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Daily startup news by Juan Acosta. Every show is always under 5 minutes. If you are an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, investor, or love the tech space, this podcast is for you. Connect with me at @thejcad on all platforms.

Juan Acosta

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Feb 15, 2019 - Flow Kana, Bling Capital, Rivian

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2019 4:16


In this episode of the Startup News podcast: Flow Kana, Bling Capital, and Rivian. This episode was written and produced by Yma Tejeda, and Juan Acosta. Juan Acosta is an early stage investor and director at Draper University.

Feb 14, 2019 - Amazon's HQ2, Overtime, Drive Nets, Tesla

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2019 4:23


In this episode of the Startup News podcast: Amazon's HQ2, Overtime, Drive Nets, Tesla This episode was written and produced by Yma Tejeda, and Juan Acosta. Juan Acosta is an early stage investor and director at Draper University.

Feb 13, 2019 - Doordash to raise more, TuSimple, and Planable

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2019 4:24


In this episode of the Startup News podcast: Doordash to raise more, TuSimple, and Planable. This episode was written and produced by Lisa Guerrera, Yma Tejeda, and Juan Acosta. Juan Acosta is an early stage investor and director at Draper University.

Feb 12, 2019 - Techstar's Starburst Space, PerimeterX, InVision and Trunk

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2019 4:48


In this episode of the Startup News podcast: Techstar's Starburst Space, PerimeterX, InVision and Trunk This episode was written and produced by Lisa Guerrera, Ariel Cordenillo, and Juan Acosta. Juan Acosta is an early stage investor and director at Draper University.

Feb 11, 2019 - Nuro, Amazon acquires eero, Verishop

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2019 4:15


In this episode of Startup News: Nuro raises $940M from Softbank Amazon acquires eero Verishop launching soon to compete against Amazon Juan Acosta is the director of Draper U and early stage investor with Draper U Ventures.

Feb 08, 2019 - Calm, Health Catalyst, Spotify and Anchor

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2019 5:46


This week was very busy but we are back on track to produce daily content. In this episode of Startup News: Calm and Health Catalyst reach unicorn status, and Spotify acquires Anchor and Gimlet. This episode was written and produced by Lisa Guerrera, Ariel Cordenillo, and Juan Acosta. Juan Acosta is an early stage investor and director at Draper University.

Feb 01, 2019 - Twilio and SendGrid, Clutter, and Wyze Labs

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2019 3:17


In this episode of startup news, we cover Twilio and SendGrid, Clutter, and Wyze Labs. Juan Acosta is an early stage investor with Draper U Ventures and Director at Draper University in San Mateo CA

Jan 31, 2019 - Kleiner Perkins, Uplift, Zingle, Grin Scooters and Yellow

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 4:41


In this episode of startup news, we talk about Kleiner Perkins' new fund, Uplift raising, Zingle raising, and Grin Scooters and Yellow merging. Juan Acosta is an early stage investor with Draper U Ventures and Director at Draper University.

Jan 30, 2019 - Magnolia Medical, Wanna Kicks, and FabFitFun

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019 3:17


In this episode of Startup News, we cover Magnolia Medical, Wanna Kicks, and FabFitFun. Juan Acosta is the Director at Draper U and early stage investor with Draper U Ventures.

Jan 29, 2019 - Cato Networks, Hims, Madison Reed, Billie, and FaceTime bug

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2019 4:26


In this episode of Startup News: Cato Networks raises Hims potentially raising Madison Reed raises Billie Raises Apple has a bug with FaceTime Juan Acosta is the director of Draper U and early stage investor with Draper U Ventures.

Jan 28, 2019 - DropBox and HelloSign, Sapphire Sports, and Scribd

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2019 3:15


In this episode of Startup News: Dropbox acquires HelloSign, Sapphire Sports betting on sports startups, and Scribd reached 1M subscribers. Juan Acosta is the Director at Draper University and investor with Draper U Ventures

Jan 25, 2019 - Gaest.com, Joe Montana, Draper U Program

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2019 3:01


In this short episode of startup news: Gaest.com, Joe Montana, Draper U Program

Jan 24, 2019 - Wheels, PlutoTV, and Expensify ad

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 3:38


In this episode of Startup News: Wheels, a last mile transportation company, raises $37M PlutoTV gets acquired Expensify launches dope campaign You can listen to this episode in Spanish too. Juan Acosta is the Director at Draper University and investor with Draper U Ventures.

Jan 23, 2019 - Desktop Metal, Reinvent Capital, and NEXT

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2019 3:13


In this episode of Startup News (I was a bit sick so sorry about the voice and stuffiness): Desktop Metal raises $160M Mark Pincus to raise $700M fund NEXT trucking raises $97M

Jan 22, 2019 - Munchery shuts down, AVP raises new fund, and Keyfactor raises

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2019 3:30


In this episode of Startup News, we cover: Munchery, the meal delivery service, shutting down, AVP raising a new fund, and Keyfactor raising $77M to secure data. Let's connect at @thejcad

Jan 18, 2019 - Pet Desk and PeakSpan, Birdies, T.I's Tech Cypha

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2019 3:29


In this episode of Startup News: PetDesk raises from PeakSpan Birdies raises $8M T.I, the rapper, launches Tech Cypha

Jan 17, 2019 - Niantic, Pro.com, Blue Run Ventures, Graduate Fund, and Resolute Ventures

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2019 3:38


In this episode of Startup News: Niantic closes $245M, Pro.com raises $33m, and new VC funds announced Juan Acosta is the Director at Draper University and investor with Draper U Ventures.

Jan 16, 2019 - US Air Force Pitch Day, Techstars Studios, DFJ and Threshold, and DoorDash

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2019 4:09


In this episode of Startup news: US Air Force will hold a pitch day and fund startups Techstars launches Techstars Studios DFJ rebrands to Threshold Ventures DoorDash is everywhere Follow @thejcad You can also listen to this episode in Spanish

Jan 15, 2019 - PayPal hires CMO, The Farmer's Dog, Knock, Maverick Ventures, Rubrick

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2019 4:02


In this episode of our daily Startup News: PayPal hires Allison Johnson as CMO The Farmer's Dog raises $39M Knock makes selling homes easy - raises $400M Maverick Ventures has $382M Rubrick raises $261M at a $3.3B valuation Follow: @thejcad

Jan 14, 2019 - Chariot, Postmates, Wiliot

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2019 3:09


In this episode of Startup News: Chariot shuts down services Postmates raises more money Wiliot raises from AWS

Jan 11, 2019 - Boston Metal, Cloud Endure, UNICEF Innovation Fund, PeakSpan Capital

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2019 3:43


In this episode of startup news: Boston Metal raises $20M CloudEndure gets acquired UNICEF looking for AI startups PeakSpan raises new fund Follow @thejcad This podcast is also available in Spanish.

Jan 10, 2019 - N26, OneLogin, Plaid, Bird

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2019 4:06


On this episode of startup news: N26 raises OneLogin raises Plaid acquires Quovo Bird possibly raising again Follow: @thejcad This episode is also available in spanish.

Jan 9, 2019 - The We Company, Managed by Q, Clear Motion and Aurora

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2019 4:13


In this episode of Startup News: WeWork rebrands to The We Company Managed by Q raises $25M Clear Motion raises Aurora is said to start raising Follow: @thejcad

Jan 8, 2019 - Softbank and WeWork, and Allos Ventures

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2019 2:25


In this short episode: Softbank decreases amount being funded to WeWork Allos Ventures raises a new fund Connect at @thejcad.

Jan 7, 2019 - Ledger, ClassPass, Tidelift, EarlySense, Money Tree Report

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2019 4:37


In this episode of startup news: Ledger releases Nano X ClassPass acquires GuavaPass Tidelift and EarlySense raise money You can hear this podcast in spanish too. Follow @thejcad.

Jan 4, 2019 - Niantic, FloWater, Boom Supersonic

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2019 3:19


In this episode of Startup News: Niantic raises FloWater raises Boom Supersonic raises Let's connect: @thejcad Startup News in Spanish

Jan 3, 2019 - Superpod, more funds announced, Bitcoin anniversary

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2019 3:53


In this episode: Google acquires Superpod 3 funds announce Bitcoin network 10 year anniversary

Jan 2, 2019 - Carta, Union Square Ventures, and Lottery.com

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2019 3:45


In this episode: Carta raises $80M Union Square Ventures raises new funds Lottery dot com moves to Austin Texas Happy New Year!

Dec 21, 2018 - Dirty Lemon, Cherry Homes, Brian Armstrong

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2018 3:58


In this episode: Dirty Lemon raise $15M from Coca Cola Cherry Homes helps the elderly Brian Armstrong gives his wealth to the world

Dec 20, 2018 - Boosted, JUUL Labs, OpenNode

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2018 4:11


In this episode: - Boosted raises money - JUUL is worth more than SpaceX - Open Node raises their seed

Dec 19, 2018 - The Wing, Zwift, 500 Startups Vietnam

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2018 3:37


In this episode of Startup News: - The Wing raises more money - Zwift raises money - 500 Startups Vietnam launches accelerator

Dec 18, 2018 - Google, Bellhops, Atari, State of Startups

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2018 3:21


In this episode: Google expands to NY Bellhops raises over $30M Atari moves into blockchain First Round releases "State of Startups 2018"

Dec 17, 2018 - Heinz, Apple Campus, Colin Kroll, Right Hand Robotics, KHealth

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2018 2:54


Startup news for Monday, Dec 17, 2018. Heinz launches VC fund Apple Campus in Austin Colin Kroll dies Right Hand Robotics KHealth

Dec 11, 2018 - Plaid, UNICEF, Lance Armstrong, Hero Hangout

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2018 4:05


Startup news for December 11, 2018

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