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Sequoia India leads $16M funding in Qure.ai, a healthcare AI startup that helps physicians with routine diagnosis and treatment using artificial intelligence

Nickie Louise Posted On February 27, 2020

Qure.ai, a Mumbai, India-based AI tech startup on a mission to make healthcare affordable and accessible using the power of artificial intelligence, announced today it has raised $16 miillion in a funding round to drive geographical expansion, expand product portfolio and support regulatory […]

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How to prepare for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, symptoms and more

Nickie Louise Posted On February 27, 2020

Coronavirus, which was first reported in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, has now claimed 2,814 lives with at least 82,585 confirmed cases. There are now more new cases occurring every day outside of China than within. With all the bad news going around […]

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Tel Aviv-based tech startup Elementor raises $15M funding for its WordPress website builder platform

Nickie Louise Posted On February 27, 2020

Elementor, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based tech startup has just raised $15 million from Lightspeed Venture Partners for its WordPress website builder platform. The round, which is is first round of institutional funding, comes at a time a time of rapid growth […]

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Leaked Internal Document reveals Coronavirus Infections is 52 Times Higher Than Reported in China’s Shandong Province

Nickie Louise Posted On February 26, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak continues to spread around the world. The virus, which was first reported in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, has claimed over 2,700 people’s and more than 80,200 confirmed cases. However, it seems the number of cases are under-reported, […]

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Google to invest more than $10 billion in offices and data centers across the United States in 2020

Nickie Louise Posted On February 26, 2020

Alphabet Inc’s Google announced on Wednesday it would invest more than $10 billion in offices and data centers across the United States this year. The tech giant, which currently has a presence in 26 states across the country, will now focus […]

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Top tech startup news for today, Wednesday, February 26, 2020: Google, Pony.ai, Palantir, Goldman Sachs, Alkymi, CarParts.com

Nickie Louise Posted On February 26, 2020

Good morning! Below are the top tech startups news for today, Wednesday, February 26, 2020. Google to invest over $10 billion in 2020 on U.S. data centers, offices. Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Wednesday it would invest more than $10 […]

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Klarna, the $5.5 billion Swedish unicorn startup, just reported its first annual loss after many years of profitability

Nickie Louise Posted On February 26, 2020

Klarna, a Swedish fintech startup has been profitable years over years. However, the $5.5 billion unicorn startup backed by Snoop Dogg, reported its annual loss for the first time. Klarna, which provides e-commerce payment solutions for merchants and shoppers, reported a […]

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Autonomous driving startup Pony.ai raises $462 million led by Toyota, now valued at over $3 billion

Nickie Louise Posted On February 26, 2020

We last wrote about Pony.ai back in 2019 when the driverless car startup partnered with Toyota to accelerate the development and deployment of autonomous vehicles. On Wednesday, Pony.ai announced it has raised $462 million in its latest funding round. The round, […]

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Food startup BlueNalu raises $20M Series A funding to produce seafood directly from fish cells

Nickie Louise Posted On February 26, 2020

BlueNalu, a food production startup company focused on cellular aquaculture, has closed $20 million Series A round of funding to develop a good manufacturing practices (GMP) pilot production facility in San Diego, expand its world-class team, implement strategic alliances for global […]

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Voice security startup Pindrop launches Deep Voice 3, a voice recognition engine built on machine learning and deep neural networks

Nickie Louise Posted On February 26, 2020

Pindrop, a voice security and authentication startup, announced the launch of Deep Voice 3, the new version of its market-leading voice recognition technology. Built on advanced machine learning and deep neural networks, Deep Voice 3 is designed to more accurately […]

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Peter Thiel-backed big data analytics startup Palantir wins $823 million Pentagon contract

Nickie Louise Posted On February 26, 2020

The last time we wrote about Palantir was back in 2019 when the Peter Thiel-backed startup won a whopping $800 million Pentagon battlefield intelligence contract, beating out traditional defense contractors. Now Palantir has done it again. The startup had another […]

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Google’s CapitalG and Goldman Sachs invest $131 million in no-code application platform startup Unqork

Nickie Louise Posted On February 26, 2020

Unqork, the New York-based no-code application platform for the enterprise, has closed additional $51 million in Series B growth funding. The round, which was led by CapitalG, and joined by Goldman Sachs, and funds and accounts under management by subsidiaries […]

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T-street Capital Expands Investment Team with the Addition of Greg Peterson from Goldman Sachs

Nickie Louise Posted On February 26, 2020

T-street Capital, a consumer-focused growth equity firm, announced today that Greg Peterson has joined T-street as a Vice President. Peterson will play a key role in supporting T-street’s continued growth and strategy of providing a flexible and tailored equity solution […]

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London-based startup MinuteMedia raises $40M late stage funding to accelerate global expansion

Nickie Louise Posted On February 26, 2020

Minute Media, a London, England-based global technology and digital publishing platform, today announced it has raised $40 million in venture capital funding to support global expansion and enhancements to its tech publishing platform, further invest in the recently acquired The Players’ […]

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Mobile sports betting startup ZenSports closes additional $770K+ in seed funding

Nickie Louise Posted On February 26, 2020

ZenSports, a mobile peer-to-peer sports betting marketplace, has raised additional $770K+ in seed funding from angel investors. The new funding follows a $675K raised in October 2019 as part of a broader $1M+ seed Round after launching its sports betting app in March 2019. […]

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Disturbing video of coronavirus compared to other virus outbreaks, spread faster than SARS

Nickie Louise Posted On February 25, 2020

Coronavirus, was first reported in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, continues to claim people’s lives. As of today, February 25, 2020, there have been 2,704 confirmed deaths and more than 80,200 confirmed cases in the coronavirus pneumonia outbreak. The Wuhan strain […]

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US Air Force to boost investments in technology startups with at least $10 million in contract awards

Nickie Louise Posted On February 25, 2020

The U.S. Air Force through its accelerator program, AFWERX, has unveiled a new investment strategy to leverage new technology with the goal to help steer private resources toward new technologies that will benefit both US consumers and national security to stay […]

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Comcast buys ad supported free streaming service startup Xumo for over $100 million

Nickie Louise Posted On February 25, 2020

Comcast has agreed to buy Xumo, a Los Angeles-based tech startup and a provider of advertising-supported free streaming service that comes pre-installed on smart televisions. The interest in the 9-year old Xumo stems from its partnerships with smart television manufacturers and streaming […]

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Johnson & Johnson is teaming up with Apple to launch a new clinical study Heartline to see if iPhone app and Apple Watch can reduce the risk of strokes

Nickie Louise Posted On February 25, 2020

Despite the fact that AFib is a leading cause of stroke, people often do not experience symptoms, making it difficult to diagnose. More than 33 million people worldwide and up to six million Americans live with AFib.1,2 Up to 30% […]

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Top tech startup news for today, Tuesday, February 25, 2020: Apple, Goldman Sachs, Johnson & Johnson, Tesla, Revolut, JUMO

Nickie Louise Posted On February 25, 2020

Good morning! Below are the top tech startups news for today, Tuesday, February 25, 2020. Goldman Sachs, others invest $55 million in London-based fintech startup JUMO. JUMO, a technology startup company building next-generation financial services for emerging market entrepreneurs, today announced […]

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