis Guijarro.
Un concurso que arrancó en septiembre, al inicio del curso 2013-2014, con la celebración de diferentes workshops que contaron con la participación de numerosas empresas.
