Applica, an artificial intelligence startup that help companies to extract actionable information from unstructured and semi-structured documents using its proprietary AI platform, announced today it has closed undisclosed amount in Series A funding round led by Cogito Capital Partners, with participation of […]
The Internet of Things (IoT) is here, and it’s rapidly expanding. The idea to connect every imaginable object to the internet has been the dream of many companies. But, it comes with many challenges including connecting objects in locations with […]
You may not have heard of Personio, but it’s a major human resources, recruiting and payroll platform making waves across Europe, digitising the HR departments of almost 2,000 SME customers in more than 40 countries. Personio is a cloud-based HR management and […]
Millions of farmers around the world depend on about 270 million dairy cows to produce milk. However, dairy cows produce the manure, ammonia, methane, and nitrous oxide that are negatively impacting the climate, according to data from World Wide Life […]
Last week, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos visited India and pledged to invest $1 billion as part of the company’s effort to curb climate change. Today, Bezos announced in a Twitter video, which shows a full fleet of electric rickshaws that will […]
Soft Robotics, a robotic automation startup for the factory of the future, has raised $23M Series B financing to accelerate growth and drive international expansion in core packaging and manufacturing markets. The round was co-led by Calibrate Ventures and Material Impact and includes […]
OnPay, an Atlanta, Georgia-based fintech startup and a provider of payroll services to small businesses and accountants, today announced it has raised $6 million in series A funding for product development, growing its team, expanding its marketing efforts, and further […]
Dahir Insaat, an Istanbul, Turkey-based tech startup founded by Russian engineer and inventor Dahir Semenov. The company is known for its futuristic design concepts, including concepts for large quadcopters, automation, and prefabrication. Dubbed “Elon Musk of Russia,” Semenov Dahir has developed many concept […]
Despite marked progress on reducing poverty over the past decades, nearly half of the world’s population lives on less than $5.50 a day. Catalyst Fund is a new venture fund on a mission to address the issue head-on. The fund was created […]
AlturaSolutions, a Chicago, IL-base B2B public relations and communications firm, is launching a new marketing service beginning in 2020 called “The Brand Accelerator Program.” The new program combines a range of services designed to enhance brand exposure quickly, helping many […]
GZA GeoEnvironmental, a leading multi-disciplinary firm providing geotechnical, environmental, ecological, water, and construction management services, today announced the acquisition of Vieau Associates Inc. (Vieau), strengthening GZA’s position as a premier provider of environmental services throughout the Midwest and nationally. Founded […]
In Africa, only 3 million jobs are created every year when at least 20 to 30 million jobs will be needed to absorb its fast growing labor force in the coming years. In this context, unlocking entrepreneurship is a critical lever to […]
Canalyst, a Vancouver, Canada-based fintech startup with focused on modernizing equity research for fundamental investors, has closed a $20 million Series B financing to accelerate market expansion. The round was led by a strategic investor with participation from ScaleUP Ventures and existing investors […]
Not a day goes by without headlines on data breaches. The cost of data breach continues to skyrocket. According to a recent IBM study conducted by the Ponemon Institute, data breaches cost American companies on average more than $8 million per […]
Happy weekend, folks. It’s been really cold here with freezing rain. Anyway, it’s not clear why we missed the story of EQRx, a biotech startup that launched this week with $200 million in series A funding to develop patent-protected drugs that will […]
From time to time we scourge the internet to find some amazing but original inventions by ordinary people. Our search led us all the way to Frösön, the largest island in the lake Storsjön, located west of the city Östersund in […]
In the tech world, not a day goes by with headlines about unicorns, privately held startups valued at more than $1 billion. Now, there is a new club in town — the trillion-dollar tech club. Sorry, not any company can […]
For the first time, a 12-year-old Green bay, Wisconsin boy is now able to take a drink with his right hand. Thanks to a new 3D-printed bionic arm developed by a UK robotics startup Open Bionics. Inspired by Marvel’s Iron Man, Jonathan’s right hand […]
Since the launch of Bitcoin on January 3, 2009, cryptocurrencies have gained a lot of popularity. Along with crytocurrencies are also the emergence of cryptocurrency trading platforms. As of January 2020, there are over 4,900 cryptocurrencies that operate in over 20,000 markets, […]
Jack Dorsey is well aware of Twitter many problems. He just doesn’t have answers to all of them. So, he reached to Tesla CEO Elon Musk for suggestion on how to fix Twitter? Musk’s answer was simple:”Identify the bots,” according […]