Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Lyft rebrands its street-rented bikes Ford GoBike as Bay Wheels. Lyft is retiring the Ford GoBikes to a more appropriate name for its Bay […]
scoutbee, the developer of AI-powered supplier discovery suite that helps procurement teams see deep supplier insights to make more confident buying decisions, has secured $12 million in Series A funding to continue the innovation on its leading-edge AI-powered applications and to drive […]
With the rise in digital asset theft, organizations are scrambling to be one step ahead of hackers and bad actors. More than $3B in digital assets were stolen by hackers over the last 18 months due to private key theft, spoofing, and compromised credentials. […]
Yanolja, the largest online travel platform in South Korea, has raised $180 million in Series D funding from GIC and Booking Holdings, bringing its current valuation to more than $1 billion. The new funds will be used to further innovate and […]
Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Monday, June 10, 2019. Facebook to release new versions of its Portal video chatting devices this fall. Last November, Facebook began shipping two versions of its Portal video chatting devices. The devices […]
Innoviz, an autonomous and IA startup that manufactures high-performance, solid-state LiDAR sensors and perception software that enable the mass-production of autonomous vehicles, has secured $170 million in Series C funding round to support several key initiatives, including the enhancement of […]
Logi Analytics has had a busy year so far. Just three months after the leading embedded analytics platform announced their acquisition of JReport, Logi has released the news today that they are acquiring the data visualization and analytics software platform […]
Paysend, a financial technology platform startup that solves the universal problem to securely enable any bank card (Visa or MasterCard) to send and receive money worldwide, has raised $5.33 million (of £4.2 million) in its first crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs.com. The campaign […]
MX3 Diagnostics Inc. (MX3), a tech startup that has developed the world’s first real-time saliva-based hydration test, is emerging from stealth mode to disrupt the multibillion dollar health monitoring device market. The fast growing diagnostics market is expected to reach $27 […]
Artizan Biosciences, a biotech startup focused on addressing inflammatory diseases involving the human intestinal microbiota, has completed Series A funding, bringing total raised to date to $12MM to support proprietary platform that enables identification of disease-driving bacteria and development of […]
Although it will be years before the first humans set foot on Mars, NASA is giving the public an opportunity to send their names — stenciled on chips — to the Red Planet with NASA’s Mars 2020 rover, which represents […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Friday, June 7, 2019. Cisco is acquiring France-based industrial IoT technology Sentryo. Cisco announced today its acquiring Sentryo, a French startup that provides device visibility and security solutions […]
AllyO, an end-to-end AI recruiter with automated and conversational engagement via texting, has secured $45 million Series B funding in largest AI recruiting round ever. The round was backed by new investors Sapphire Ventures and Scale Venture Partners join the […]
Each year, millions of students drop-out of college or university – some 37 million Americans in the last two decades. The reasons students drop out are multi-dimensional, with the primary barriers to completion being financial, work, family obligations, health-related issues, […]
Three months ago, we wrote about Google’s Stadia, when the search giant unveiled its new game streaming platform that lets users play high-end games without consoles such as Nintendo’s Switch or Sony’s PlayStation. Today, Google has Google has shared more details, […]
Step, a fintech startup built for families and teens, has closed $22.5 Million in Series A funding for its all-in-one banking solution that integrates certain key features and benefits of checking, savings, credit and debit cards into one easy-to-use no […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Thursday, June 6, 2019. Apple is reportedly looking to buy robotaxi start-up Drive.ai. Apple is reportedly in talk to buy acquired a new and struggling autonomous vehicle startup, […]
Alphabet Inc’s Google announced on Thursday it’s buying Looker, a business intelligence software and big data analytics platform startup, for $2.6-billion in cash. Looker helps organizations explore, analyze and share real-time business analytics easily. The acquisition of Looker is expected to be […]
URBAN-X, a leading accelerator for startups reimagining city life, today announced its sixth cohort of companies. URBAN-X is part of the Innovation and Brand Strategy practice at MINI and partners with venture firm, Urban.Us. The seven startups were selected from […]
Hart Dairy, the largest single-source producer of 100% free-range, grass-fed milk in America, has closed a $10 million seed round to accelerate the long-term growth of the company. The funding round was led by Sydney-based Alium Capital to enable Hart […]