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New Story unveils the world’s first 3D-printed community with its first houses

Nickie Louise Posted On December 17, 2019

It is estimated that 150 million people are homeless worldwide. With tech headlines filled with advances, gadgetry, smart devices, and more, home continues to be the foundation every family needs to live beyond survival. Today, over 1.6 billion people around […]

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Proptech startup HqO raises $34M Series B to bring tenant experience (TeX) to commercial real estate market

Nickie Louise Posted On December 17, 2019

Commercial real estate market is currently going through a major transformation. Unlike before, there is now a fundamental shift from an industry which solely focused on physical asset management to one centered on user experience. At the forefront of this […]

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Top tech startup news for today, Tuesday, December 17, 2019 – Apple, Google , HqO, Oddo, New Story, and HungerBox

Nickie Louise Posted On December 17, 2019

Good morning from TechStartups! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Tuesday, December 17, 2019. Apple’s AirPods Pro are sold out online ahead of the holidays. It’s already too late if you are planning to get […]

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Kapitus closes $160M securitization to provide quick loans and financing for small businesses with no collateral requirements

Nickie Louise Posted On December 17, 2019

Kapitus, a fintech startup and a provider of revenue based financing to small and medium-sized businesses, today announced that it has closed its second asset-backed securitization (ABS) for $160 million. The facility, which has a 3-year revolving period, a 5-year legal final, […]

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Belgium-based Odoo raises $90 million to provide all-in-one, open source business software for small and medium sized businesses worldwide

Nickie Louise Posted On December 17, 2019

Odoo, an open source startup and a provider of all-in-one, open source business software for small and medium sized businesses worldwide, has closed a $90 million minority investment for rapid product development pace and continued global expansion. The round was led by global […]

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VNDLY closes $35M Series B for its cloud-based work management system (WMS) technology platform designed for managing non-employees

Nickie Louise Posted On December 17, 2019

VNDLY, a SaaS tech startup transforming how companies manage the contingent workforce with its SaaS Work Management System (WMS), announced today that it has closed a $35 million Series B funding for continued product innovation, global expansion, and the continued investment in customer […]

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Meet Your Pocket Size Aerial Photographer: AirSelfie Unveils AIR PIX, The Smallest, Most Affordable Aerial Camera Ever

Nickie Louise Posted On December 17, 2019

You think selfie is dead? Think again. This aerial camera darling just raised over $2 million in crowdfunding campaigns on IndieGogo and Kickstarter. Just last week, the startup just launched the newest member of the AirSelfie family – AIR PIX. AirSelfie […]

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Biotech startup Triplet Therapeutics launches with $59M to harness human genetics to develop treatments for repeat expansion disorders

Nickie Louise Posted On December 17, 2019

Triplet Therapeutics, a biotechnology startup harnessing human genetics to develop treatments for repeat expansion disorders at their source, officially launched today with $59 million in financing including a $49 million Series A financing led by MPM Capital and Pfizer Ventures […]

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J.D. Power to Merge with Autodata Solutions, Creating a Leading Source of Automotive Data, Analytics and Software Solutions

Nickie Louise Posted On December 17, 2019

J.D. Power, a global leader in data analytics and consumer intelligence, today announced a merger with Autodata Solutions, a provider of data and software solutions for the automotive ecosystem. The merger marks the completion of J.D. Power’s acquisition by Thoma […]

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Toyota starts operations of its TRI-AD software center to accelerate the development of automated driving technology

Nickie Louise Posted On December 17, 2019

Japanese car maker Toyota announced Tuesday that its Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development, Inc. (TRI-AD), a software center for autonomous driving tech, will begin full-scale operations in all areas of the new office that opened in July of this year. TRI-AD […]

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Toyota to deploy advanced self driving capabilities (Level 4) in commercial vehicles first

Nickie Louise Posted On December 17, 2019

Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development, Inc. (TRI-AD) is planning to first deploy advanced self-driving capabilities in mobility service vehicles, before adding the same features into personal-use cars, Toyota announced Tuesday. Level 4 autonomy offers a vehicle that is fully autonomous, but only in […]

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Capella Space to launch seven synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites and start commercial operations in 2020

Nickie Louise Posted On December 16, 2019

Capella Space, an information services startup that provides on-demand sub 0.5m very high resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Earth observation imagery, today announced it will launch seven synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites and start commercial operations in 2020. SAR has been used […]

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Bitcoin rollercoaster continues as price dives below $7,000

Nickie Louise Posted On December 16, 2019

Imagine you kept $12,575 in your bank account. Then a couple of months later, the money in your account is now worth only $6,885.49. That’s exactly the story of the world’s most popular and unstable cryptocurreny. The fluctuations, coupled with […]

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Fintech startup LendingHome reaches a major milestone, surpasses $5 billion in loans in five years

Nickie Louise Posted On December 16, 2019

What if Silicon Valley reimagined the mortgage process from the ground up, the right way? That was the question the founders of LendingHome asked themselves in late 2013. The founders realized the current mortgage system was broken and decided to […]

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Gympass, the world’s largest corporate fitness platform, acquires AI startup Flaner; launches Lisbon Technology Hub

Nickie Louise Posted On December 16, 2019

We featured Gympass back in October when the Brazil-born fitness startup Gympass launched NYC Tech Hub with Kiril Tsemekhman following its recent $300M funding from Softbank. Today, the world’s largest corporate fitness platform, announced it has acquired Flaner, a digital […]

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Intel acquires Israeli AI startup Habana Labs for $2 billion to expand its AI portfolio and bolster its data-center business

Nickie Louise Posted On December 16, 2019

Chipmaker Intel announced Monday it has acquired Habana Labs, an Israel-based developer of programmable deep learning accelerators for the data center, for approximately $2 billion. The acquisition will help the tech giant expand its AI portfolio to bolster its data-center business. The […]

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Top tech startup news for today, Monday, December 16, 2019 – Intel, Bluespace.ai, CallMiner, DataRobot, PlayerMaker, General Fusion, and Atrium Sports

Nickie Louise Posted On December 16, 2019

Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Monday, December 16, 2019. Intel buys Israeli AI startup Habana Labs for $2 billion. Intel Corp has bought Israel-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm Habana Labs for about $2 […]

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Jellyfish just made its fourth acquisition in 2019, snapping up creative agency startup Social Life

Nickie Louise Posted On December 16, 2019

Just last month, we wrote about the Baltimore, Maryland-based Jellyfish when the company received a massive investment boost from French group Fimalac. Today, Jellyfish announced it has acquired creative agency startup, Social Life. This is Jellyfish’s fourth acquisition in 2019 […]

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General Fusion raises $65M Series E to develop commercial fusion energy and enable carbon-free energy future

Nickie Louise Posted On December 16, 2019

We last wrote about General Fusion in March of this year when Amazon founder Jeff Bezos Amazon founder and Microsoft made a $127 million investment in fusion energy startup General Fusion. Today, the British Columbia, Canada-based renewable energy tech startup developing utility-scale fusion power […]

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Robotics startups Gecko secures $40M to inspect industrial equipment and prevent accidents with wall climbing robots

Nickie Louise Posted On December 16, 2019

Every year, over $100 billion is spent on industrial maintenance. Traditionally, these inspections were done by humans resulting in death and injury. Enter Gecko Robotics, a tech startup that makes these dangerous jobs safer. Gecko Robotics develops and operates robots to automate […]

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