Back in 2017, Daniel Lang, Dan Poineau and Sandra Huber came together to build Mangomint, a startup that makes salon and spa operations software. Lang said they realized that software providers were trying to build their own booking platforms, à la OpenTable. “We fundamentally didn’t believe this was the right approach for beauty and wellness,” […]
How Techstars, Meta helped profitable LatAM startup Mercately raise a $2.6M seed
In Latin American countries like Brazil and Chile, messaging platform WhatsApp has become one of the most popular apps to buy things online. It was even the ecommerce platform of choice in the region during the pandemic. But WhatsApp is designed to be a messaging platform, not an e-commerce site. A startup called Mercately is […]
Raiders on the roster bubble who helped their cause most in preseason Week 3
Once the clock struck all zeroes on the Las Vegas Raiders’ preseason Week 3 game versus the San Francisco 49ers, it was immediately time to turn their attention to making final cuts. The deadline for teams to trim their rosters down to 53 comes on Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 4 p.m. ET, but we could […]
Detroit Lions who helped, hurt their cause in preseason Week 1 loss
The Detroit Lions opened up their preseason slate on Thursday night with a game against the New York Giants, but it wasn’t a good night for Detroit, with the team losing 14-3 in what was a poor showing on offense in particular. But the preseason isn’t about wins and losses. It’s really about evaluating players […]
Security bugs in ransomware leak sites helped save six companies from paying hefty ransoms
A security researcher says six companies were saved from having to pay potentially hefty ransom demands, in part thanks to rookie security flaws found in the web infrastructure used by the ransomware gangs themselves. Two companies received the decryption keys to unscramble their data without having to pay the cybercriminals a ransom, and four hacked […]