| Date | Title | Description |
| 31.08.2017 | Term Sheet — Thursday, August 31 | JAPAN INC.
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Japan has become one of the most undervalued markets for private capital investment.
For decades, the country was trapped in a defla... |
| 03.08.2017 | Coding Bootcamps Won’t Save Us All | Coding bootcamps were supposed to be the next big thing in higher education, promising a compressed, career-focused alternative to traditional graduate school. In the past five years, startups offering these programs have raised millions in... |
| 21.07.2017 | Coding School Iron Yard to Shutter | In a surprise announcement made this week, South Carolina based coding school Iron Yard announced its plans to shutter the business. Launched four years ago, Iron Yard has since expanded to 15 different locations across the nation, which wa... |
| 20.07.2017 | Another Major Coding Bootcamp, Iron Yard, Announces Closure | The Iron Yard, a Greenville, S.C.-based coding bootcamp, is closing up shop. The school wrote in a blog post today that it will be ceasing operations at all of its 15 campuses around the U.S. after its current 12-week session finishes.
“In ... |
| 20.07.2017 | Another Major Coding Bootcamp, Iron Yard, Announces Closure | The Iron Yard, a Greenville, S.C.-based coding bootcamp, is closing up shop. The school wrote in a blog post today that it will be ceasing operations at all of its 15 campuses around the U.S. after its current 12-week session finishes.
“In ... |
| 22.03.2017 | 11 #dctech companies hiring right now | Hey, friend. Are you on the hunt for a more exciting/profitable/challenging/mission-driven job?
Maybe you’re just curious as to what opportunities are out there for someone with your skill set. Or someone with a skill set that you’re curren... |
| 13.10.2016 | Your Definitive Guide To DC’s Tech Bootcamps | D.C.’s tech bootcamps might be the jump-start people need when they’re looking to enter the tech industry partway through their career. Rather than invest the time and money into a Master’s program, students can take a 10-13 week course to ... |
| 13.04.2016 | Climb Credit looks to transform student lending with a new business model based on graduate success | The U.S. is facing a crisis in higher education.
Once the ticket to the middle class life at the center of the fabled “American Dream”, the college and university experience is now under attack from all sides. Education has become pricier, ... |
| 05.04.2016 | Detroit has your attention. Now can it build a startup community for its future? | What you risk when you have your struggles publicized as widely as Detroit’s is attracting more ambulance chasers than medics.
That is, when the call for help is too big and too wide, you can attract people who come more for their own gains... |
| 18.02.2015 | The Top 33 Coding Bootcamps | Last night, Switchup released a list of the top coding bootcamps around the world in 2014.
The list takes into account factors like reviews on the Switchup platform, price, location, and job support. You’ll also find helpful information the... |
| 23.01.2015 | FilterEasy Raises $1.2M Seed Funding | Raleigh-based Startup FilterEasy announced today that it has raised $1.2 million of seed round investment, lead by Azure Capital, RTP Capital, and alongside a handful of Angel investors. FilterEasy is a member-based air filter subscription ... |
| 23.01.2015 | FilterEasy Raises $1.2 Million To Help You Remember To Change Your Home’s Air Filter | When was the last time you changed your home’s air filter? If you’re like me and the majority of other homeowners across the U.S., this routine home-maintenance task is easy to forget because filters are only changed every few months or so.... |
| 05.01.2015 | Here’s a group getting it together in the murky world of healthcare collaboration | The class provides Life Science/Health Care entrepreneurs with real world, hands-on learning on how to rapidly:
define clinical utility before spending millions of dollars
understand who their core and tertiary customers are, and the sales ... |
| 03.12.2014 | How Crystal City is becoming a tech hub | Angela Fox wants more millenials in Crystal City. And she knows how to get them.
On a chilly Thursday, the head of the Crystal City Business Improvement District enumerated all the yuppie activities that have popped up here along with hip r... |
| 17.09.2014 | ChartSpan raises $1M to expand mobile patient medical records app | ChartSpan also announced the launch of the free ChartSpan App in the iTunes App Store. It will release an Android version in the coming weeks. The company aims to convert paper healthcare records to digital data, with no manual data entry.
... |
| 04.09.2014 | A tale of two tech scenes: Baltimore and Charleston, SC | Just south of Myrtle Beach lies the hidden gem that is Charleston, S.C.
If you’ve ever visited this place, chances are you appreciate its unique and timeless territory. Here, amidst the beaches, bar stools and historical sites, you’ll find ... |
| 13.06.2014 | This Entrepreneur Built An Asthma Monitor To Save Lives—Just Not His Own | Like many entrepreneurs, Chris Stiffler had an idea for a world-changing product rooted in his own experience. In his case, the experience was a serious asthma attack. The product was Wheezy, a wearable device designed to help asthmatics mo... |
| 30.04.2014 | PivotDesk Launches in 23 New Markets in Rapid Nationwide Expansion | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Fresh off raising a $3.8 million Series B round, PivotDesk is expanding its footprint dramatically, announcing today it is launching its service in 23 new markets. The move ne... |
| 16.07.2013 | Digital tissue analysis, breast cancer diagnostic among South Carolina digital health accelerator class | Although the startups have to be in Spartanburg for the program’s duration, it’s a geographically diverse group with members representing India, Illinois, Texas and California along with South Carolina.
Among the members are:
3Scan, led by ... |
| 15.07.2013 | Emphasis on local investing shifts to Southeast with $5.1M angel fund and accelerators | Specifically, it will focus on healthcare IT, software, medical technology, and companies with related that are capital efficient and can scale rapidly. It will use a network of providers, payers, and strategic partners to select, validate,... |
| 10.05.2013 | Healthcare entrepreneurs, these 4 digital health accelerators are looking for applicants | Where: New York, New York
When: July 8 to September 26
Who runs it: Mathew Farkash and Dr. Brad Weinberg are the co-founders and are entrepreneurs. The accelerator is part of the TechStars network, which has helped it cultivate a wide varie... |
| 07.05.2013 | The Southeast gets its first digital health accelerator | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Interested in learning more about opportunities i... |
| 07.05.2013 | The Southeast gets its first digital health accelerator | Interested in learning more about opportunities in digital health? HealthBeat, VentureBeat’s health conference takes place on May 20 and 21.
The Iron Yard has launched the Southeast’s first digital health accelerator, proving that innovatio... |
| 07.05.2013 | Iron Yard sets up first digital health accelerator in Southeast US | Barth described conversations it had with healthcare providers. “They said, ‘If you are really interested in working in partnership, look at internal innovations and commercialize them.'”
The three month program will have weekly workshops f... |
| 05.04.2013 | MoonClerk Allows Non-Programmers To Use Stripe For One-Time Or Recurring Payments | If there is any downside to Stripe, the payments startup that makes it simple to accept payments online without having to first set up a merchant account, it’s that the service is aimed at developers and other technical users. Newly launche... |
| 15.02.2013 | The Iron Yard stokes startup fires in the Southeast | In the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains sits the small city of Greenville, S.C.. Formerly known as the “Textile Capital of the World,” this town of shady streets, quaint local businesses, and a thriving arts scene is now home to a bub... |
| 15.02.2013 | The Iron Yard stokes startup fires in the Southeast | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
In the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains sit... |
| 12.02.2013 | Iron Yard: In SC, an Old Manufacturing Town Revitalized by Startups | In Greenville, South Carolina, a town once dominated by textile manufacturing, tech startups are moving into The Iron Yard and breathing a whisper of new life.
In 2012, a variety of startup initiatives were happening independently in Greenv... |
| 12.07.2012 | Reminder: TechCrunch Is Coming To Greenville, SC Tonight! (UPDATED LOCATION) | For many a TechCruncher, the past week has been the same as most. Break some news, go to some events, turn the world on with your smile… you know the drill. But for John Biggs, Josh Zelman and I (and at times Matt Burns), this week has been... |
| 11.07.2012 | Reminder: We’re In #TCCharlotte Tonight And Waiting To Hear Your Pitch | Hello, Charlotte! The TCMobile is now back in your beautiful city and we’re ready to hang out tonight at Packard Place. We had a great night in Durham and we’re ready for more NC.
You can RSVP here and we would love to chat with you tonight... |
| 10.07.2012 | #TCDurham: See You Tonight At Bay 7 (Updated Location) | We are headed towards Durham right now in the TCMobile but we have some very urgent news: the event will be held down the street from Tyler’s at the American Tobacco Event Space called Bay 7. Bay 7 is two doors down from Tyler’s.
You can RS... |
| 09.07.2012 | Reminder: #TCATL Is Kicking Off At 6pm Tonight | We’re live in Hotlanta tonight from 6pm to 10pm at Sweetwater Brewery. We have over a thousand RSVPs and we want you guys to beat NYC in terms of turn-out and energy, so head over here to RSVP and bring your best elevator pitch.
What can yo... |
| 06.07.2012 | Remember: See Us In Savannah, Georgia Tonight At 6pm | Here we go: tomorrow we’re heading to the offices of Creative Coast, 15 West York Street for our first ever Savannah meet-up. We’re excited to see what Savannah has to offer. You can RSVP here.
Special thanks to The Creative Coast for hosti... |
| 05.07.2012 | Southern Start-Ups: Tomorrow We’re Coming To Savannah! | Here we go: tomorrow we’re heading to the offices of Creative Coast, 15 West York Street for our first ever Savannah meet-up. We expect a few hundred folks to roll out and we’ll have some excellent food sent over by Erwoods.com and MyApply.... |
| 26.06.2012 | Wanted: Charlotte Sponsors For The TC Southeast Mini Meetup Tour | The TC Southeast Mini Meetup Tour is mere weeks away, and we’re in the final stages of preparation. This is set to be our biggest meetup tour yet, hitting five cities over the course of a week, and with that comes quite a bit of planning. T... |
| 21.06.2012 | Get Ready For The TC Southeast Mini Meetup Tour: July 6 – July 12 | Hot on the heels of the TechCrunch Philadelphia Mini Meetup, I can’t help but look forward to what’s next: a full-scale tour of the Southeast. We’re hitting Savannah, Atlanta, Raleigh-Durham, Charlotte, and Greenville, in that order between... |
| 13.06.2012 | TechCrunch Is Holding Office Hours On Our Southeast Meetup Tour: Reserve Your Spot Now | We’re less than a month away from our Southeast Meetup Tour, where we’ll hit Savannah, Atlanta, Raleigh-Durham, Charlotte, and Greenville. It’s sure to be a mess of fun and a total mess all at the same time, just as it should be. We’ll toss... |
| 06.06.2012 | The Southeast TC Meetup Tour Is On Like Donkey Kong (But With Comfort Food Instead Of Bananas) | And we’re off.
The Southeast meetup tour is officially a go. We’ll be hitting up Savannah, Atlanta, Raleigh, Charlotte and Greenville on a quest to uncover hidden technological gems that may or may not get pitched with a southern drawl. I’m... |
| 29.05.2012 | Locengine co-founder Steve Palmer: What I learned by getting rejected by DreamIt Ventures | Steve Palmer and his partner, Luke Bayas took the DreamIt Ventures application requirements literally: “We are not looking for a detailed business plan.”
So when Palmer looks back on the application process with a year of wisdom, he’s not s... |
| 25.05.2012 | Southeast, Here We Come: The Savannah, Atlanta, Charlotte, And Raleigh-Durham Meetups Are Go | TechCrunch is headed down south this summer and we’re starting our trip in Savannah, Atlanta, Charlotte, and Raleigh-Durham. We already have some great spots lined up but we definitely need your help finding a few more locations.
We begin b... |
| - | Iron Yard sets up first digital health accelerator in Southeast US | Digital health entrepreneurs in the Southeast now have a new source of help for launching a company: The Iron Yard in Spartanburg, SC. The organization has already had one class of tech startups and now is expanding to digital health.
It’s ... |
| - | Digital tissue analysis, breast cancer diagnostic among South Carolina digital health accelerator class | Tools to drive personalized medicine and a physician appointment scheduling app are among the digital health products under development in Spartanburg, South Carolina-based Iron Yard’s first healthcare accelerator class. Although the majori... |
| - | ChartSpan raises $1M to expand mobile patient medical records app | ChartSpan Medical Technologies, a South Carolina-based mobile patient medical records developer, today announced it has raised more than $1 million in seed funding, led by investor Don Byrne.
The funding represents the largest amount for a ... |
| - | Emphasis on local investing shifts to Southeast with $5.1M angel fund and accelerators | One of the ongoing debates among investors is whether geography matters. I have often heard that West Coast angel investors are pretty flexible about where they live in proximity to their investments. Then there are East Coast angels, who l... |
| - | Here’s a group getting it together in the murky world of healthcare collaboration | The landscape for how to turn life science and health care technologies into viable companies has changed more in the last 3 years than in the last 30. New approaches to translational medicine have emerged. Our Lean Launchpad® for Life Scie... |
| - | Healthcare entrepreneurs, these 4 digital health accelerators are looking for applicants | As the provisions of the Affordable Care Act and HITECH Act are rolled out, providers and payers are looking for ways to address pain points varying from improving patient engagement and remote monitoring to helping consumers better underst... |
