Barclays Techstars’ Jon Zanoff on Startups, Banks, and Fintech’s Future

Jon Zanoff is ready for a new nickname.

Dubbed “The Mayor of Fintech,” Zanoff, the newly appointed managing director of the Barclays Techstars accelerator in New York, has certainly been entrenched... Read more »

After Leadership Change, Zenefits Announces Sweeping Layoffs

What has already been a week of significant change at Zenefits, the embattled San Francisco-based startup that provides health insurance and other human resources services to businesses, continued Thursday with news... Read more »

WorkFusion Using $35M in New Cash to Expand in Business Automation

WorkFusion, a New York-based artificial intelligence startup focused on improving companies’ back-end operations through machine learning, recently wrapped up a $35 million funding round, the company announced last week.

Led by... Read more »

Rainbow Broadband Leads Charge to Bring Fixed Wireless to Brooklyn

Microwaves belong in kitchens, right?

Not according to Russ Hamm, president and founder of New York-based Rainbow Broadband.

Since 2004, Hamm and his firm have been installing microwave antennas on rooftops across... Read more »

Siemplify Scores $10M to Streamline Cybersecurity Operations

Siemplify, a cyber-threat management and analysis firm with outposts in both Tel Aviv, Israel, and New York City, announced a $10 million round of Series A financing Tuesday, continuing what has... Read more »

Cortica, Clarifai Show AI Isn’t Just for Big Companies Like Google

Deep learning just may be the buzziest, most misunderstood term in the tech world. And October was a banner month for the enigmatic subject.

The term “deep learning” is,... Read more »

More Options: LogRhythm Rakes In $50M to Boost Cybersecurity Tech

LogRhythm, a Boulder, CO-based cybersecurity firm, wrapped up a $50 million round of financing Tuesday, Aug. 30, inching the tech company closer to a highly anticipated IPO.

The latest round brings the... Read more »

Colorado State, Meet Cognii: Artificial Intelligence in Education

Psychology students at Colorado State University will be getting a technological boost next semester, thanks to a new partnership between the Fort Collins, CO-based school and Boston-based technology startup Cognii.

Founded... Read more »

University of Denver Program Looks to Bridge Cybersecurity Skills Gap

As far as JB Holston is concerned, there are only two types of businesses: those that know they’ve been hacked, and those that are oblivious.

“Those are the only two states... Read more »

Denver Proposal Calls for Smarter Electric and Autonomous Vehicles

Denver was named one of seven finalists in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge last week, inching the city closer toward receiving up to $50 million in tech-centric transportation... Read more »

Gusto, Growing in Denver, Looks to Add 1,000 Area Employees

Striding into the new Gusto office in the heart of Denver’s frantic LoDo neighborhood feels a bit like stepping into a daycare center.

But not in the snotty-nosed-kid way. More like... Read more »

Verizon’s MapQuest Goes Mobile to Compete With Google, Apple Maps

MapQuest is still a thing? MapQuest is still a thing.

The company that first introduced the world to turn-by-turn directions in the late ‘90s and early aughts is still around and... Read more »

Signpost, FareHarbor, ZenPayroll Talk Growth at Denver Startup Week

Water on Mars or not, it’s generally not advisable to jump ship after interplanetary takeoff. Just ask Edward Kim, Stuart Wall, and Lawrence Hester.

Though no member of that trio is... Read more »