Zachary Hickey
October 22, 2019
After raising an additional $85M in capital, Canva, the Australian-based design tool platform, has increased its valuation to $3.2bn, up 28% in 5 months. Accessible to the masses, Canva leverages an easy-to-use interface and toolkit to make professional marketing collateral and social media material readily available to anyone, regardless of design skills or coding ability.…
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Zachary Hickey
September 23, 2019
Last week’s attacks on Saudi Arabia oil facilities sparked the biggest jump ever in Brent crude futures and hand-wringing about fallout on the global economy. They also underlined the sad fact that the world isn’t doing enough to reduce fossil fuel dependence. Hundreds of thousands of young people from 150 countries took to the streets Friday for the Climate Change Strike ahead of the…
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Zachary Hickey
August 7, 2019
Snap (NYSE: SNAP) has been quite rocky. As a technology company, it initially grew to fame through Snapchat, an instant photo messaging service. From here, it grew to four products, Snapchat, Spectacles, Bitmoji, and Zenly. Snap stock is growing steadily from its record low ($4.82) in December 2018. Now, Snap has announced that it will…
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Zachary Hickey
August 1, 2019
SpaceIQ is a technology and software company that aims to improve efficiency in workplaces, by letting users manage space and real-estate. In recent light of WeWork’s acquisition of SpaceIQ, we wanted to know what the funding landscape and competitors in the workplace software sector looked like. To do this, we used Cyndx Finder to run…
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Zachary Hickey
July 29, 2019
The phrase “The Uber for X” has become synonymous for the on-demand industry. This viral term has been passed around to claim two things – the company operates with a similar business model to Uber (but in a different space), and the company could likely be influential in this sector (since Uber is one of…
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Zachary Hickey
July 23, 2019
The internet of things is a hot topic, fueled in part by recent and continuous developments with 5G and improved internet access. Not only will rural societies benefit positively from the improved coverage gained from 5G, but the technology will evolve and as 5G integrates with IoT, we will reach new heights and disrupt many…
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Zachary Hickey
July 22, 2019
Digital learning and education technology has been booming recently, with firms planning . A new trend, edutainment, combines the potency of entertainment with the of education. The melange of both creates a more interactive and accessible landscape for children and adults to learn in a less tedious manner. Using Cyndx, we run a concept search…
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Zachary Hickey
July 18, 2019
On-demand content has boomed in recent years. Video on demand (VOD) has perturbed the media industry, offering an alternative to the traditional cable access. As a result, the advertising and entertainment industries had to react to combat this personalized, and leisure-driven, form of entertainment. Now, many major entertainment providers are trying to capture a share…
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Zachary Hickey
July 11, 2019
Nintendo, the Japanese multinational electronics company, announced earlier the redesigned Switch, called Switch Lite, that is designed to be played exclusively on-the-go. Analysts, and gamers alike, are worried that the Switch will mark the death knell the Nintendo 3DS however, Nintendo states it will continue support for the 3DS family of systems. Check out the…
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Zachary Hickey
July 1, 2019
Global sustainability, and most specifically food sustainability, has been increasingly spoken about in the last several months. With Beyond Meat’s successful IPO (with a share price nearly 200% its opening value in just under 2 months), markets are hot to discover the next impactful entry into the Alternative Meat, or food, industry. Some analysts claim…
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