‘Super hero’ app saves lives by helping ambulances get through traffic
Indian startup Traffitizer has created an app that can manage traffic signals, giving ambulances the green light so they can arrive at hospitals in...
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Save up to $600 on your flight by delivering packages with Airmule
If the urge to travel has ever made you consider donating a kidney to pay for the next flight, then Airmule might be the startup for you. And no,...
Israel leads the way in tech startups for disabled people
Israel is the unlikely country producing and fostering a great variety of startups dedicated to helping people with disabilities. Israeli...
South African startup wants to exchange solar power for bitcoin
South African startup The Sun Exchange is using blockchain technology and Bitcoin to bring solar projects where they’re needed most. Founded by...
Chat fiction apps are making literature accessible to young people
Hooked is a new reading startup that is making reading cool again by delivering short horror stories to your phone in text message form. The...
Astroscale is working to clean up space amid extraterrestrial startup boom
Japan has just invested $1 billion into domestic space startups, report TechCrunch, in a bid to give the industry a boost. This is to help companies...
Personalize birthday wishes with this video startup
HashCut wants to simplify the creation process of video clips so that users can have multiple reasons for using them on the web. The app's video...
Women-only taxi service to combat rise in sexual harassment in cabs
“A service provided by women, for women” is the tagline of Brazilian company FemiTaxi, which provides taxis for women and children, with female...
Car subscription startup Drover receives 7.5 million pounds in funding
The London-based startup Drover has announced £7.5 million (about $10.5 million) in capital received from its latest fundraising efforts. The...
Online games are helping teenagers identify fake news
iCivics is a company dedicated to educating young people about their civic responsibilities through online games. Named by Fast Company as one of...
Fatherly website gives millennial dads advice on parenting skills and dad jokes
Fatherly is a new website aimed at millennial dads who want to get involved with parenting and supporting their partners as much as possible, but are...
Clothes delivery app could change the game in Latin America
Traipsing through busy shopping malls, trying to find something that suits you, and queuing to try it on is a nightmare experience for many. Ropeo, a...
