ffVC and NYU are mixing researchers with investors in the name of machine intelligence

 The timing was perfect. Just as startups were settling into NYU and ffVC’s new brains-meet-money accelerator,…

Sharethebus becomes Bus.com and raises $5M for event shuttle management

 It’s actually a pretty great URL: Bus.com. It’s also a much better brand identity than Sharethebus,…

Monzo, a UK digital-only challenger bank, granted full banking license

 Monzo, one of a number of so-called “challenger” banks in the U.K. aiming to re-invent the…

The company behind Adblock Plus is acquiring micropayment service Flattr

 Eyeo, the parent company behind AdBlock Plus, announced this morning that it has acquired Flattr. The…

BNP Paribas acquires Compte Nickel

 French fintech startup Compte Nickel was acquired by French bank BNP Paribas yesterday. I couldn’t nail…

Time Inc. is launching its own influencer marketing network with help from Speakr

 Time Inc. is getting into the influencer marketing business in a bigger way, with a new offering…

Meet 3 of our Disrupt NY Startup Spotlight companies: Duo Security, Lemonade, and Tala

 Disrupt NY is right around the bend, and with it comes a brand new type of…

83North closes $250M fourth fund focused on European, Israeli startups

 European VC firm 83North (formerly Greylock IL), which since 2008 has focused on backing startups in…