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Khosla Ventures leads $11M investment in Artificial intelligence startup Lexion for its AI-powered solution for contract management

Nickie Louise Posted On June 17, 2021

We featured Lexion back in 2019 after the Seattle, Washington-based artificial intelligence startup that provides voice-operated and intelligent assistant for professionals, closed $4.2 million for its AI-powered solution for managing contracts. Lexion has witnessed rapid growth since our last story. To further […]

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Mark Cuban says he lost money trading a DeFi token called TITAN that crashed from $60 to zero in under 24 hours

Nickie Louise Posted On June 17, 2021

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban says he lost money trading a DeFi (Decentralized Finance) token called TITAN that crashed from $60 to zero in under 24 hours. In a Twitter post, Cuban claimed he was “hit” by a cryptocurrency token market crash […]

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London-based tech startup Beamery raises $138 million to help companies identify, attract, and retain top talent

Nickie Louise Posted On June 17, 2021

As the coronavirus pandemic winds down and businesses reopen, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for employers to fill millions of job openings. Many of these companies struggle to find talent to fill their jobs. Gone are the days of just posting […]

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Foundries.io, a UK-based IoT tech startup, snags $8M Series A funding to secure the Internet of Things

Nickie Louise Posted On June 17, 2021

Internet of Things (IoT) or connected world finally makes it possible to connect home appliances, industrial machines, building automation, and smart energy grids to the Internet. But securing these connected devices has been a challenge. According to research firm Markets […]

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Bitcoin / Cryptocurrency / Ethereum / Technology News

“Tether’s claims that its virtual currency was fully backed by U.S. dollars at all times was a lie,” New York Attorney General’s Office says

Nickie Louise Posted On June 16, 2021

Back in May, we wrote about the Tether scandal and Binance investigation and what they both meant for the future of bitcoin and stablecoins. Since then, bitcoin has witnessed a roller coaster ride with prices fluctuating between $35,000 to a […]

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Meet Alla “Max” Witte, the 55-year-old Latvian national who was part of Trickbot cybercrime gang responsible for infecting millions of computers around the world

Nickie Louise Posted On June 16, 2021

As we reported last month, Colonial Pipeline surrendered to hackers five days after a crippling cyberattack shut down the largest fuel pipeline network in the United States. With just one password, hackers successfully installed a piece of ransomware and compromised the entire […]

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10x, a UK fintech startup founded by former Barclays CEO, raises $187M with backing from BlackRock and JPMorgan

Nickie Louise Posted On June 16, 2021

While challenger banks continue to gain traction as they streamline products and services for their customers, one fintech startup just announced a new round of funding to help and build new services to help established and traditional legacy banks compete. […]

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U.S. Appeal Circuit Court rules that Google must face shareholder lawsuit after it intentionally hid security vulnerabilities in its software

Nickie Louise Posted On June 16, 2021

Google found itself in hot water again on Wednesday after The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco revived a lawsuit in which shareholders of Google parent Alphabet accused the giant of misleading them by concealing security vulnerabilities, including in […]

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The global Software as a Service (SaaS) market is projected to reach $305 billion by 2026

Nickie Louise Posted On June 16, 2021

The information technology (IT) sector has evolved over the years. Unlike the utility industry where consumers have been buying electricity since the end of the 19th century, it took the IT industry more than a decade later before companies were […]

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Ksana Health closes $2M seed round to launch advanced mental health monitoring platform and improve patient outcomes

Nickie Louise Posted On June 16, 2021

In 2019, 20.6 percent of U.S. adults experienced mental illness (51.5 million people), according to a study by the National Alliance on Mental Health. This represents 1 in 5 adults. The same study also found that 5.2 percent of U.S. adults experienced […]

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Alphabet’s self-driving car startup Waymo raises a massive $2.5 billion in funding to advance its autonomous driving technology and grow its team

Nickie Louise Posted On June 16, 2021

A little over a year ago, Waymo, a self-driving startup owned by Google’s parent company, Alphabet, raised a whopping $2.25 billion in its first external funding round. The round was led by Silicon Valley heavyweights including Alphabet itself, along with outside firms […]

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R-Zero, a biosafety tech startup born during the pandemic, raises $41.5 million for the world’s first intelligent disinfection UV-C light banks

Nickie Louise Posted On June 16, 2021

R-Zero, a San Francisco-based tech startup formed during the pandemic to make ultraviolet disinfecting machines for commercial and institutional customers, announced today it has raised $41.5 million to help automate its process and make it more efficient. The round, which […]

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Google for Startups announces the launch of a second $5 million Black Founders Fund

Nickie Louise Posted On June 16, 2021

Back in October, we wrote about Google for Startups after it awarded up to $100,000 to 76 black founders from its $5M Google for Startups Black Founders Fund. Unlike the traditional venture capital funding, the founders received non-dilutive cash awards and […]

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Health / HealthTech / Tech Startup News

“We owe a great debt of gratitude to science for easing the suffering of the pandemic likely caused by science,” Jon Stewart says

Nickie Louise Posted On June 15, 2021

After more than one year of silence, the discussion about the origin of the deadly coronavirus that has so far killed over 3.75 million people worldwide, is beginning to get the attention of the U.S. mainstream media. For the past […]

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The inventor of the World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee is selling the original source code he wrote 32 years ago as an NFT

Nickie Louise Posted On June 15, 2021

On April 30, 1993, four years after publishing a proposal for “an idea of linked information systems,” British computer scientist and inventor Tim Berners-Lee released the source code for the world’s first web browser and editor. Now, Tim Berners-Lee, creator […]

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Move over, TechCrunch: Andreessen Horowitz goes into tech publishing with the launch of Future.com

Nickie Louise Posted On June 15, 2021

Today, venture firm Andreessen Horowitz is officially launching its media outlet Future.com, a new tech platform that explores how technology is transforming our world—from crypto and biology to gaming and social networks. The new Future brand was launched on a […]

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Y-Combinator-backed tech startup Moonshot Brands emerges from stealth with $160M to build a founder-first, multi-brand e-commerce platform

Nickie Louise Posted On June 15, 2021

Moonshot Brands, a rapidly growing platform that buys, launches, and scales direct-to-consumer and marketplace e-commerce brands, emerged from stealth mode today with $160 million in funding. The financing came from Y Combinator, Victory Park Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures (Joe Montana), Garage […]

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SoftBank leads a $170M investment in group messaging social network IRL; achieves unicorn status with over $1.1 billion valuation

Nickie Louise Posted On June 15, 2021

No day goes by without a headline about SoftBank. Last month, the Japanese giant shocked its critics after it announced a $36.99 billion profit in just 3 months, making it the biggest profit in the history of a Japanese company. Now […]

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Digital Covid vaccine passport is now required to travel to the 27-nation European Union bloc effective July 1

Nickie Louise Posted On June 15, 2021

If you’re planning to travel to Europe, you better make sure you have your digital covid vaccine passport ready. Today, European Union (EU) officials signed into law digital Covid passports allowing the 27-nation bloc to open their borders for summer travel. […]

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Digital health startup Sempre Health snags $15M in Series B funding to reduce medication costs for patients with chronic diseases

Nickie Louise Posted On June 15, 2021

Sempre Health, a Silicon Valley-based health tech startup that is bringing behavior-based, dynamic pricing to healthcare, announced today it has closed $15 million in Series B funding to improve medication affordability and reduces medication costs for patients with chronic disease also expands […]

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