Nickie Louise - Tech Startups

Cybersecurity / Featured / Security / Startup Funding / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News

InsurTech startup CyberCube secures $35M Series B to accelerate cyber risk analytics for the insurance industry

Nickie Louise Posted On November 19, 2019

CyberCube, an insurtech startup that delivers data-driven cyber analytics built specifically for the insurance industry, today announced it has secured $35 million additional Series B funding to power the next phase of its growth. The round was led by HSCM Bermuda […]

3.6K Views

Featured / Startup Funding / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News

Fintech startup BlueVine secures $102.5M to provide fast funding for small businesses

Nickie Louise Posted On November 19, 2019

BlueVine, a fintech startup that provides small and medium-sized businesses with access to fast and simple financial products through its online platform, has raised a $102.5 million in Series F round of equity financing to further build and scale its vision for […]

3.3K Views

Agriculture / Environment / Smart City / Smart Living / Social Media / Tech Startups

These are 22 inventions saving the Earth

Nickie Louise Posted On November 19, 2019

We all watched the teen climate activist Greta Thunberg delivered a scathing speech at the United Nations. Regardless of which side you may be, we all agree that something needs to be done to save this great planet of ours. […]

6.9K Views

Featured / Startup Funding / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News

Softbank’s Vision Fund reportedly in talks to invest in construction startup EquipmentShare

Nickie Louise Posted On November 19, 2019

SoftBank may be down but not out. As we reported last week, SoftBank’s embattled Vision Fund posted $8.9 billion loss in third quarter due to Uber and WeWork. Just when you think the Japanese giant would stop investing in tech companies, instead […]

2.8K Views

Featured / Startup Funding / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News

Cybersecurity startup CyCognito secures $23M to provide a global analysis of attack surface for organizations and eliminate their shadow risks

Nickie Louise Posted On November 19, 2019

With daily headlines filled with cyber attacks, organizations, more than ever, need to stay ahead of the bad actors. Unfortunately, most organizations still take a reactive approach to cybersecurity. It is important for organizations to identify what their critical assets are […]

1.8K Views

Featured / Hardware / Launch / Press Release / Technology News

Penguin Computing and Intel join forces to deliver Magma Supercomputer to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Nickie Louise Posted On November 19, 2019

Penguin Computing, a tech company providing high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), and enterprise data center solutions and services, today announced that it, along with partners Intel and CoolIT, will deliver the Magma Supercomputer to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The […]

2.1K Views

Featured / Startup Funding / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News

News discovery app startup SmartNews closes $92M Series E to deliver quality news using machine learning

Nickie Louise Posted On November 18, 2019

Back in August, we wrote about SmartNews when the news discovery app startup joined the startup unicorn club after raising $28 million in funding. SmartNews is now the fastest-growing news app in the U.S. with 500% year over year growth. […]

1.9K Views

Featured / Startup Funding / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News

Israeli tech startup Viisights bags $10M Series A for its real-time video intelligence platform

Nickie Louise Posted On November 18, 2019

The video analytics market is projected to reach $3.9B next year and $14.4B by 2025, according to a report from research firm, Allied Market Research. To take advantage of this market, Viisights is a Tel Aviv, Israel-based tech startup developing artificial […]

2.5K Views

Featured / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News

WeWork reportedly planning to lay off at least 4,000 people in an effort to stay afloat

Nickie Louise Posted On November 18, 2019

Struggling real estate startup WeWork is reportedly planning to lay off at least 4,000 of its staff in an effort to stay afloat and reach profitability, according to a report from New York Times. The layoffs could be announced as early […]

1.7K Views

Featured / Startup Funding / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News

Top tech startup news for today, Monday, November 18, 2019 – Tesla, WeWork, SmartNews, Northzone, Radpay

Nickie Louise Posted On November 18, 2019

Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Monday, November 18, 2019. Tesla Supercharger catches fire at a Wawa store in New Jersey: A Tesla Supercharger located at a Wawa convenience store ignited in Parsippany, […]

2.3K Views

Blockchain / Featured / Startup Funding / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News

Blockchain startup Radpay closes $1.2M to disrupt the $32 trillion global card payment processing industry

Nickie Louise Posted On November 18, 2019

The typical shopping cart abandonment rate for ecommerce sites and online retailers varies between 60% and 80%, with an average of 67.91%. The best optimized checkout process is only able to achieve an abandonment rate of 20%. This is the […]

2.8K Views

Featured / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News

NewQuest closes $1 billion for its Fund IV fund

Nickie Louise Posted On November 18, 2019

NewQuest, a secondary private equity platform focused on the Asia-Pacific region, announced today the close of its fourth dedicated secondary fund, NewQuest Asia Fund IV, L.P. (“Fund IV”, or the “Fund”). The Fund secured US$1 billion in total commitments, surpassing its […]

1.3K Views

Featured / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News

Microsoft is killing off its Cortana app for some users in January 2020

Nickie Louise Posted On November 18, 2019

Effective January 31st, 2020, Microsoft will stop its support for its Cortana iOS and Android app for some users in eight countries. The tech giant confirmed the report in an announcement on its website about its plans to kill off […]

1.6K Views

Artificial Intelligence / Featured / Startup Funding / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News

Ad-Lib, a SaaS startup founded by ex-Googler, scores $6M Series A to disrupt digital ad creative production with AI-driven platform

Nickie Louise Posted On November 18, 2019

Technology has penetrated the media buying, analytics and ad-serving space, but for many brands their biggest challenge is the requirement for creative cross-channel, cross-format and cross location. For the big creative agencies, digital production is an afterthought and still billed […]

3.6K Views

Featured / Startup Funding / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News

Spotify backer Northzone secures $500 million to invest in early stage startups

Nickie Louise Posted On November 17, 2019

Northzone, the first venture capital firm to invest in Spotify, on Monday announced that it had raised a $500 million (£390 million) fund to invest in early stage startups in Europe and the U.S. The investment is aimed primarily for investments in […]

2.1K Views

Bitcoin / Cryptocurrency / Ethereum / Featured / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News

Draper-backed startup Unstoppable Domains launches $1M grant to help wallets, browsers and decentralized applications integrate blockchain domains

Nickie Louise Posted On November 17, 2019

Unstoppable Domains, a San Francisco-based tech startup building domains on blockchains, has launched additional $1 million to help wallets, browsers and decentralized applications integrate blockchain domains. Back in May, the startup raised $4 million from Draper Associates and Boost VC […]

4.6K Views

Social Media

Can you pick up a 40-ton truck with 2,000 drones?

Nickie Louise Posted On November 17, 2019

Can you pick up a 40-ton truck with 2,000 drones? That’s the question everyone is asking. Scania Group, a Swedish manufacturer and a supplier of sustainable transport solutions and services, just posted a one-minute video clip showing how 2,000 drones picked […]

6.1K Views

Startup Funding / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News

Real estate startup Plentific lands $32 million to enable landlords deliver a better, more transparent and digital tenant experience

Nickie Louise Posted On November 16, 2019

Plentific, a London, England-based real estate startup that empowers landlords and property managers to deliver more efficient repairs and maintenance services, has secured $32 million in a Series B funding round to accelerate its ambitious growth plans. The funding round was led by […]

1.8K Views

Featured / New Discovery / Technology News

NASA’s Curiosity rover makes a new mysterious oxygen discovery on Mars

Nickie Louise Posted On November 15, 2019

Seasonal variations in Martian oxygen levels are puzzling NASA’s planetary scientists. Something weird is going on Mars. First it was methane and now its oxygen, another biomarker gas. With Mars methane mystery still unsolved, NASA scientists were baffled to learn about […]

2.1K Views

Featured / Startup Funding / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News

Food tech startup 2ndKitchen raises $4.35M seed round to enable businesses without a kitchen to serve food from nearby restaurants

Nickie Louise Posted On November 15, 2019

Eight years ago, Marc Andreessen penned his famous essay on why software is eating the world. The essay was about how software is permeating every area of our lives, from cars we drive, to automation in homes, and smart devices we […]

2.9K Views