Northeast Ohio’s Tech Startups Need Stronger Backing
A proper plan for economic viability today simply can’t exclude the role played by technology-driven startups and a surrounding system that creates and supports them. So as business leaders in Northeast Ohio lament the region’s sluggish growth, what can be done to foster a stronger startup culture here may need to lead that discussion —
Ohio’s Mezu Raises $10 Million To Let You Send And Receive Money Privately
For many peer-to-peer payment apps, the way to send money to other users is simple — enter the recipient’s name or phone number and the amount of money and hit send. But what if you want to send money to say, your bartender or a local vendor at the farmers market, and neither of you
JumpStart Sets June 26 As Date For Next Startup Scaleup Event
JumpStart Inc.’s fourth annual Startup Scaleup — an event aimed at celebrating the growth of Northeast Ohio’s entrepreneurial sector and providing information and resources to help it expand further — will take place Tuesday, June 26, in Cleveland’s Gordon Square Arts District. The day-long event, presented by KeyBank, will feature 39 workshops, panels and networking
JumpStart’s Startup Scaleup Event Returns To Cleveland’s Gordon Square Arts District On June 26
On June 26, JumpStart will be teaming with some of its closest partners and collaborators for Startup Scaleup—an event celebrating the growth of Northeast Ohio’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and showcasing the full array of local resources available to help entrepreneurs succeed. Learn more about Startup Scaleup at www.startupscaleup.org. Presented by KeyBank and powered by JumpStart, Startup
Cash App Mezu, Of Cleveland, Launching Anonymous Payment Option
One-fourth to one-third of adults now use their mobile phones to make peer-to-peer payments, such as through Venmo or PayPal. But there’s one big drawback: To pay someone using these cash apps, you must exchange some sort of personal information so the payment can be sent. But a new cash app called Mezu, created by
7SIGNAL Announces New Intelligent Wi-Fi Roaming Analytics For Unique Visibility Into Wi-Fi Experiences
Today at CiscoLive, 7SIGNAL, The Wi-Fi Performance Company, is pleased to showcase Mobile Eye 2.0 for managing Wi-Fi experiences from laptops, tablets and other mobile devices in hospitals, manufacturing facilities, and large enterprises. The latest version of the software-only Mobile Eye solution introduces the Sticky Factor™, a proprietary roaming analytic developed by 7SIGNAL for quickly
Akron-Based Revenue Conduit By Unific Helps E-Commerce Retailers Grow
Revenue Conduit by Unific founders Dan Kurt and Parag Jagdale first met while attending The Ohio State University in the early 2000s. A few years later, Kurt and his wife were running an online store. And despite making the jump to a more comprehensive customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation platform, Kurt needed help
CNBC Disruptor 50: LISNR
Founders: Josh Glick, Chris Ostoich, Rodney Williams (CEO) Launched: 2012 Headquarters: Cincinnati Funding: $18.9 million (PitchBook) Valuation: $62.5 million (PitchBook) Key technologies: Internet of things Disrupting: Audio, mobile This Cincinnati-based company has developed a way to use audio, rather than Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, to transmit data between devices. LISNR is a near-ultrasonic, low-power data transmission
LISNR CEO On Delivering Data With Audio
Rodney Williams, LISNR CEO, explains the company’s data-over-audio technology, how they’re disrupting several industries and what the potential security concerns could be. LISNR CEO on delivering data with audio from CNBC.
Lisnr Wants To Make Airline And Concert Tickets A Thing Of The Past Using Sound Waves
Imagine a world where your entry ticket to an event, or boarding pass for a flight, or your form of payment for a good or service is invisible data transferred by way of sound waves. That world is already here, and it’s exactly what Rodney Williams is doing at the company he co-founded, Lisnr, a
7signal Aims To Keep Companies Connected
All over the globe, the productivity of thousands of employers depends largely on a wide array of devices working interruption free within a Wi-Fi network. An Independence software company is at the center of this technological tidal wave, offering a platform that helps organizations meet their wireless performance challenges. 7signal Solutions Inc., in the words
Finding Community Funding To Help Your Company Grow
Many towns and cities are trying to keep independent businesses in their communities open. They’d like these companies to thrive so that they don’t move or even close. Michael Goldberg, professor of entrepreneurship at Case Western Reserve University, tells us you can find capital in your communities. This story originally appeared on the American Express