How would you measure the value of a company? Especially, a company that you started a month ago ? how do you determine startup valuation? That is the question you will be asking yourself when you look for money for your company.Infographic : http://fundersandfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/how-startup-valuation-works-infographic.png[fundersandfounders]

Apple has officially added vehicles to the corporate documents describing the company’s activities, at least in Switzerland. The company’s lawyers added the following paragraph, reports Swiss site ApfelBlog.Vehicles; Apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water; electronic hardware components for motor vehicles, rail cars and locomotives, ships and aircraft; Anti-theft devices; Theft alarms...

PayPal today announced it is acquiring mobile payment startup Paydiant. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed, though a report from Recode estimated the deal at $280 million, which PayPal declined to confirm.Founded in 2010, Paydiant helps brands build mobile apps with their own payment system. The startup has provided its services to 9 merchant customers so far: Subway, Orange Leaf,...

The Nasdaq Composite index notched a remarkable 15-year roundtrip today, as it climbed above 5,000 for the first time since the great dot-com bust of 2000-01.That bust, of course, was preceded by a boom during the late 1990s in which the Nasdaq Composite index became a real-time barometer on what was then described as the “new economy,” a constellation of companies loosely centered around the...

Swedish furniture maker Ikea International A/S unveiled a new range of furniture that it says can wirelessly charge some mobile devices. The Swedish furniture giant made the announcement on Sunday at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.The collection includes tables, desks and lamps which have wireless charging pads in them. The wireless charging works through an energy induction transfer. The f...

We first reported on Metaio’s Thermal Touch concept for Augmented Reality interaction last spring. Still in its infancy, the concept relies on thermal imaging cameras to track residual heat your body leaves on surfaces that it touches.Metaio’s software can track these heat signatures so they act as “clicks” or “touches” in Augmented Reality interfaces that only the user sees on interactiv...

The Kanega watch is a discreet, voice activated wearable that offers elderly wearers protection without infringing on their independence.This is part of a series of articles that looks at entrepreneurs hoping to get their ideas off the ground through crowdfunding. At the time of writing, each of these innovations is currently seeking funding.Over the last few years we’ve seen a number of devic...

Google has commissioned top-tier architects Bjarke Ingels (of BIG) and Thomas Heatherwick to design its new green headquarters in Mountain View, California Google has released renders and preliminary information regarding its planned new headquarters in Mountain View, California. Finer details are unavailable at this stage, but the firm has commissioned top-tier architects Bjarke Ingels (of BIG...

People are just now starting to use their smartphones like digital wallets, but people have turned to their phones, computers, and ATM machines to facilitate banking for some time now. Thing is, it's not only more efficient for consumers ? it's hugely beneficial for banks, too.Based on JPMorgan Chase data charted for us by BI Intelligence, ATM deposits have jumped from 10% of total deposits in...