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The Aspen Institute has announced its 2019 Class of Henry Crown Fellows, including Combat Flip Flops' CEO, Matthew 'Griff' Griffin. The Henry Crown ...

A Washington, D.C. startup that helps brands and small businesses sell on Amazon is opening up shop in Cincinnati to take advantage of the e-commerce ...

The National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show is excited to announce the 14 Startup Alley exhibitors that will be in attendance at the 2019 ...

A Cincinnati tech startup that has developed a method to transmit data using ultrasonic tones is partnering with Equinox Payments to roll that out for mobile ...

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 ...

Rodney Williams says life was good — and easy — at Proctor & Gamble. But it was also boring. So he left to build his own company, Lisnr, that's now worth over ...

Rodney Williams, co-founder and CEO of Cincinnati startup Lisnr, sat down with CNBC's "Make It" to talk about everything from leaving Procter & Gamble to ...

Unlike Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, LISNR audio technology is not dependent on hardware or connectivity; it just needs sound to make a connection. The company says ...

Equinox is the first terminal manufacturer to utilize LISNR's ultrasonic technology to securely process payments from shoppers anywhere in a store.

The Louisville organization went outside of the metro area to expand its network of entrepreneurs.

Rodney Williams, LISNR CEO, explains the company's data-over-audio technology, how they're disrupting several industries and what the potential security ...

The technology company Lisnr has gone on the offensive in a privacy battle stemming from claims that it helped to eavesdrop on Colts fans. Lisnr, which was ...

The sports stadium of the future will be more accessible and seamlessly integrated into surrounding transport infrastructure, resulting in increasingly frictionless ...

A Cincinnati financial tech startup that helps users secure low-dollar loans without having to resort to a payday lender moved its headquarters to Los Angeles.

CINCINNATI (Cincinnati Business Courier) - Cincinnati's startup ecosystem continues to grow, and we don't expect that to stop in 2019. Funds were raised this ...

At the end of March, Google announced that it was creating a board to help the tech giant navigate the ethics of developing artificial intelligence (AI). This board ...

Local and state governments are stepping up to fund disruptive start-ups in a challenge to Silicon Valley's supremacy. The competition is also increasing ...

A fast-growing Cincinnati startup has raised another round of funding, on top of $14 million the company has already garnered.

I was in debt, I had depleted my savings… I maxed out every credit card that I could.” From having a comfortable six-figure corporate job at Procter & Gamble to ...

The new owner of four properties in the West End is looking to bring one of Cincinnati's hottest tech startups to the neighborhood, but it's also waiting to see what ...

CINCINNATI, Oct. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- LISNR®, the global data-over-audio leader, announces the KAB® (Kilo Audio Bit), the first data-over-audio solution ...

A startup called Lisnr wants to replace NFC and QR codes with a new technology that sends data over audio — a communication protocol it's calling Smart Tone ...

Cincinnati's Main Street Ventures awarded its first grant for female entrepreneurs named in honor of former Cintrifuse CEO Wendy Lea.

Rodney Williams left a comfortable job at Procter & Gamble to launch LISNR, a software technology that transmits data over near ultrasonic sound waves.

As I was scrolling through my Twitter feed yesterday, I came across another report proclaiming to have determined the best states for business — this time from ...

Cincinnati audio technology startup Lisnr has raised a $10 million round of funding led by one of the biggest tech firms in the United States.

Unlike Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, LISNR just needs sound to make a connection, turning any speaker into a beacon that can deliver relevant info to the user.

CNBC, already no stranger to Cincinnati startups after naming one of them to its Disruptor 50 list, has taken a broader look at the Queen City and is now calling it ...

Cincinnati startup Lisnr has hired a new president who cut his teeth growing one of the country's largest music tech companies into a $250 million business.

Rodney Williams, CEO and Founder of LISNR, leads one of the most disruptive companies in mobile connectivity and the Internet of Things. In this column ...

Recent study titled, “Automotive Electronics Market” which covers detailed statistical analysis and enlightens market dynamics and trends that provide a holistic ...

Cincinnati audio technology startup Lisnr wants you to be able to use your smartphone for, well, just about everything.

Find out what the founders of Remodelmate want to do in five years for 1 million millennials buying their first home.

BE Modern Man Spotlights a few of the advertising and marketing industry ad men.

Cities like San Francisco and New York are magnets for entrepreneurs, but the competition among start-ups is tough and everything is expensive. So where else ...

Visa has selected a Cincinnati startup to head an initiative to drive digital commerce and spearhead a new way to make mobile payments.

LISNR co-founder and CEO Rodney Williams has a simple explanation for what his start-up does: "we connect." It's how the the 3-year-old company manages to ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Hennessy, the world's best-selling Cognac, celebrates Black History Month with the launch of WE ARE – a powerful...

The organization dedicated to growing Ohio's entrepreneurial ecosystem has released a new list identifying the state's most-promising startup companies.

Birds encode data in their chirps. Now businesses are encoding data in sound waves, as a way to authenticate users, pair devices, and complete other tasks.

Cincinnati-based tech startup Lisnr is joining one of the nation's top accelerators. Lisnr is joining a program run by No. 2-ranked seed-stage startup accelerator ...

Rodney Williams, co-founder and CEO of Cincinnati-based startup Lisnr, was appointed as the newest member of the University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees ...

Point-of-sale terminal maker Equinox Payments announced an audible way to pay with the integration of LISNR ultrasonic technology. Phoenix-based Equinox ...

Rodney Williams has a strong opinion on cryptocurrency, as in “don't put your money in nothing you don't understand.” As Williams paces across the stage at ...

Analysis Here are 10 startups outside of Silicon Valley you should watch in 2018: Uptake, Pendo, Skuid, Lisnr, Duo Security, Cradlepoint, Lessonly, Qualtrics, ...

Swipe to pay, EMV chip cards, QR codes and even near field communication (NFC) are about to be old news. LISNR has introduced Internet of Sound payment ...

Ticketmaster will soon be able to admit you to live events using nothing more than a discrete digital audio broadcast from your smartphone.

An ArtsWave event taking place this weekend seeks to engage the tech community to solve some of the biggest problems arts groups face. The third annual ...

Rodney Williams is not what some would deem the stereotypical, Silicon Valley entrepreneur, and this has actually worked in his favor. He is a young, black ...

Founders have a role, too. They need to understand that a wingman needs the latitude to speak truth to power, and that they're driven by many of the same ...

Let's play a game of word association: Ethex, Oros, Oris and Xact – what do all these words have in common? Villians in recent Marvel Comics movies?

The CEO of a fast-growing Cincinnati startup has been named to the University of Cincinnati's board of trustees. Lisnr CEO Rodney Williams was named by Ohio ...

High-profile successful start-ups say attracting top talent has gotten easier. But for the average small business, finding great talent is still their No. 1 problem.

Downtown Cincinnati-based Lisnr has been named to the 2015 CNBC Disruptor 50, a list of companies from around the world whose innovations are impacting ...

According to the U.S. Black Chamber of Commerce, “African-American businesses have grown at an exponential rate in the 21st century.” Four months in and ...

Featured speakers include Jesse Williams, Actor & Activist; Tina Tchen, Former Chief of Staff to Michelle Obama; Antonio Lucio, Chief Marketing ...

In the sixth annual Disruptor 50 list, CNBC features private companies — from biotech and machine learning to transportation and retail and even exploring ...

There were tons of activations this year that reflected black culture at SXSW, much more than we've seen in the past, but Culture House claims to have done ...

LISNR is developing a truly innovative ultrasonic technology, with many applications in the real world. Now, it was named to the CES 2017 Innovation Award.

Armed with audio-beacon and smart app engine technology, Cincinnati-based startup LISNR has capitalized on this extra limb by providing consumers with ...

Lisnr's new "smart tones" technology purports to transmit data between devices, which could mean the end to long queues and impatient fans.

We asked CEOs across a wide range of industries to put on their futurist hats and predict which issues and ideas we'll be debating by this time next year.

Microsoft has made quite a few moves this year and it's only March. One of its most aggressive moves has to be its expansion of cloud services into South Africa.

Any venture-backed startup founder knows that choosing the right investor is just as important as building the right team. I've seen my fair share of great ...

Lisnr, the Cincinnati start-up whose audio technology is being utilised for Ticketmaster Presence, has secured new strategic investment from consumer financial ...

With Cincy Inno's first-ever 25 Under 25 list, we take a few moments to celebrate some of those entrepreneurs — the most illustrious members of the ecosystem's ...

Three Cincinnati startups, the most in a single year for the city, are entering Techstars, a top-rated and the nation's largest accelerator program.

Inaudible sounds are being used to transmit data from our devices. While not new technology, these ultrasonic beacons may be in breach of laws regarding ...

Often overlooked, but never outdone, people of color are taking matters into their own hands by starting their own organizations and tech and software ...

A brief history of the CNBC Disruptor 50 list, with details on every start-up to make the list between 2013 and 2018.

Tech, medical and consumer goods companies were among the biggest recipients of venture capital in 2017 as Cincinnati's startup community continued to soar ...

The Architect's Newspaper is the most authoritative voice on architecture and design in the United States.

(Tech Xplore)—If you hate the hassles associated with long lines at events, technology can make your event arrivals easy going. Something that has to do with ...

A Cincinnati tech startup that aimed to incentivize diners to patronize their favorite restaurants has closed up shop for good.

A Cleveland venture capital firm has made two big investments in Cincinnati startup companies, with several more on the way.

Jillian Zatta, head of business development for Cincinnati start-up Lisnr, is enthusiastic and energetic. She has a palpable vibe of excitement that is easy to ...

Cincinnati tech entrepreneurs are designing and building what's next: the X in disruptive technology and changing the internet of data, food media and ...

The 2019 Class of Henry Crown Fellows pledge to take action through new leadership Ventures.

One of Greater Cincinnati's young entrepreneurs was named a 40 Under 40 Top Marketer by Ad Age. Rodney Williams, co-founder and CEO of Lisnr LLC, ...

In the 11 month since Cincy Inno's official debut, we've published more than 175 original stories to showcase the people, companies and trends that are helping ...

Companies are increasingly turning to weekend marathon events, such as hackathons and data jams, to generate new ideas or solutions to problems, both from ...

The best startups we found at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2017 include RecordGram, Exchimp, Lisnr, Brightlamp and Rentah.

There are so many of them on the market, it can be difficult to find a cryptocurrency that isn't one of the most popular like Bitcoin. But...there are also some ...

LISNR is making a bet that using sound as a data delivery system can radically change how marketers access audiences and what value they can then add.

An international technology website focusing on global innovation has released its list of 10 hottest startups in Cincinnati.

MoviePass—a Black-founded ticketing platform—recently became the fastest-growing entertainment subscription *service* in history.

Before I pitch my company on stage, I always feel a rush - adrenaline, nervousness, excitement and anxiety collide. Learning how to harness that rush is key to ...

Audio-based user experiences are stepping into the spotlight as a *fresh* medium for sensory stimuli, and brands are taking notice. With the recent innovations in ...

Howard University's students have organized their own 2-day conference to learn from and network with professionals in the Sports and Entertainment industry.

A Cincinnati educational tech startup has teachers running the Appalachian Trail and rowing across an ocean to create lessons for their students.

To stand out at SXSW, you have to do more than just show up.

Special recognitions to be conferred upon top executives from Google, LISNR, Mercer and Vimeo. Ceremony to include select honorees in fireside chats with ...

Your Android phone may be listening to ultrasonic ad beacons without your knowledge.

Hilton's on a hunt. The McLean-based hotel company is searching for the coolest, most innovative tech products around — so it opened an Innovation Gallery at ...

A new startup accelerator focused on helping women and minorities who have founded tech companies has launched in downtown Cincinnati. The Hillman ...

The biggest challenge of landing on the Disruptor 50 list isn't coming up with a game-changing idea. It's transitioning from a fast-moving start-up that breaks all ...

When we think about data transmission, audio hardly comes to mind as a means of doing so. But a partnership between LISNR and DSP Group is changing that.

Could we replace NFC and QR codes with ultrasonic tech that allows users to send data via high-pitched audio? This startup thinks so.

NEW YORK, June 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, ADCOLOR, the premier organization dedicated to celebrating and promoting professionals of color ...

Epic Records Sylvia Rhone, ESPN's Jemele Hill and Kenya Barris, creator of "Black-ish," were among the honorees at Culture Creators Awards.