CNBC Disruptor 50: LISNR
Founders: Josh Glick, Chris Ostoich, Rodney Williams (CEO) Launched: 2012 Headquarters: Cincinnati Funding: $18.9 million (PitchBook) Valuation: $62.5 million (PitchBook) Key technologies: Internet of things Disrupting: Audio, mobile This Cincinnati-based company has developed a way to use audio, rather than Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, to transmit data between devices. LISNR is a near-ultrasonic, low-power data transmission
LISNR CEO On Delivering Data With Audio
Rodney Williams, LISNR CEO, explains the company’s data-over-audio technology, how they’re disrupting several industries and what the potential security concerns could be. LISNR CEO on delivering data with audio from CNBC.
Lisnr Wants To Make Airline And Concert Tickets A Thing Of The Past Using Sound Waves
Imagine a world where your entry ticket to an event, or boarding pass for a flight, or your form of payment for a good or service is invisible data transferred by way of sound waves. That world is already here, and it’s exactly what Rodney Williams is doing at the company he co-founded, Lisnr, a
7signal Aims To Keep Companies Connected
All over the globe, the productivity of thousands of employers depends largely on a wide array of devices working interruption free within a Wi-Fi network. An Independence software company is at the center of this technological tidal wave, offering a platform that helps organizations meet their wireless performance challenges. 7signal Solutions Inc., in the words
Finding Community Funding To Help Your Company Grow
Many towns and cities are trying to keep independent businesses in their communities open. They’d like these companies to thrive so that they don’t move or even close. Michael Goldberg, professor of entrepreneurship at Case Western Reserve University, tells us you can find capital in your communities. This story originally appeared on the American Express
Plug And Play Head Invites Local Corporations To His Business Accelerator
The co-founder and CEO of what has been called “the world’s largest startup accelerator” is inviting Cleveland’s old-line businesses to join in his 21st century way of building businesses. Saeed Amidi proffered the invitation on Tuesday, May 15, at the 2018 annual meeting of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, a business chamber of commerce that traces its history to
KeyBank Business Boost & Build Program, Powered By JumpStart, Awards $110K To Center For Economic Growth, Community Loan Fund And Excelsior Growth Fund To Fund Collaboration In New York’s Capital Region
Program awards grants across Upstate New York to help economic development organizations connect with small businesses in underrepresented communities Today, the KeyBank Business Boost & Build program, powered by JumpStart, awarded $110,000 to the Center for Economic Growth (CEG) in collaboration with two other Capital Region nonprofits, the Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region
CompanionLabs Is Disrupting Digital Advertising
The Akron startup has grown rapidly, and their powerful predictive software has earned them recognition from Facebook. Effective advertisers succeed by getting their message in front of the right audience in the right place at the right time—whether it’s a billboard along a busy highway, a commercial during the Super Bowl or a sign on
KeyBank Business Boost & Build Program, Powered By JumpStart, Awards $120K To Akron Urban League And ConxusNEO
Grant will Fund New Project to Address Unemployment and Underemployment Among Minorities The KeyBank Business Boost & Build program, powered by JumpStart, has awarded $120,000 to fund a collaboration between two prominent Akron organizations—the Akron Urban League and ConxusNEO. Together, these two organizations will launch the Summit Workforce Development Project to address unemployment and underemployment
OnShift Hires Lisa Fordyce As Executive Vice President Of Enterprise Development For Senior Living
OnShift, a post-acute care and senior living staff scheduling software company in Cleveland, announced that it has hired Lisa Fordyce in a newly created position, executive vice president of enterprise development for senior living. Prior to joining OnShift, Fordyce was chief operating officer at Senior Lifestyle Corp., leading the Chicago company’s overall operational strategies. Fordyce
Truckstop.com Integrates With Banyan Technology
Truckstop.com has announced an integration with Banyan Technology. According to the companies, the integration will expand the capabilities of Banyan’s connectivity platform to empower a deeper functionality for its full truckload solutions, and will be available in June 2018. Banyan’s customers will have direct access to freight matching solutions provided on Truckstop.com’s platform. “We are
KeyBank Business Boost & Build Program, Powered By JumpStart, Awards $100K To i.c.stars|*COLUMBUS To Expand Coding Boot Camps
Grant will Also Fund New Programs to Help Minority Entrepreneurs Build Digital Literacy Skills Today, the KeyBank Business Boost & Build program, powered by JumpStart, awarded $100,000 in funding to i.c.stars|*COLUMBUS through the KeyBank Center for Technology, Innovation and Inclusive Growth. Originally founded in Chicago, i.c.stars has expanded its technology, leadership, and business training program