4 New Bitcoin Startups Showcase at DEMO Fall 2014
Day three of the DEMO Fall 2014 conference in California featured a bitcoin and FinTech track that saw four new bitcoin startups debut their products. Now in its 24th year, DEMO stages conferences in the United States, China, Brazil, Russia and Vietnam that focus on emerging technologies and new product innovations. Well-known companies such as Evernote, Salesforce and VMWare have all launched at the conference in previous years. Erick Schonfeld, the event's executive producer, kicked off the bitcoin and FinTech session yesterday, telling the audience there was a need for a bitcoin....
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It's the final day of Tribe 4's tenure in Boost VC's startup accelerator, and things have been busier than ever. The accelerator, perhaps most famous for its CEO Adam Draper's promise to fund 100 bitcoin startups by the end of 2017, has been housing 16 bitcoin startups in its San Mateo, California, headquarters since the beginning of July. The group, colloquially referred to as Tribe 4, has been gearing up for the startup world's equivalent of a graduation ceremony: Boost's Demo Day. Today, each of the startups will present a 3-4 minute pitch of their company to a room filled with hundreds....
Featuring 25 startups, 22 of which are focused on bitcoin or its open ledger, the blockchain, Boost VC's Tribe 5 Demo Day showcased a flurry of early-stage companies, all bidding for coveted investor interest. As stated by event emcee and Boost VC CEO Adam Draper, this particular demo day promised more bitcoin startups on one stage "than there have ever been in history", meaning the task of standing out, and making progress on funding goals, was no small feat for those involved. Packed into three-minute bursts, many pitches sought to illustrate user growth and the utility of the given....
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SAN JOSE, Calif.[DEMO2014] November 21, 2014 - San Francisco based Hellobit today debuted a service distinctly aimed at disrupting the $500+ billion a year money transfer industry used to send money home to families in emerging markets. International remittance is dominated by companies such as Western Union and MoneyGram, and used heavily to send money to India, Mexico, The Philippines and many other countries. "After traveling the country and vetting hundreds of companies on our DEMO Tour, we are excited to bring Hellobit as one of the few selected companies launching new products....