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Sentry triples its valuation to over $3 billion after raising $90M in Series E funding to grow its application monitoring platform

Nickie Louise Posted On May 4, 2022

What a difference a year makes. It was just like yesterday when we covered Sentry after the San Francisco-based application monitoring tech startup raised $60 million in Series D funding led by Accel, the first investor in the company that also […]

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German software giant SAP is selling its corporate learning software business Litmos for $1 billion, report

Nickie Louise Posted On May 3, 2022

As part of its effort to streamline its operations and focus on cloud-based revenue, German software giant SAP is reportedly working with investment bank Moelis & Co to sell its corporate learning software business Litmos, according to an exclusive report from […]

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Sila, a battery tech startup founded by a former Tesla engineer, plans to build next-generation battery materials in the US to reduce reliance on China

Nickie Louise Posted On May 3, 2022

Some of the reasons drivers often cited for not owning electric vehicles (EVs) are cost and lack of charging infrastructure. But the most common reason consumers give for not buying EVs is the concern about the driving range and the fear […]

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LottieFiles raises $37M Series B to bring lightweight and scalable animations to apps and websites

Nickie Louise Posted On May 3, 2022

LottieFiles, a platform for JSON-based Lottie animations, has raised $37 million in a Series B funding round to expand its user base and design new products to make motion design accessible to anyone. The round was led by Square Peg Capital, with […]

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EMURGO Ventures partners with Partisia Blockchain to enhance Cardano’s decentralized privacy features on-chain

Nickie Louise Posted On May 3, 2022

Web3, or the decentralized web, is the third era of the Internet that promises to decentralize the control of the Internet and give it back to the people that create the value. But the success of the Web3 ecosystem depends on […]

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PropTech startup Ownwell raises $5.75M Seed funding to help commercial and residential property owners save money on property taxes

Nickie Louise Posted On May 2, 2022

A large majority of American homeowners overpaid on their property taxes but didn’t know it. According to a report from The National Taxpayers Union Foundation, between 30 and 60 percent of taxable property in the United States is over-assessed, and this […]

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Elon Musk to crack down on Twitter’s executive and board pay, monetize tweets in a push to slash costs

Nickie Louise Posted On May 2, 2022

Last week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold roughly $8.4 billion worth of Tesla shares as he raises funds to complete the $44 billion Twitter buyout deal. But the $8.4 billion is just a fraction of the amount Musk needed to complete his Twitter […]

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Patents: What Are They and How Do They Work With Crypto-Based Intellectual Property?

Nickie Louise Posted On May 2, 2022

Inventors are making the world a better place. Since the dawn of humanity, people have been creating and discovering all sorts of things. Some of these inventions have entirely altered the way we live. Have you ever imagined life before […]

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Meet Saad Bhamla, the creator of a $1 hearing aid that helps billions of people suffering from hearing loss

Nickie Louise Posted On May 1, 2022

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly 2.5 billion people worldwide are projected to have some degree of hearing loss by 2050. It is also estimated that by 2050 one in every ten people (over 700 million people) will have disabling […]

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Elon Musk sold over $8.4 billion worth of Tesla shares as he closes Twitter buyout deal; stock pops after he says he’s done selling

Nickie Louise Posted On April 29, 2022

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold roughly $8.4 billion worth of Tesla shares this week as he raises funds to complete the $44 billion Twitter buyout deal. The announcement of the sale comes as Musk raises funds to complete his Twitter […]

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Fundraising in 2022 Is No Picnic — Here’s What Will Help

Nickie Louise Posted On April 29, 2022

A Startup’s Guide to Effective Pre-fundraising PR 2021 was a record year in terms of venture capital. Annual global investments amounted to $644 billion — almost twice as much as 2020. Average checks considerably grew, same as the competition between […]

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Grand Comfort Plus: Revolutionizing The Plumbing Services Market

Nickie Louise Posted On April 29, 2022

Almost every homeowner can relate to having a plumbing issue suddenly arise out of the blue. A broken boiler, leaky pipe, clogged drains, and water heater issues can all give you a major headache when you least expect it, especially […]

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Coinbase-backed Portal partners with Mintlayer in a major push for Bitcoin-based DeFi

Nickie Louise Posted On April 28, 2022

Early this week, the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Portal joined forces with the asset marketplace HighCircleX (HCX) to tokenize stocks of pre-initial public offering (IPO) companies. The aim of the collaboration is to democratize access and make investing in private […]

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Google says 3.2 billion Chrome browser users have been hacked in a ‘high threat’ attack

Nickie Louise Posted On April 28, 2022

Another day, another hack attack is making headlines. This time, the victims are billions of the Google Chrome browser. Today, Google announced its popular Chrome has successfully hacked and confirmed that 3.2 billion Chrome users were affected. According to Google, of […]

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Twitter admits overstating millions of its active users since 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On April 28, 2022

Less than a week after Elon Musk acquired Twitter for $44 billion, the social media platform reveals today it has been overstating the number of its active users since 2019. The company admitted this in its quarterly earnings report for the […]

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MonkeyLeague NFTs selected to be part of OpenSea’s BETA on Solana

Nickie Louise Posted On April 28, 2022

The popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has grown over the past year. In just two years, NFTs have grown from under $100 million in 2020 to surpass $40 billion in 2021. The NFT market cap is now forecast to reach over $80 billion by […]

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FCC rejects call to block Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase

Nickie Louise Posted On April 27, 2022

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr on Wednesday rejected a call from the Open Markets Institut to block Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter. The call to block the deal came just a few days after Twitter accepted Musk’s bid […]

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Brazilian SocialTech startup Ribon lands $3.5 million in funding to fix charitable giving using crypto

Nickie Louise Posted On April 27, 2022

Brazilian social tech startup Ribon has raised $3.5 million (about BRL 20 million) post-Seed funding to connect big donors to everyday givers to contribute to charities and social projects without taking money out of their pocket, while increasing institutional donations by up […]

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Vent Finance introduces multi-chain capabilities for Binance Chain and Ethereum network users

Nickie Louise Posted On April 27, 2022

Decentralized IDO launchpad, Vent Finance is finally going multichain, adding the BNB and Ethereum blockchain projects to its ecosystem. These two blockchain networks join Polygon ($MATIC) and Cardano ($ADA) to offer a multi-chain launchpad for all IDO participants and project […]

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UniX Gaming partners with DAO Maker & SL2 on its new IGO Launchpad, and it’s a big deal

Nickie Louise Posted On April 27, 2022

With a couple of all-star names backing its new launchpad effort, UniX Giaming looks well set to offer some of the hottest, most promising IGO opportunities that will ever emerge in the play-to-earn gaming space. Final Round is one of […]

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