Plug and Play Tech Center Hosts Retail and Fintech Expo for Startups

"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....

Plug and Play Tech Center celebrated its inaugural batch of FinTech startups, including a new bitcoin exchange from payment processor Netopia, at an event in the heart of Silicon Valley yesterday. "The big doomsday we're seeing now is death by a thousand cuts," said Plug and Play FinTech director Scott Robinson as he opened the afternoon session of the FinTech & Retail Expo at its Sunnyvale location. His introduction made clear his belief that the financial industry is, due to unavoidable factors, on a collision course with technological innovation. This includes, most importantly, the....

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,....

The Plug and Play Tech Center startup incubator and accelerator recently hosted its Winter EXPO, with 28 startup pitches, a virtual currency panelist discussion and over 100 investors and corporations. The virtual currency panel, dubbed the "Future of Fintech", was primarily focused on bitcoin. This was particularly relevant, as the audience had just witnessed 11 bitcoin startups pitching their business plans to investors. Low risk payments and foreign banks. Vinny Lingham of Gyft started the session by talking investors through the primary reasons why his gift card business started....

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....