Plug and Play to Host Event With Bitcoin Leaders and Startups
The Plug and Play Tech Center, yet another accelerator program, is searching for bitcoin-related startups in Silicon Valley, with ambitions to fund bitcoin startups all over the globe. The company, which brands itself as a "global accelerator", is holding its Expo Winter 2013 conference on 5th December. The half-day event will feature a number of bitcoin and financial technology (or 'fintech') startups, which are expected to pitch to investors at the event. Panelists. There will also be a panel featuring a number of members that are well known representatives of the bitcoin economy,....
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Plug and Play Tech Center played host to the second annual Bitcoin Job Fair this Saturday, an event that brought industry startups big and small together with a new wave of job seekers for a busy all-day affair. More than 20 companies including 21 Inc, BitPay, BitGo and ChangeTip filled a conference hall crowded with roughly 350 job seekers of all ages and interest levels. Plug and Play FinTech director Scott Robinson said the biggest contrast to 2014's inaugural event was that participating startups were better capitalized and farther along in product development. Robinson indicated that....
Storied Silicon Valley accelerator Plug and Play recently revealed its biggest batch of blockchain startups yet. As part of its fourth FinTech class, Plug and Play selected eight blockchain startups, and while the number alone is impressive, two things stand out about its new entrants. The first is a renewed focus on the bitcoin blockchain, and the second is the maturity of the companies, which include recognizable names with market-tested products. But based on conversations with multiple participants, these ambitious founders are looking for more than mentorships. If all goes according....
"We're investing in about 10 bitcoin startups," Plug and Play's Scott Robinson revealed to an audience of investors at the recent Winter EXPO. The crowd in attendance saw a batch of fintech (financial technology) startup pitches, 11 of which had a focus on bitcoin. Robinson runs the bitcoin initiatives at Plug and Play Tech Center, a incubator and startup accelerator that has taken an interest in bitcoin startups as of late. Plug and Play's location in Sunnyvale, California is also home to the weekly Silicon Valley Bitcoin Meetup, which has 397 members and meets from 18:00 - 20:00 (local....
The Bitcoin Job Fair is set to take place in Sunnyvale, California by April 18 and is sponsored by bitcoin startup 21 Inc. The company joins other sponsors, namely BitPay, BitGo, ChangeTip, and ShapeShift in the annual event. This event is produced by FinTech accelerator Plug and Play Tech Center and Coinality, a digital resource center. Last year's Bitcoin Job Fair saw participants of over 30 startups and 400 attendees. Bitcoin Job Fair Highlights. Plug and Play director Scott Robinson is expecting a larger audience this year, as the cryptocurrency has gained a stronger following in the....
Bitcoin remittance company Abra is one of five startups working with blockchain technology to be accepted into the latest financial technology program operated by California startup incubator Plug and Play. Abra, BlockNotary, BlockSeer, Skuchain and Token are the blockchain startups set to take part in the program, among a total of 23 participants. Startups in the initiative will take part in mentoring sessions and pilot programs over the course of the three-month initiative. The incubator draws support from a number of firms involved with blockchain-services or consortia devoted to....