Every year, millions of people scratch their entrepreneurial itch and launch a startup. Their experiences will be unique, but for companies producing physical products, there is an inevitable hurdle ...

Manufacturing does not have to begin with millions. But it does have to begin with clarity, capital discipline, structured ...

Startup business loans are often offered to companies that have been in business for a short period and that haven’t reached ...

Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200 contenders, and of them, the top 20 compete on the big stage ...

Manufacturing startup Divergent Technologies Inc. today announced that it has raised $290 million in a late-stage funding round to support its growth efforts. The Series E round comprised $250 million ...

Starting a business takes money, but getting funding usually requires an established business. That’s the fundamental catch-22 of startup financing: Lenders want to see revenue, financial statements ...

The quest to rebuild American manufacturing is now in full force. Large-scale manufacturing has been moving back into the United States for a number of years, and recent commitments suggest the ...

As factories and manufacturing facilities have gotten “smarter” through sensors, robotics and other connected technologies, this has created a potential treasure trove of data that can be mined for ...

The chief executive of a custom sheet-metal and parts business, Jim Belosic, spent years mocking Silicon Valley’s ignorance and dismissing venture capitalists as “grifters.” He bootstrapped his ...

Standout benefits: The microloans offered by Kiva come at a 0% interest rate, which is a big help to new businesses that want ...