Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly round-up of everything happening in the startup scene. Subscribe here so it arrives directly in your inbox every Friday morning. This week, I explored what happened to one Norwegian hardware startup with an unusual cap table; three different investors concluded it was uninvestible as currently structured; however, these…
Astek Diagnostics closed a $2 million round for its urine diagnostics system, despite the fact that raising money for medtech isn’t for the faint of heart. The company’s deck has some good stuff in it and could be a deep source for things we can learn from, too. Slides in this deck Astek Diagnostics has…
How to Build a Cold Frame Crafting a Cold Frame: A Comprehensive Guide for Garden Enthusiasts Elevate your gardening game by constructing a bespoke cold frame that not only extends your growing season but also fits perfectly within your garden space. Ideal for those chilly months, a cold frame acts as a mini-greenhouse, protecting your…
A German subsidiary involved in Sam Altman’s controvercial crypto blockchain digital identity business, Worldcoin, was reported Friday to have filed a legal challenge against a suspension order from Spain’s data protection authority. Earlier this week it emerged that the Spanish authority, the AEPD, had instructed Worldcoin to temporarily stop scanning people’s eyeballs or further processing…
How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets Like a Pro In 9 Easy Steps Painting kitchen cabinets might sound intimidating. For the average homeowner, it is not. Anyone, no matter their skill level, stage of life or tool chest, can spruce up their kitchen without hiring a pro. Most importantly, it replaces the cost of installation of…
Think quick — how much does a top-of-the-line iPhone 15 Pro Max cost? If you said around $1,600, you’d be right, but only if you’re based in the U.S. In Turkey, the same phone will set you back almost $3,000. That gap introduces a fantastic opportunity for arbitrage — and a lively second-hand and refurbished…
Spain’s data protection authority has ordered Worldcoin to temporarily stop collecting and processing personal data from the market. It must also stop processing any data it previously collected there. The controversial, Sam Altman-founded eyeball-scanning blockchain crypto project started operations in the market last July, as part of a global rollout. The Spanish authority is using…
QuotaLab, a South Korean startup, is looking to replicate Carta, an American cap table management service used by numerous startups and investors across the U.S. Carta first made its debut as “eShares” in 2012 as a cap table management service that startups could use to issue equity to investors and employees. Since then, its services…
There was nothing else like Digit on the ProMat floor last year. The manufacturing supply chain event has gradually morphed into a tech show in recent years. Many of the biggest names in the space were present, showcasing autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), bin picking arms and automated storage and retrieval systems. But Agility’s small army…