WhiteHat Jr, a Mumbai, India-based EdTech startup that teaches kids the fundamentals of coding to build commercial-ready games, animations and apps online, has raised $10 million in Series A funding to strengthen its technology platform, expand the course curriculum as well as increase consumer […]
Jack Ma, the co-founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, has stepped down as as executive chairman of China’s largest company after 20-year reign. The former English teacher steps down on his 55th birthday after amassing a $41.8 billion fortune — a […]
Cybersecurity skills shortage is getting worse. According to a survey conducted by Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) more than half of organizations report a “problematic shortage” of cybersecurity skills. In a separate report from Center for Cyber Safety and Education, unfilled cybersecurity jobs […]
Informatica, the enterprise cloud data management company, today announced it’s investing in GreenBay Technologies, a data management startup focused on AI and machine learning. The amount of the funding was not disclosed. GreenBay will use the funding to develop AI […]
The Liechtenstein Cryptoassets Exchange (LCX), a blockchain ecosystem for professional investors, announced today it has entered a partnership with Dr. Wesley Snipes to tokenize a $25 million movie fund. The fund will invest in upcoming motion picture and television shows produced […]
AppZen, a fintech that delivers the world’s leading AI platform for modern finance teams for global enterprises, has raised $50 million in Series C funding to accelerate its mission to become the leading artificial intelligence (AI) platform for CFOs and their teams […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Monday, September 9, 2019. Amazon set its eye on India with major million dollar investment. Facing steep competition from Walmart in India, Amazon just opened a new 9.5-acre campus is […]
Last month, we published our annual list of top unicorn startups for 2019. The list was compiled based on publicly available startup data from Linkedin, Bloomberg, Crunchbase, and most importantly from research analytics firm, CB Insights. Now, CB Insights has […]
Kenmei Technologies, a Spanish startup focused on providing data intelligence with machine-based decisioning, has raised $1.1 million (€1M) seed investment round from venture capital firm GoHub Ventures, the investment vehicle of Global Omnium, and R2 Seed Investments. The new investment round […]
4BIO Capital, a London-based biotech venture capital firm, has raised the first $50 million for a new $150 million 4BIO Ventures II fund to invest in “advanced therapies” such as gene and cell therapy. The firm is expected to raised the total […]
Spendesk, a fintech startup and a provider of spend management software that helps businesses take control of spending, has raised $38 million in its third funding round to drive international expansion and help businesses everywhere spend smarter. The Series B round, […]
A lot of has been written about cryptocurrencies. Still, less than than 1% of the world population has ever used a cryptocurrency, according to a 2017 study conducted 97 by Cambridge University. With the slow growth rate, digital currencies continue to make inroads […]
Hong Kong is currently at the epicenter of a gargantuan political furor over personal lives being invaded by the government without the permission of the citizens. Demonstrations have been tumbling on for weeks, turning violent only very recently. As the […]
Loadsmart , a digital freight technology startup company that specializes in truckload and intermodal shipping, has raised $19 million for a major initiative to improve freight flow through American ports. Ports America, the largest terminal operator and stevedore in the U.S., joins the […]
Beyond Next Ventures and DENSO Corporation, a global mobility supplier that develops advanced technology and components for nearly every vehicle make and model on the road today, announced the official launch of OPExPARK, a spin-off to develop the businesses utilizing DENSO’s OPeLiNK […]
Just two days, we wrote a story about Alibaba nearing a deal to acquire NetEase Kaola for $2 billion. Now, it is official. Alibaba confirmed the story Friday. The world’s e-commerce giant announced it will acquire NetEase’s cross-border e-commerce business unit, […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Friday, September 6, 2019. Huawei’s foldable phone could go on sale next month. If everything goes as planned, Huawei’s 5G foldable Mate X smartphone, will “soon be on the […]
SeekOps, a sensor tech startup that was formed as a spinoff from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, today announced it has secured funding from two strategic investors as part of its Series A-1 fundraising to increase US domestic and global operations. The […]
Aero Commerce, an ecommerce platform designed for scalable ecommerce platform for both the professional and cloud based markets, has raised nearly $1 million ( £750,000) in equity investment led by Maven Capital Partners (“Maven”), one of the UK’s most active […]
Terra Drone Corporation, a drone startup and one of the world’s largest provider of industrial drone solutions, today announced it has finalized its expansion into the Australian market after completing an equity investment in Australian firm, C4D Intel Pty Ltd. The terms […]