Vaccitech is an Oxford, U.K.-based biotech startup developing vaccines and immunotherapies for infectious diseases and cancer, such as hepatitis B, HPV, and prostate cancer. Vaccitech owns the technology used to develop the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. A spinout of Oxford University, Vaccitech […]
As of Sunday, about 140 million people — 42.2% of the population — have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. Another 95 million people — about 28.5% of the population — have been fully vaccinated, according to the […]
Who said saving lives is not a lucrative business? Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has been making the headline news since the coronavirus pandemic early last year. The New York-based Pfizer was founded in 1849 by Christina Warren. Today, the 172-year old company is […]
Darktrace, a Cambridge, England-based cybersecurity startup advised by former MI5 and CIA spymasters, jumped by more than 40% in its London IPO debut on Friday as investors looked past last month Deliveroo’s lackluster listing. Darktrace was originally priced at 250 pence in […]
Happy Friday! Back in 2018, we wrote a piece titled, “33 Best Inspirational Quotes For Startups And Entrepreneurs.” Surprisingly, it was one of the most read articles we’ve ever published. However, we do recognize that some of our readers are […]
“Innovate or die” is a popular phrase first coined by the renowned Peter Drucker, who was hailed as the father of modern management. But as Harvard Business Review rightly pointed out, the origin of the phrase is a matter of […]
We featured Moloco more than two years ago after the mobile performance advertising startup founded by former Google engineers raised $11 million in Series B funding to advance the development of its proprietary Ad Cloud platform. Since then, the Palo Alto, California-based […]
The rollout of the vaccines began in December 2020. As of Sunday, about 140 million people — 42.2% of the population — have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. Another 95 million people — about 28.5% of the […]
As part of its efforts to bridge the digital divide, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced today that it will launch a temporary $3.2 billion program to provide lower-income Americans with discounts on monthly internet service and on purchasing laptops […]
We wrote about Actuate back in 2019 after the artificial intelligence startup rebranded from Aegis AI to its current name. Today, gun violence is spiking at schools, grocery stores, workplaces, and industrial facilities, and security systems meant to support security […]
While everyone is talking about Bitcoin, Ethereum has been surging in recent weeks, thanks to institutional investors. This morning, Ether, the world’s second-largest digital currency, jumps to a fresh record of $2,800 and almost doubled the price it reached when we wrote […]
Firstbase, a New York-based tech startup and a Saas provider of remote infrastructure for global teams, today announced $13 million in Series A funding to fuel its rapid growth plans through hiring, product development, and increased customer deployment. The round was led […]
As part of ambitions to rule the world and overtake the United States as the world’s largest economy and superpower, China has slowly been expanding its influence around the world. Presently, China is involved in several infrastructure projects in at least 35 […]
For weeks, rumors have been swirling online that Facebook is building its own audio app to take on Clubhouse. This week, Facebook finally confirmed the rumor. The social giant plans to build its own in-app podcast player as it jumps […]
As bitcoin surges past $60,000, cryptocurrency startups see renewed interest from investors who want to take advantage of the current momentum for fear of missing out (FOMO). Regardless of your view on Bitcoin, no one can deny the potential of the […]
Iterable is a $2 billion tech startup founded eight years ago by Justin Zhu and Andrew Boni to enable brands to create, execute and optimize cross-channel campaigns with unparalleled data flexibility. Iterable is used by leading brands including Zillow, SeatGeek, and Box […]
At-home fitness continues to surge in popularity, with strong VC investment flowing in the space. Deep-pocket investors are also paying attention to the fitness space. In recent months, investors are betting on home fitness’s continued success well beyond the pandemic. […]
The price of Dogecoin (aka people’s coin) soared 20% in the last 24 hours to 32 cents after Elon Musk and Mark Cuban both made tweets supporting the meme-inspired cryptocurrency. In a post early this morning, Musk tweeted: “The Dogefather,” a […]
Late last year, MessageBird, an Amsterdam-based tech startup and a provider of a cloud communications platform that connects enterprises to their global customers, raised $200 million in Series funding to meet the growing demands for its Omnichannel Platform-as-a-Service (OPaaS). The […]
Back in January, we wrote about Alchemy after the Coinbase-backed tech startup partnered with Crypto.com to power its developer platform, further expanding the Crypto.com Chain support ecosystem. For those of you who don’t know Alchemy, it’s the world’s most powerful blockchain developer […]