Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. Gusto raises $200 million in Series D funding. Gusto, a San Francisco-based people platform for small businesses to take care of their teams, has […]
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with Facebook over the company’s privacy policies. Facebook is fined with a record $5 billion fine and orders the orders the social giant to conduct a privacy oversight. The fine is the largest ever imposed […]
Millions of working families in America lack access to safe and affordable loans and are vulnerable to predatory lenders. Aura is a San Francisco, California-based financial technology startup on a mission to reverse this trend by providing affordable, credit-building loans to America’s […]
HeartHero, the maker of a free mobile app that empowers everyday citizens to save lives by learning CPR and getting notified if someone nearby is in need, announced today it has close raised an undisclosed amount for its Series A funding […]
EdTech startup MAXIMUM Education, has raised $6.8 million (RUB 390M) Series B round to enhance growth and launch new products. The round was led by Skolkovo Digital, an investment fund created for direct investments in fast-growing tech companies in Russia, with participation […]
With the influx of sales automation technology and the focus of quantity over quality, buyers are become increasingly frustrated with the pushy tactics (cold calls, email spam barrage) employed by B2B sales teams; thus, making it harder for quality salespeople […]
Fetch Robotics, a San Jose, California-based industrial robotics startup that develops and manufactures collaborative, autonomous mobile robot solutions for the warehousing and logistical markets, has raised $46 million inSeries C round of funding. The round was led by Fort Ross […]
FlipGive, a free team funding app that makes it easy to raise money, has raised $5 million in a Series A to continue to accelerate its growth across the U.S. and Canada and further revolutionize how youth sports, member organizations, […]
Today, Ford Motors released a YouTube video of an all-electric F-150 pickup prototype truck towing 1.25 million pounds of double-decker rail cars carrying 42 F-150 pickups. The all-electric F-150 pickup prototype truck is seen in video pulling 10 double-decker rail cars over […]
Porch, a leading home repair and improvement marketplace today announced it has acquired HireAHelper, a San Diego-based moving services marketplace startup for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2006 by Mike Glanz, HireAHelper.com is a moving labor marketplace. The startup helps people find, compare, and […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Tuesday, July 23, 2019. Netflix competitor startup iFlix raises $50 million in funding to accelerate growth. Southeast Asian Netflix competitor TV streaming startup iflix has raised around $50 […]
Not again! Facebook is making the news again for privacy issues. A new design flaw was discovered in Facebook’s Messenger Kids app allowed users to sidestep that protection through the group chat system, allowing children to enter group chats with unauthorized users […]
Electric vehicle (EV) startup Seres, formerly known as SF Motors, announced Tuesday that former General Motors senior executive James Taylor has taken the office as co-CEO as the struggling Chinese electric vehicle startup cuts 47 jobs in the U.S. and […]
● Investment round led by Khosla Ventures ● Startup uses brain stimulation headset and therapy app to treat depression ● First and only medical device of its kind to be approved in Europe Flow, a Swedish Medical device startup and […]
Tech giant Microsoft today announced today it’s investing $1 billion in OpenAI, an artificial intelligence project co-founded by Elon Musk. As part of the multi-year agreement, the two companies will work together to bring supercomputing technologies and OpenAI will run its […]
TVS Motor Singapore has led a $7 million Series A funding in Scienaptic Systems, a New York City-based startup that provides big data analytics and related solutions through its platform. The investment, which is subject to appropriate regulatory approvals, is part of signed definitive […]
Etsy, the popular crafts-focused marketplace is acquiring Chicago-based online music-equipment marketplace startup Reverb for $275 million. Reverb will continue as a stand-alone company after the acquisition is complete. The transaction is currently expected to close in late third quarter or early fourth quarter […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Monday, July 22, 2019. Britain’s two biggest broadcasters are teaming up on a Netflix rival startup, BritBox. British broadcasters ITV and the BBC unveiled plans to make their […]
headversity, a workplace resilience training app that helps companies develop a more resilient workplace, has raised a $1 million seed-stage financing to evolve headversity’s platform and expand the team to support increased client and product demand. The round was led by a group […]
Just by being online, chances are someone is already trying to hack your computer. A study by the Clark School of the University of Maryland found that hackers attack computers connected to the internet every 39 seconds on the average. […]