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Top tech startup news for today, Monday, January 27, 2020: Microsoft, GM, Visa, AlphaCredit, Gravyty, Iguazio

Nickie Louise Posted On January 27, 2020

Good morning! Below are the top tech startups news for today, Monday, January 27, 2020. General Motors (GM) to invest $2.2 billion at Detroit factory to make electric trucks, SUVs. Under intense competition and pressure from Tesla, GM is boosting […]

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Microsoft invests in U.K.-based startup SuperAwesome as demands for Internet safety for kids intensify

Nickie Louise Posted On January 27, 2020

SuperAwesome, a U.K.-based startup that offers Internet safety tools for kids, today announced it has received new investment from Microsoft’s corporate venture fund M12. The total amount of funding was not disclosed. SuperAwesome, which currently has touchpoints reaching 500 million […]

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Currencycloud, the payments startup behind fintech apps Monzo and Revolut, just closed $80M funding led by Visa

Nickie Louise Posted On January 27, 2020

Currencycloud, a U.K.-based payments startup which sells payment software for banks and fintech firms to process their international transactions, has closed $80 million in a funding round co-led by SAP’s venture arm Sapphire and Visa. Currently operates in Europe and North America, […]

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AI startup Yogi closes $2.3M seed funding to expand its AI-powered customer feedback analytics platform

Nickie Louise Posted On January 27, 2020

Yogi, an AI startup that provides actionable product insights and helps companies to better understand their customers, has raised $2.3 million in seed funding to expand its deep learning customer feedback analytics platform. The round was led RTP Ventures leading, and Felton Group […]

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Smoke from the Australia Fires has now traveled around the entire planet, NASA says

Nickie Louise Posted On January 27, 2020

It’s now global. According to NASA, the smoke from the Australia Fires has now traveled around the entire planet. In the video, which shows the global aerosol distribution from August 2019 until January 2020, one can see several high impact events across the […]

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GLS Capital raises $345M for its inaugural fund to finance commercial and intellectual property litigation

Nickie Louise Posted On January 27, 2020

GLS Capital, a private investment firm founded by trio of industry veterans, today announced the closing of $345 million fundraising for its inaugural litigation finance fund, GLS Capital Partners Fund I, LP. The Fund’s diverse institutional investor base includes global financial institutions, […]

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NUAIR partners with DroneResponders to advances its services to New York State public safety organizations and compliments “NYFLY” initiative

Nickie Louise Posted On January 27, 2020

Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research (NUAIR) has partnered with DroneResponders, the world’s fastest growing nonprofit program supporting the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) – commonly referred to as “drones” – by public safety and emergency services professionals. NUAIR has […]

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Quench Bio, a biotech startup co-founded by Arix, emerges from stealth with $50M Series A funding

Nickie Louise Posted On January 27, 2020

Quench Bio, a biotech startup co-founded by Arix Bioscience and Atlas Venture, has emerged from stealth mode with a total of $50 million in Series A funding. Quench is leveraging new insights into gasdermin biology and innate immunity to develop medicines for […]

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WeWork clinched a deal to provide office space to 250 employees of SoftBank-backed startup Gympass

Nickie Louise Posted On January 26, 2020

In a sign of positive turnaround for the office-sharing startup, WeWork reportedly clinched a 3-year deal to provide office space to 250 employees of gym membership app startup Gympass in New York, according to a report from Reuters, citing people familiar […]

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SoftBank-led group to invest $125 million in Latin America-based fintech startup AlphaCredit

Nickie Louise Posted On January 26, 2020

AlphaCredit, a Mexico-based fintech startup and one of the fastest growing technology-enabled financial platforms in Latin America, announced today it has signed an equity round for up to $125 million led by SoftBank’s Latin America Fund. The Series B round was also joined by other […]

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Leila Janah, CEO and founder of AI startup Samasource, passes away at 37

Nickie Louise Posted On January 25, 2020

Leila Janah, the founder and CEO of machine learning training data startup Samasource, passed away at the age of 37 due to complications from Epithelioid Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer, according to a statement from the company. She focused her […]

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Founders of clean energy startup DC Solar Solutions plead guilty to running a $1 billion Ponzi scheme

Nickie Louise Posted On January 25, 2020

A California couple whose solar company counted Berkshire Hathaway Inc. as one of its investors, pleaded guilty Friday to charges that they orchestrated a Ponzi scheme that cost investors $1 billion. According to a report from local newspaper Sacramento Bee, Jeff Carpoff, […]

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British scientists may have found cure for cancer after accidentally discovered immune cell (T-cell) that kills most cancers

Nickie Louise Posted On January 25, 2020

In a finding that could herald a major breakthrough in cancer treatment, British scientists accidentally discovered an immune cell that kills most cancers, according to a report from BBC. The newly discovered T-cells equipped with a new type of T-cell receptor […]

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First Databank Names Brian Taylor Vice President of Sales

Nickie Louise Posted On January 25, 2020

First Databank, Inc. (FDB), the leading provider of drug and medical device knowledge that helps healthcare professionals make precise decisions, announced today the appointment of Brian Taylor as vice president of sales. Taylor joins FDB from fellow Hearst Health company, […]

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ISP and cloud tech startup CloudWyze raises $650,000 in equity

Nickie Louise Posted On January 24, 2020

Cloudwyze, a full-service MSP and ISP focused on cloud migrations and implementations for small-medium enterprises, has raised $650,000 in equity, according to a securities filing on Friday. The new equity funding came from nine investors, which is capped at $2 million […]

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AutoGrid partners with Schneider Electric to help energy providers integrate ADMS and DERMS solution to digitize the electric grid of the future

Nickie Louise Posted On January 24, 2020

AutoGrid, an energy tech startup and a provider of enterprise software that enables a smarter distributed energy world, today announced a strategic partnership with global energy management and automation specialist Schneider Electric to help energy providers integrate customer-owned or -operated […]

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After backlash, Google backtracks on the redesign that made it hard to differentiate search ads from organic results

Nickie Louise Posted On January 24, 2020

After backlash from users, Google is finally backing away from its controversial search engine redesign that made search ads look like normal results. Google on Friday responded to criticism that recent changes to its search results have blurred the lines between ads […]

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This 26-year old woman just launched Kenya’s first digital car insurance company called Griffin

Nickie Louise Posted On January 24, 2020

Jihan Abass is a 26-year old Kenyan is on the verge of transforming car insurance in Kenya. The story started three years ago when Abass visited a local restaurant in her home country of Kenya. During a conversation with a […]

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The Apple’s App Store is down… (Update: App Store is back up Now)

Nickie Louise Posted On January 24, 2020

It’s noon time on the East Coast of the United States and it appears that Apple’s App Store is down. Apple said that it was investigating the issue, according to its website. The outage is preventing millions of App Store […]

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