With summer nearly here and school about to let out, it’s about that time of year when parents start stressing […]
New Startup Helps Parents Find And Sign Up Their Children For Summer Activities
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From Inmates To Entrepreneurs – Using The Power Of Community To Transform The Hustle
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It was a headline that stopped my scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed in its tracks: “My Day In Prison.” My […]
An Elbow Exoskeleton You Can Build And Program Yourself
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Exoskeletons are pretty darn cool. They could make soldiers more efficient, have people with disabilities walking again, and even made […]
New Digital Education Platform Receives Historic Round of Funding
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Although the Washington, D.C.-based for-profit has been around since 2008, it’s the April 26 announcement regarding EVERFI’s latest round of […]
A Student-Designed Bee Drone Could Replace the Dying Honeybee
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By now most people are decently aware of the drastic issue of the dying numbers of honeybees in North America. […]
ERNIT The First Smart Piggy Bank Just Raised Over $700K
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Money saving habits are one of the most important and essential skills to have in life. It is hard and […]
Foldscope: The 2000X Microscope That Folds Into Your Pocket & Costs Less Than $1
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When you think of microscopes, what comes to mind? If you’re like most people, you probably think of high-end hardware, […]
Things I Learned For Free From YouTube Creator Academy
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YouTube: The most democratic video platform ever. Make a great video, and they will come, or so the theory goes. […]
MIT Launched An Accelerator Planning $150 Million To Support Globally Transformative Startups
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It stands to reason that the smartest people in the world should be the ones getting access to accelerators, incubators, […]
A Mumbai Teen Built A Crazy Car With Just YouTube Tutorials & $3,700
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Ever watched a Photoshop tutorial online? Cooked a recipe from Pinterest? Learned guitar through an app? Downloaded a MOOC with […]
Pokémon GO Goes Beyond Science, Now It’s A University Course Requirement
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In just three months since its launch, Pokémon GO has already extended itself into more than just gaming. The augmented […]
With A VR Medical Training Game, LIFE Tries To Save Babies’ Lives In Africa
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Due to a lack of widespread quality healthcare and on-the-ground, up-to-date medical training, 470,000 babies die each year in Africa […]
Degreed Is Doing A Giveaway for $500 In Free Education Content
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There used to be a time when pursuing education beyond schooling was a painfully ambitious objective from all angles; money, medium and […]
Jumpcut Academy Produces Online Courses To Feel Like Binge-Worthy TV
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Some educators do their darndest to make learning fun (some just keep it boring), but is it possible to make […]
A Smartwatch For Kids To Teach Good Habits, Organization & The Concept Of Time
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I feel like 90% of my day consists of reminding my kids to clean up, get their pajamas on, brush their […]
Even If Some Science Says Brain Training Games Don’t “Work”, Can’t We Appreciate Them Anyway?
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The more than $1 billion dollar brain training games industry has suffered a few concussions lately. To be fair, the […]
Detroit Startup Week: The Lowdown from Motown
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Detroit Startup Week wrapped up last Friday. Can startups and these kinds of events finally re-rev the city’s business engine? We provide the rundown on all the events from this Chase Bank-sponsored event in the motor city.
We Spoke To One of the Authors of ‘Valley Speak’, The New Silicon Valley Jargon Guide
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Ever wonder how much back-channeling goes on before an acqui-hire? Ever known someone in the C-Suite of a disruptive startup […]
8 Business Blogs Every Startup Owner Should Read Right Now
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Even the best entrepreneurs need a little inspiration once in a while. That being said, there are dozens of business […]
Weekly Snapshot: Tech News To Know May 16-20
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Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep […]
Shama Hyder: 12 Business Trends to Watch In the Rest of 2016
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The digital landscape is constantly evolving and it’s invaluable to know trends before they happen. Being on the cutting edge […]
Schoold App Raises $4.5M to Help Students Find Colleges and Careers
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Schoold, a free app for helping high school students with the college search process and career planning has been receiving a lot of attention, funding, and new users, after launching at the key time in college search season.
This Build-Your-Own-Real-Life-Playhouse App is Popping Up on Everyone’s Radar
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It sprang into the SXSW accelerator and snagged the $4,000 top prize. It scored a spot in Techstar’s current Austin class […]
Constant Therapy Is Bringing Brain Rehab To Your Tablet
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A new tablet app, Constant Therapy, provides cognitive exercises as a kind of brain therapy for people recovering from traumatic brain injury, strokes, aphasia, and other memory and cognition issues. With their recent series A funding, they are poised to disrupt the brain rehab industry.
Weekly Snapshot: Tech News To Know Feb 29 – Mar 4
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Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep […]
A Sesame Street Startup Investment Arm Brought to You by The Letters ‘V’ and ‘C’
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Sesame Workshop – makers of Sesame Street – has spent decades bringing educational entertainment to millions of young people. Now it’s […]
5 Edtech Startups You Should Know About
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You can now switch tabs and go from surfing Facebook aimlessly to completing your certificate course on Interaction Design thanks […]
What Will It Take for College Students to Use Slack?
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Slack has taken over the business world. Named Inc.com’s 2015 Company of the Year, the communication platform has 1.7 million […]
The 5 Most Useful and Most Fun New Android Apps of 2015
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It’s that time of the year, ladies and gentleman, when we take a step back, ponder the year gone by, […]
Varsity Tutors Gets $50 Million Series B to Expand its Top Tier Academic Services
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Everyone needs a Sensei — without Mr. Miyagi, Daniel-san would have gotten his ass kicked well past puberty. But while preparing for […]
This Children’s Book Wants to Teach Toddlers the Basics of HTML
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One of the many things that needs rethinking in the 21st century is our understanding of education. The 3 R’s […]
SitePoint and DreamHost Team Up to Provide Dev Education and Hosting
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Wide-eyed newcomers to the exciting world of web development are taught to specialize in one of three facets of the […]
Startups for Students
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Entrepreneurs are building startup companies in a myriad of marketplaces. From on-demand transportation to ecommerce and software-as-a-service, entrepreneurs are pursuing […]
Coding for Kids
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Some of the best developers and coders in the industry are young and passionate. The most successful video games and […]
Virtual Reality Startups to Watch
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From virtual reality movie cameras to augmented reality surgical procedures, the innovation happening with the VR space is nothing short of breathtaking. Entrepreneurs are innovating in a myriad of ways, incorporating everything from Google’s Cardboard to Oculus Rift headsets in their creations. With investors like Google Ventures..
Four Tools For Improving Your Tech Skills
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Navigating today’s digital world can be quite a chore if you are not that technologically savvy. This is especially true […]
Startup Funding Roundup – 3/13/15
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From companies like Eko raising $2 million for a smartphone-connected stethoscope to BugCrowd raising $6 million in Series A funding […]
Startup Funding Roundup – 2/27/15
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From Skully Helmets raising an $11 millions Series A round for smart technology motorcycle helmets to InMoji raising $1 million […]
