| Date | Title | Description |
| 16.11.2022 | Surf Air, an electric aviation startup aiming to electrify air travel, files for direct listing after ending SPAC deal | Surf Air Mobility is a Hawthorne-based electric aviation startup that is looking to transform travel by building a regional air travel ecosystem that sustainably connects the world’s communities via its zero-emission flying. The startup is ... |
| 02.08.2022 | SG engineering firm’s VC unit invests $3m in UK air mobility startup | InvestmentsNewsStartups
Kul Bhushan · 4h ago · 1 min readSG engineering firm’s VC unit invests $3m in UK air mobility startup
Skyports, a UK-based advanced air mobility (AAM) infrastructure developer, has closed its series B funding round w... |
| 19.05.2022 | Meet Surf Air Mobility, the Startup Trying To Electrify Air Travel | The airline industry is a notoriously terrible polluter, with large carriers struggling to find ways to limit the more than 915 million tons of carbon emissions produced by their industry each year.
Yet some startups, like Hawthorne-based S... |
| 19.05.2022 | Why Google’s hybrid work experiment is a case study for all companies on return-to-office policy | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
If you’re up for a challenge, try orchestrating a hybrid work system for tens of thousands of emp... |
| 08.04.2022 | Landline wants to fully check you in for your flight — far from the airport | Running an airline is a tough industry, with many companies either folding shop or merging with rivals to survive. Being an airline passenger isn’t a walk in the park either, for a litany of reasons that anyone who has ever been in an airpo... |
| 29.03.2022 | Flying private is cheaper than you think — here are 6 airlines to consider for your next flight | Reviews Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options.
Travel Flying private is cheaper than you think — here are 6 airlines to consider for your next flight
Written by Alesandra Du... |
| 23.11.2021 | How to Use Cryptocurrencies In Your Daily Lives? | Ernest Hamilton, Tech Times 23 November 2021, 09:11 am
(Photo : How to Use Cryptocurrencies In Your Daily Lives?)
The global crypto market is just over a decade old, but the revolution it created is unfathomable. Today, there are over 13000... |
| 31.01.2021 | Private Jet Flights By-The-Seat Are Popping Up | So, you don't want to fly on the airlines these days. And you don't want to charter an entire private jet for just one or two people. Or, chartering a private jet is beyond the budget of what your gang wants to spend. You just might be in l... |
| 13.12.2020 | College Students: Degree Insurance May Be The Next Big Thing Coming Your Way | A new company is ready to offer college degree insurance, which institutions can buy and assure ... [+] their graduates of an initial base salary for five years.getty |
| 02.09.2020 | Surf Air Gets a $200 Million Lift, Plans to Go Public | Subscription commuter airline Surf Air has always been favored by wealthy tech executives; now it wants to bring its service to the masses and it's secured a $200 million investment to do it, with an eye toward going public.
The Santa Monic... |
| 15.02.2020 | Surf Air Buys BlackBird Air As Both Seek To Shake Off Past Problems | Can two private aviation companies that have both been flying through bumpy skies find some clear air together? |
| 23.10.2018 | Surf Air opens its network of private flights to more passengers in California and Texas | Private jet subscription service Surf Air is announcing a new membership package called Surf Air Express alongside Indiegogo, which allows for members to pay a smaller subscription for individual bookings on the company’s semi-private sched... |
| 06.09.2018 |
Surf Air Lands $9.1M More In Ongoing Funding
| Santa Monica-based Surf Air, the startup, membership-based airline, has raised $9.1M more in the first part of an ongoing funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the company on Thursday. The filing said that the company has raise... |
| 29.09.2017 | 8 Travel Hacks You'll Want to Know Before Your Next Trip | September 29, 2017 6 min read
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
Traveling can be just as fun as it can be stressful. I travel quite a bit for both business and pleasure and I can attest to the fact that knowing ... |
| 07.06.2017 |
Surf Air Acquires Rise, Backed By New Funding
| Los Angeles-based membership-based airline Surf Air said Wednesday morning that it has acquired RISE, a Texas-based membership airline. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced by the companies. Surf Air said the expansion woul... |
| 02.05.2017 | Video: Rebecca Woodcock at Vator Splash Health 2017 | Start-ups need to look at the real problem that needs to be solved
At our Vator Splash Health 2017 event last March 23, Rebecca Woodcock (Entrepreneur in Residence, 500 Startups) discussed with Reena Jadhav on what kind of start-ups they ar... |
| 28.04.2017 | Video: Mario Schlosser at Vator Splash Health 2017 | Reinventing health insurance
At our Vator Splash Health 2017 event last March 23, Mario Schlosser, Founder and CEO of Oscar Health, Brian Singerman, Partner at Founders Fund, and Bambi Francisco, Founder and CEO of Vator on Reinventing heal... |
| 27.04.2017 | What digital health trends are VCs embracing and ignoring? | VCs from Canvas Ventures, McKesson Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Xfund at Splash Health 2017
At our Vator Splash Health 2017 event last March 23, Patrick Chung (General Partner, Xfund) moderated the panel with Rebecca Lynn (Partner, Canvas Ven... |
| 26.04.2017 | Video: Promoting human-centered care | There is a positive economic impact that comes from improved healthy living and behaviors
At our Vator Splash Health 2017 event last March 23, Stephanie Lee (Senior Technology Reporter, BuzzFeed) moderated the panel with Michelle Snyder (CM... |
| 25.04.2017 | Video: Jeffrey Brewer at Vator Splash Health 2017 | Building out the artificial pancreas to treat diabetes
At our Vator Splash Health 2017 event last March 23, Jeffrey Brewer, Founder & CEO of Bigfoot Biomedical on Building out the artificial pancreas to treat diabetes; Diabetes affects ... |
| 24.04.2017 | Video: J. Craig Venter at Vator Splash Health 2017 | Staying human while becoming immortal
At our Vator Splash Health 2017 event last March 23, Steve Jurvetson, Partner at DFJ and J. Craig Venter, PhD, Co–Founder and Executive Chairman of Human Longevity, Inc on Staying human while becoming i... |
| 21.04.2017 | Video: Kaiser's Dr. Robert Pearl at Vator Splash Health 2017 | The future of care; what will work and what won't?
At our Vator Splash Health 2017 event last March 23, Dr. Robert Pearl, CEO of The Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente discussed "The future of care, what will work and what won... |
| 20.04.2017 | Video: GYANT - Vator Splash Health 2017 | Check out Pascal Zutas' winning presentation on stage and the judges' feedback
At Vator Splash Health 2017, here's the video of Pascal Zuta, Founder, Gyant, giving his presentation.
GYANT is a health assistant that leads patients from their... |
| 19.04.2017 | Video: Orphidia - Vator Splash Health 2017 | Check out Aron Rachamims' winning presentation on stage and the judges' feedback
At Vator Splash Health 2017, here's the video of Aron Rachamim,Founder, Orphidia, giving his presentation.
Orphidia's technology eliminates the need for additi... |
| 18.04.2017 | Video: Catalia Health at Vator Splash Health 2017 | Check out Cory Kidds' winning presentation on stage and the judges' feedback
At Vator Splash Health 2017, here's the video of Cory Kidd,Founder, Catalia Health, LLC, giving his presentation.
Catalia Health charge on a per patient per month ... |
| 14.04.2017 | Video:Multisensor Diagnostics - Vator Splash Health 2017 | Check out Sathya Elumalais' winning presentation on stage and the judges' feedback
At Vator Splash Health 2017, here's the video of Sathya Elumalai,Founder, Multisensor Diagnostics (MDx), LLC, giving his presentation.
Multisensor Diagnostic... |
| 13.04.2017 | Video: Invivox - Vator Splash Health 2017 | Check out Julian Delpechs' winning presentation on stage and the judges' feedback
At Vator Splash Health 2017, here's the video of Julian Delpech,Founder, Invivox giving his presentation.
Invivox takes a commission (10 to 25% based on the n... |
| 12.04.2017 | Video: Amicomed - Vator Splash Health 2017 | Check out Giangiacomo Rocco di Torrepadulas' winning presentation on stage and the judges' feedback
At Vator Splash Health 2017, here's the video of Giangiacomo Rocco di Torrepadula,Founder, Amicomed giving his presentation.
Amicomed addres... |
| 11.04.2017 | Blumio - Vator Splash Health 2017 Runner-Up | Check out Catherine Liaos' winning presentation on stage and the judges' feedback
Blumio took home the silver at Vator Splash Health 2017. Here's the video of Catherine Liao, Blumio, Founder and CEO, giving her presentation.
Blumio has deve... |
| 10.04.2017 | Iris Plans - Vator Splash Health 2017 Winner | Check out Steve Wardles' winning presentation on stage and the judges' feedback
Vator Splash Health 2017 cohort Iris Plans, took home the gold. Here's the video of Steve Wardle, Iris Plans, Founder and CEO, giving the winning presentation.
... |
| 07.04.2017 | Video: How tech is changing the doctor's office | Advances in wearables, augmented reality, mobile and our interaction with our physicians
At our Vator Splash Health 2017 event last March 23, Sarah Buhr (Reporter, TechCrunch) moderated the panel with Ian Shakil (Founder & CEO, Augmedix... |
| 05.04.2017 | Video: Owen Tripp at Vator Splash Health 2017 | What would it be like if our doctors were perfectly matched to who we are and to our needs?
At our Vator Splash Health 2017 event last March 23, Owen Tripp,Co-Founder & CEO, Grand Rounds chats with Bambi Francisco, Founder & CEO, Va... |
| 03.04.2017 | Video: Daniel Kraft at Vator Splash Health 2017 | The Future of Health & Medicine: Where Can Technology Take Us?
At our Vator Splash Health 2017 event last March 23, Daniel Kraft, Faculty Chair for Medicine & Neuroscience, Singularity University; Founder & Chair, Exponential Me... |
| 29.03.2017 | What digital health sectors are hot and which are overhyped?
Early-Stage Venture-Capital Investors
Early-Stage Venture-Capital Investors | VCs from Sequoia, 500 Startups, Canvas and McKesson weighed in at Vator Splash Health
At Vator Splash Health last week, we assembled a group of top healthcare venture capitalists to give us their take on the current market. Specifically: wh... |
| 29.03.2017 | Oscar Health says government owes company $200M | CEO Mario Schlosser says Obamacare exchanges need "heavy fixes"
Mario Schlosser, Founder and CEO of Oscar Health, who was speaking on stage at Vator Splash Health, Wellness & Wearables 2017 with Brian Singerman, Partner at Fou... |
| 27.03.2017 | Grand Rounds CEO on lowering healthcare costs for employers | The company saves employers money by recommending more modern, cheaper and more effective treatments
At Vator Splash Health on Thursday, Vator CEO Bambi Francisco sat down with Owen Tripp, co-founder and CEO of Grand Rounds, an employer-bas... |
| 25.03.2017 | Dr. Craig Venter: our idea of health is from the Middle Ages | Genomic testing will completely change what it means for a person to be called healthy or unhealthy
At Vator Splash Health on Thursday, Steve Jurvetson, Partner at DFJ, talked to J. Craig Venter, Co–Founder and Executive Chairman of Human L... |
| 25.03.2017 | Mario Schlosser: Exchanges are not in a 'death spiral' | Oscar Health CEO to 'fight' to ensure current members are offered coverage in 2018
There's been a lot of talk about repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act and what that would mean for the many people around the country who have bee... |
| 25.03.2017 | Trumpcare might have saved Obamacare exchanges | So now we have: Obamacare markets still imploding, prices still rising, choices still disappearing
We held our Vator Splash Health, Wellness & Wearables event last week, which drew an incredible lineup, including Dr. Craig Venter, one o... |
| 24.03.2017 | Mario Schlosser: ACA had nothing to do with Oscar's vision | What 401ks did to pension plans, Oscar wants to create in insurance
At a time when individual exchanges are hanging in the balance, as Republicans vow to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the one company that emerged like a rock s... |
| 24.03.2017 | See how Vator Splash Health 2017 played out on Twitter
Early-Stage Venture-Capital Investors
Early-Stage Venture-Capital Investors | Thank you to all of those who attended Vator Splash Health and made it great!
Vator held its annual Splash Health, Wellness & Wearables 2017 event on Thursday, and it couldn't have gone better. Not only were the panelists, and all of ou... |
| 23.03.2017 | Owen Tripp: we spent $100M on matching patients with doctors | Getting the right doctor to the right patient is the "most profound moment in the entire journey"
At Vator Splash Health on Thursday, Vator CEO Bambi Francisco sat down with Owen Tripp, co-founder and CEO of Grand Rounds, an emplo... |
| 23.03.2017 | Presenting the finalists for Vator Splash Health! | 8 startups will be pitching their ideas to some of the top healthtech VCs!
Vator Splash Health is finally here! And in just a few hours, we'll find out who the winner of our competition is!
The winning company, and the runner up, gets about... |
| 23.03.2017 | The winner of Vator Splash Health is... Iris Plans! | Congratulations to our runner up: Blumio!
The ballots are in! They have all been counted and recounted, and we have a winner for this year's Vator Splash Health, Wellness & Wearables 2017.
Hubert Zajicek of Health Wildcatters, and one o... |
| 22.03.2017 | Personalization via machine learning & outcome-based pricing | The future of patient-focused preventive care
Tomorrow, I’ll be joining speakers, panelists, and moderators from across the digital health industry at Vator’s Splash Health, Wellness, and Wearables Conference in San Francisco. My panel will... |
| 22.03.2017 | Let’s tackle our healthcare crisis now | We should be committing more resources toward prevention, rather than reactive medicine
We are in a midst of a crisis in the US. Over 130 million Americans live with a chronic disease. Obesity has become an epidemic - 40% of Americans are o... |
| 16.03.2017 | Analytics is the key to unlocking optimized health | Leveraging data to create personalized experiences that drive engagement
Over three trillion dollars is spent on (what we call) healthcare in the U.S. every year.
However, the reality is that the vast majority of that money is being spent o... |
| 15.03.2017 | Building a 'full-stack' healthcare disruptor | Technology-enabled care delivery will one day create a 10x improvement in care efficiency
[Editor's note: Our Splash Health, Wellness and Wearables event is coming up on March 23 in San Francisco. Check out the full lineup and register for ... |
| 10.03.2017 | How does Prelude Fertility make money? | The company helps individuals save their eggs or sperm while also facilitating egg donation services
Editor's note: Our Splash Health, Wellness and Wearables event is coming up on March 23 in San Francisco. We'll have Mario Schlosser (Found... |
| 09.03.2017 | Will CareDash be the Yelp for doctors? | New interview with CEO Ted Chan, whose healthtech company lets you find, compare, and review doctors
Editor's note: Our Splash Health, Wellness and Wearables event is coming up on March 23 in San Francisco. We'll have Mario Schlosser (Found... |
| 03.03.2017 | How does HealthTap make money? | The app charges users to get access to premium features, as well as for its enterprise services
There are a lot of healthtech companies out there that attempt to tackle individual aspects of wellness. Some are meant to educate, others are m... |
| 27.02.2017 | 16 early-stage healthtech startups you need to know | From online marketplaces to wearables for mothers, these are the fastest-growing healthtech startups
Editor's note: Our Splash Health, Wellness and Wearables event is coming up on March 23 in San Francisco. We'll have Mario Schlosser (Found... |
| 27.02.2017 | The most well-funded healthtech startups | CEOs and founders of Oscar Health, Prelude Fertility and Human Longevity on stage at Splash Health
We're thrilled to have the founders and CEOs of the most well-funded healthtech startups join us on stage at our Splash Health, Wellness and ... |
| 15.02.2017 | Surf Air plans to offer commuter flights between Hawthorne and San Diego | All-you-can-fly membership airline Surf Air plans to begin offering commuter service between Hawthorne Municipal Airport and San Diego’s Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport.
Although the Santa Monica-based airline is confident the expanded s... |
| 03.02.2017 | How does Omada Health make money? | The company's model is outcome-based: the more weight the patient loses the more money it makes
One of the more heartening shifts in healthcare that I've noticed in recent years has been toward preventative care. That means getting out ahea... |
| 09.01.2017 | Video: Post Seed and Small A round is a big thing | At Post Seed 2016, Founders and Partners discussed about Post Seed and Small A Round
At our Post Seed 2016 event last Dec.1, Andre Gharakhanian, Founder and Partner at Silicon Legal Strategy led the panel session of Founders and Partners in... |
| 04.01.2017 | Video: Getting to a super-sized A round and liquidity | At Post Seed 2016, CEOs and Partners talked about the size of their funds and investment
At our Post Seed 2016 event last Dec.1, Bambi Francisco Roizen, Founder and CEO of Vator led a panel session including Winter Mead, Vice President of S... |
| 02.01.2017 | Video: Investing in categories no one is paying attention to | At Post Seed 2016, Co-founders and partners shared their ideas about missed investment categories
At our Post Seed 2016 event last Dec.1, Eric Newcomer, Startup Reporter at Bloomberg led a panel session of Co-founders and Partners including... |
| 30.12.2016 | Video: CEOs who navigated the Post Seed waters | At Post Seed 2016, founder-CEOs discussed the reasons behind their decisions to raising post seed
At our Post Seed 2016 event last Dec.1, Eric Wiesen, General Partner at Bullpen Capital led a panel session of Founders and CEOs including Ton... |
| 22.12.2016 | Video: Duncan Davidson at Post Seed 2016 | Bullpen's Managing Director on making venture great again: The Post Seed Manifesto
At our Post Seed 2016 event last Dec.1, Duncan Davidson, Managing Director at Bullpen Capital on Making Venture Great again: The Post Seed Manifesto. Post Se... |
| 19.12.2016 | Video: Ezra Roizen at Post Seed 2016 | Advsr Founder talks about his new book: Magic Box Paradigm
At our Post Seed 2016 event last Dec.1, Ezra Roizen, Founder of Advsr, sat down with Andre Gharakhanian, Founder and Partner at Silicon Legal Strategy in a Fireside Chat to talk abo... |
| 16.12.2016 | Video: Jeff Lawson at Post Seed 2016 | Twilio's CEO sits down with Byron Deeter of Bessemer Venture Partners
At our Post Seed 2016 event last Dec.1, Jeff Lawson, CEO of Twilio, sat down with Byron Deeter, Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners in a Fireside Chat. Post Seed is host... |
| 12.12.2016 | Jay-Z backed JetSmarter raises $105 million to become Uber for private jets | JetSmarter has raised $105 million in Series C funding, at a $1.5 billion pre-money valuation, to build its marketplace for private jet services, according to Sergey Petrossov, the startup’s founder and CEO.
The massive funding round will b... |
| 12.12.2016 | Video: Aydin Senkut at Post Seed 2016 | Felicis Ventures' Founder and Managing Director with Wall Street Journal's Rolfe Winkler
At our Post Seed 2016 event last Dec.1, Aydin Senkut, Founder and Managing Director at Felicis Ventures, sat down with Rolfe Winkler, Technology Report... |
| 09.12.2016 | Video: Dan Scheinman at Post Seed 2016 | Giant's co-owner & angel investor sits down with Paul Martino
At our Post Seed 2016 event last Dec.1, Dan Scheinman, Angel Investor and Co-founder of Giants, sat down with Paul Martino, General Partner of Bullpen Capital in a Fireside C... |
| 07.12.2016 | Video: Chamath Palihapitiya at Post Seed 2016 | Social Capital Founder sits down with Semil Shah
At our Post Seed 2016 event last Dec.1, Chamath Palahipitiya, Founder & CEO, Social Capital LP, sat down with Semil Shah, Founder & CEO of Haystack in a Fireside Chat. Post Seed is ho... |
| 04.11.2016 | Video: Fireside chat Adam Goldenberg and Bambi Francisco | Adam Goldenberg, CEO & Founder of JustFab, gave us an overview of how his company is doing
At our Vator Splash LA 2016 event last Oct. 13, Adam Goldenberg, Co-CEO Techstyle Fashion satdown with Bambi Francisco, Founder & CEO, Vator ... |
| 03.11.2016 | Video: Doubledutch Founder Lawrence Coburn's startup lessons | How the company came up with its mobile events app and trials and tribulations of getting to scale
At our Vator Splash LA 2016 event last Oct. 13, Lawrence Coburn, Founder & CEO, Doubledutch in a Splash Talk.
Splash is Vator's startup c... |
| 02.11.2016 | Video: Lightspeed VP, Mucker Capital and Wavemaker Partners on LA startup scene | At Vator Splash LA 2016, panelists:Erik Rannala, Eric Manlunas and Alex Taussig discussed over lunch
At our Vator Splash LA 2016 event last Oct. 13, Jefferson Graham (Columnist, USA Today) moderated the Lunch Time Panel. The panelists of th... |
| 01.11.2016 | Video: LA's Most Exciting Growth Stories | Fireside chat: Leura Fine and Sean Brecker shared Growth stories with Eva Ho
At our Vator Splash LA 2016 event last Oct. 13, Eva Ho (Managing Partner, Fika Ventures) as Moderator and Leura Fine (Founder & CEO, Laurel & Wolf), Sean B... |
| 31.10.2016 | Video: Splash Talk - Startup M&A Framework | My new book on startup acquisitions: Magic Box Paradigm
At our Vator Splash LA 2016 event Oct. 13 2016, Ezra Roizen, founder of Advsr in a Splash Talk. Here is the video.
Get a copy of Ezra Roizen's Magic Box Paradigm: A framework for start... |
| 28.10.2016 | Video: Fireside Chat with Tri Tran and Bambi Francisco | Vator Splash LA 2016 - Tri Tran shares lessons learned
At our Vator Splash LA 2016 event last Oct. 13, Tri Tan, Founder & CEO, Munchery sat down with sat down with Bambi Francisco Roizen, Founder & CEO of Vator, Inc. in a Fireside C... |
| 27.10.2016 | Video: Fireside Chat with Andre Haddad and Bambi Francisco | Vator Splash LA 2016 - Andre Haddad shared lessons learned
At our Vator Splash LA 2016 event last Oct. 13, Andre Haddad, CEO, Turo sat down with sat down with Bambi Francisco Roizen, Founder & CEO of Vator, Inc. in a Fireside Chat.
See ... |
| 26.10.2016 | Video:Fireside chat Nick Green and Bambi Francisco | Vator Splash LA 2016, Nick Green shared lessons learned
At our Vator Splash LA 2016 event last Oct. 13, Nick Green, Founder & CEO, Thrive Market sat down with Bambi Francisco Roizen, Founder & CEO of Vator, Inc. in a Fireside Chat.
... |
| 25.10.2016 | Video: Fireside Chat with Mike Jones and Jonathan Shieber | Vator Splash LA 2016 - Mike Jones shared lessons learned
At our Vator Splash LA 2016 event last Oct. 13, Mike Jones, owner, Science, Inc. sat down with Jonathan Shieber (Senior Editor, TechCrunch) in a Fireside Chat.
See more coverage below... |
| 24.10.2016 | Video: Fireside Chat with Toni Ko and Bianca Gates | Vator Splash LA 2016 - Toni Ko shares lessons learned
At our Vator Splash LA 2016 event last Oct. 13,Toni Ko, Founder, CEO and Chief Creative Director, Perverse Sunglasses sat down with Bianca Gates, sales executive at Facebook Inc and the ... |
| 20.10.2016 | Video: Fireside Chat with Mark Cuban and Bambi Francisco | Vator Splash LA 2016 - Mark Cuban speaks and judge
At our Vator Splash LA 2016 event last Oct. 13, Mark Cuban, owner, Dallas Mavericks sat down with Bambi Francisco Roizen, Founder & CEO of Vator, Inc. in a Fireside Chat.
See more cover... |
| 18.08.2016 | At Rothenberg Ventures, the rise and fall of a virtual Gatsby | Rothenberg Ventures, the four-year-old, San Francisco-based seed-stage venture firm, may be on the brink of implosion, say several sources close to the firm.
We reported yesterday that several high-level employees had parted ways with Rothe... |
| 08.07.2016 | Surf Air is expanding its “all-you-can-fly” service to Europe | Surf Air, the travel startup that offers “all you can fly” service to paying members, will begin running routes in Europe this October, the company announced today.
Specifically, Surf Air’s European routes will include multiple daily flight... |
| 14.04.2016 | Beacon, the all-you-can-fly travel startup, closes shop | Another tech startup seeking to transform aviation has closed its doors. Beacon sought to bring an all-you-can-fly option to business and leisure travelers starting on the East coast.
The company’s approach was to charge membership fees, ha... |
| 18.03.2016 | Life, by subscription | Nik Milanovic Contributor
Nik Milanovic is a fintech and financial inclusion enthusiast, with a decade of work across mobile payments, online lending, credit and microfinance. The opinions expressed in his articles do not reflect those of h... |
| 24.02.2016 | VegasTechFund is now VTF Capital, looks beyond Sin City for commerce startups | One of Las Vegas’ most well-known venture capital firms is undergoing a bit of transformation. The VegasTechFund has rebranded itself to highlight its changing focus. Now calling itself VTF Capital, it’s setting out to make investments thro... |
| 22.07.2015 | Taking off in September: Beacon, the All-You-Can-Fly 'Gateway Drug' for Private Aviation | Picture this. You whip out your phone and book a private flight in 30 seconds. It takes you 15 minutes to whiz through the airport to the terminal—and no, you don’t have to take your shoes off. You’re greeted by a concierge who knows you by... |
| 10.02.2015 | Surf Air Founders Jet To The East Coast With New Private Flight Service Beacon | Former Surf Air CEO Wade Eyerly and his co-founders have started a very similar private flight startup to their last venture. But this time it’s on the East Coast and it’s called Beacon.
Just like Surf Air, the new subscription service offe... |
| 11.08.2014 |
Surf Air Raises $73M, Orders 15 New Planes
| Santa Monica-based Surf Air, the membership-based airline which has been serving Silicon Beach, is in a major expansion, saying that it has ordered 15 new planes--with an option on another 50--and raised $73M in debt and equity. The airline... |
| 02.04.2014 | AirPooler Is Lyft For Private Planes | Pilots want to fly, but it’s expensive. People want to travel but it’s a hassle. AirPooler brings them together on its site where pilots can sell empty seats on private plane flights. This bootstrapped startup is launching today with availa... |
| 27.02.2014 | Surf Air Founder Wade Eyerly Steps Down, Replaced By Former Frontier Airlines CEO Jeff Potter | The Surf Air management team has hit a bit of turbulence, with founder and CEO Wade Eyerly officially stepping down, according to an email sent out to members. He’s being replaced by someone who has had experience both in the membership and... |
| 12.11.2013 | Surf Air aims to disrupt the big airlines with an executive membership service | Heard this airline joke? “How do you make a million dollars with an airline? Start with a billion dollars.”
Above: Surf Air is a membership airline that aims for high satisfaction.
Image Credit: Surf Air
But Wade Eyerly and his brother Davi... |
| 12.11.2013 | Surf Air aims to disrupt the big airlines with an executive membership service | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Heard this airline joke? “How do you make a million dollars with an airline? Start with a billion dollars.”
Above: Surf Air is a member... |
| 09.11.2013 | 10 hot ecommerce startups to watch | Aunkur Arya is the general manager of mobile at Braintree.
At Braintree, we love working with companies of all sizes – from small garage developers to big ecommerce giants with billions in sales. But there’s nothing more exciting than seein... |
| 01.11.2013 | Fly like a millionaire on a Fresh Jets private jet (membership is free!) | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
You too can feel like Sergey Brin, Larry Ellison,... |
| 01.11.2013 | Fly like a millionaire on a Fresh Jets private jet (membership is free!) | You too can feel like Sergey Brin, Larry Ellison, or even James Bond — flying around the world in a private jet.
Fresh Jets launched its apps today that connect corporate travelers with seats on private jets.
“What was once considered Neima... |
| 28.07.2013 | Surf Air, The Air Travel Startup That’s Bridging The Tech Hubs Of L.A. And S.F. | There are a lot of factors that come into play when working to build a successful tech startup, and historically, a big one has been location — hence the continued focus on Silicon Valley as a major industry hub.
Now, location will probably... |
| 04.06.2013 | Surf Air Raises Series B Funding | Surf Air, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based provider of a private air travel membership, raised a Series B funding of undisclosed amount.
The round was led by Velos Partners and Base Ventures.
The company intends to use the capital to increase t... |
| 04.06.2013 | Funding Daily: Time to start pitching, startups | Today was a huge day, not only for startups getting small seed investments to tens of millions of dollars, but also for the funds themselves.
Two $100 million funds launched, making it a good day for anyone in the “perceptual computing,” mo... |
| 19.02.2013 | Look Out, BlackJet: Arrow Is Preparing To Launch A Cheaper Private Jet Service In Seattle And The Bay Area | It was just last week that BlackJet — the so-called “Uber for private jets” — threw a big launch event and announced plans to add San Francisco and Las Vegas as destinations. But BlackJet is no longer alone: There’s a new entrant in that ma... |
| 16.01.2013 | MuckerLab Graduates Its Class Of 2013, Its Last Class Has Raised Over $15M To Date | MuckerLab, the up-and-coming L.A.-based accelerator program is hosting its demo day for the 10 portfolio companies in its winter class today. In addition, the accelerator just announced that its last class, which graduated almost exactly a ... |
| 07.06.2012 | Surf Air Raises Funding | Surf Air, a Los Angeles-based membership-based airline, has raised a funding of undisclosed amount.
Backers include Anthem Venture Partners, NEA, Jared Leto, Mike Walsh, TriplePoint Capital, Siemer Ventures, Baroda Ventures, Gilad Elbaz and... |
| 06.06.2012 | Surf Air Sees New Funding Round |
SANTA MONICA, CA, All-you-can-fly membership-based airline, announced today a key round of funding from multiple sources.
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| 06.06.2012 | Members-Only Airline Surf Air Raises Series A From Anthem, NEA & Others (Including Jared Leto) | Surf Air, a new membership-based air service providing short jaunts between California hot spots like Palo Alto, Monterey, Santa Barbara and L.A., has just closed its Series A. And look who invested: Jared Leto, noted actor/musician/entrepr... |
