Zachary Tracer, provided by Published 10:13 am CDT, Monday, April 29, 2019 Samantha Lee/Business Insider Healthcare accounts for about 18% of the US economy, making it an attractive market for big corporations and startups, particularly in the tech sector. In healthcare, there's a lot of dissatisfaction with the status quo. That means the industry is ripe for innovation and disruption. This week, Business Insider's healthcare team is bringing you a new series on how technology is shaping the future of healthcare. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Tech and healthcare are converging. Just take the Apple Watch. The slim device can take your pulse, call for help if you fall, and of course track your efforts to get in shape. Meanwhile, Apple's been working on health uses for its iPhones, too, and recently launched an effort to connect to a growing number of hospital medical records systems. Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, has hinted that his company has even … [Read more...] about Technology is reshaping the future of healthcare, from biotechs that use your body to fight disease to startups upending how you go to the doctor
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Payday lending insider tilts academic research in industry’s favor
Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By Renae Merle Washington Post February 26, 2019 Shortly after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau began preparing what would become the first significant federal regulations for the multibillion-dollar payday-lending industry, Hilary Miller went to work.Miller, an attorney who has worked closely with the industry for more than a decade, contacted a Georgia professor with a proposal: Would she like to test one of the chief criticisms of the industry, that its customers are harmed by repeatedly taking out loans?Over the next year, Miller worked closely with Jennifer Lewis Priestley, a professor of statistics and data science at Kennesaw State University, suggesting research to cite, the type of data to use, and even lecturing her on proofreading. ‘‘Punctuation and capitalization are somewhat random,’’ he said in a February 2014 e-mail … [Read more...] about Payday lending insider tilts academic research in industry’s favor
San Antonio’s venture-capital investments lag, but ‘climate here is changing’
Venture capitalists’ investment in San Antonio startups is still pretty measly compared to the state’s other major metros, according to two reports. But local investors and entrepreneurs say the city’s nascent tech scene is making progress, and point to resources like the Geekdom Fund and Active Capital that have sprung up. Venture-capital funding in San Antonio-area companies fell to about $19.1 million last year, down from $43.7 million in 2017 and $33 million in 2016, according to the annual PricewaterhouseCoopers/CB Insights MoneyTree report. Venture capitalists are usually wealthy investors or firms that provide seed or early-stage funding for fledgling businesses. On ExpressNews.com: Scaleworks co-founder talks venture capital and what he looks for in a CEO Funding also fell in Dallas, though it rose in Houston and statewide. The majority of venture-capital activity in Texas last year took place in Austin, with investments reaching $1.36 billion. The amount is … [Read more...] about San Antonio’s venture-capital investments lag, but ‘climate here is changing’
Infographic: US Venture Capital Funding Jumps To Highest Level Since The Dot-Com Era
Jan 14, 12:32 AM EST Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury Business By Felix Richter 01/13/19 AT 9:21 PM This chart shows the aggregate value of venture capital deals in the United States. Photo: IBT/Statista Venture capital activity in the United States reached its highest level since the turn of the millennium in 2018. According to PwC and CB Insights’ quarterly MoneyTree Report, U.S. venture capital funding jumped to $99.5 billion last year, the second highest recorded total since the peak of the dot-com boom in 2000. Meanwhile, the number of completed deals dropped to the lowest level since 2013, a trend that was offset by an increase in $100+ million mega-rounds, of which a record number of 184 was completed in 2018.Despite the fact that venture capital funding is edging towards levels previously seen shortly before the internet bubble burst, another crash doesn’t seem imminent. As opposed to the dot-com era, … [Read more...] about Infographic: US Venture Capital Funding Jumps To Highest Level Since The Dot-Com Era
US Venture Capital Funding Jumps To Highest Level Since The Dot-Com Era
Jan 13, 9:21 PM EST Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury Business By Felix Richter 01/13/19 AT 9:21 PM This chart shows the aggregate value of venture capital deals in the United States. Photo: IBT/Statista Venture capital activity in the United States reached its highest level since the turn of the millennium in 2018. According to PwC and CB Insights’ quarterly MoneyTree Report, U.S. venture capital funding jumped to $99.5 billion last year, the second highest recorded total since the peak of the dot-com boom in 2000. Meanwhile, the number of completed deals dropped to the lowest level since 2013, a trend that was offset by an increase in $100+ million mega-rounds, of which a record number of 184 was completed in 2018.Despite the fact that venture capital funding is edging towards levels previously seen shortly before the internet bubble burst, another crash doesn’t seem imminent. As opposed to the dot-com era, … [Read more...] about US Venture Capital Funding Jumps To Highest Level Since The Dot-Com Era