The whole country watched the first presidential election caucus with the hope of seeing the election results at about 9:00PM Eastern Standard Time. To the surprise of many, there was no announcement from Iowa State Election officials. The results from […]
Leidos, a Reston, Virginia-based Fortune 500 information technology, engineering, and science solutions and services provider, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire L3Harris Technologies’ Security Detection and Automation businesses, for $1 billion in cash. The Boards of […]
We have covered Terra Drone multiple times at TechStartups. The Japan-based startup provides innovative enterprise drone services for oil and gas, utilities, renewables, mining, construction, and GIS sectors, among others. Today, a subsidiary of Japan-based Terra Drone Corporation, is collaborating with […]
Dixa, the SaaS startup that offers a customer service platform delivering more personal and data-driven customer experiences, has closed $36 million in Series B funding. Leading the round is Notion Capital, with participation from existing investors Project A Ventures and […]
Late last year, we wrote about Securitize when the fintech startup creating compliant digital tokens on the blockchain acquired BUIDL to penetrate Japanese market. The startup has been making waves because of its underlying technology and also caught the attention of tech giants and […]
2Hire, the Italian Rome-based startup that turns all types of vehicles (cars, mopeds, electric bikes and scooters), into connected cars has scored a $6.19 million (€5,6 million) Series A investment round to keep revolutionizing connected mobility services. The investment round was […]
Nitrobox, a German software startup and a provider of a payment, billing and accounting digital platform, has closed a a financing round in the single-digit million euro range led by Porsche Ventures and Silicon Valley-based “NeueCapital Partners” fund. The company intends to use the […]
Cresta, an AI startup that was spun out of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence lab, announced it has closed $21 million in funding to enable office workers to be experts on day one. Backers for the funding include Greylock Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Andy […]
In an effort to turn its business operations around, WeWork has named real-estate-industry veteran Sandeep Mathrani is to take over as the new chief executive officer in a critical move to rebuild after a failed initial-public-offering attempt and the departure of Mr. […]
Accenture announced today it has reached an agreement to acquire Mudano, a strategic data consultancy to U.K. financial services firms, further enhancing its analytics, data and artificial intelligence (AI) transformation capabilities. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Mudano’s team of […]
Microsoft 365 is down! Microsoft 365 team said the issue was caused by expired authentication certificate, which prevented customers from using the service. Microsoft said it’s developing a fix to apply a new certificate to the service which will remediate impact. […]
Good morning! Below are the top tech startups news for the first Monday of February 2020. Payments giant Worldline to buy rival Ingenico in $8.6 billion deal as fintech competition heats up. Two European giants in the payments space are […]
ArcLight Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on midstream and power infrastructure investments, announced today the final closing of its latest fund, ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VII, L.P. The fund closed with approximately $3.4 billion in commitments. ArcLight has […]
According to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 80,000 Americans died of flu and its complications in winter of 2017 — the disease’s highest death toll in at least four decades. And while influenza-related deaths […]
Jumpstory, the Netflix of images and the creator of a revolutionary AI-based digital content platform, today announced the rollout of its AI-powered image search and success prediction tools after securing a $1 million investment. The platform, which features a Netflix-style subscription […]
SafeSwiss, a Lucerne, Switzerland-based tech startup and provider of all-encompasing, end-to-end encrypted communication app, announced today that it has acquired Secure Swiss Data the end-to-end encrypted email provider. Although the exact details of this multi-million-dollar acquisition are undisclosed at this stage, […]
Nasdaq, a global technology company serving the capital markets and other industries, announced today the acquisition of OneReport, a fintech startup and provider of corporate responsibility and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data management and reporting services. The financial terms […]
Industry Ventures, an investment firm pioneering venture capital solutions, announced today the final closing of its debut hybrid fund of funds for technology buyouts, Industry Ventures Tech Buyout, L.P. (“the Fund”), with total commitments of $125 million. The hybrid fund […]
Vestar Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, announced has closed Vestar Capital Partners VII, L.P. (“Vestar VII”) with $1.1 billion to invest in profitable and growing companies in the Consumer, Business & Technology Services, and Healthcare sectors, with a focus […]
Coronavirus, a virus that cause diseases in mammals and birds, has claimed the lives of more than 300 people in China. As the overall death toll passed 360, the Chinese government expanded a quarantine in Wuhan, the central Chinese city where […]