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Machine data analytics startup SumoLogic raises $110 million to accelerate growth and expansion

Nickie Louise Posted On May 8, 2019

Sumo Logic, a cloud-based machine data analytics platform startup that delivers deliver real-time IT insights for organizations, has closed a $110 million funding round to fuel its business, spanning engineering, sales, and global operations, with an emphasis on extending the platform […]

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Everything You Need to Know About Using an ICO to Raise Capital

Nickie Louise Posted On May 7, 2019

Late last year, we wrote an article titled: “Raise Money for Your Startup: Should You Use An ICO to Raise Capital?” The piece received a positive reception from our audience. A lot has changed since then. Cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and […]

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Female Funders releases “Women in Venture,” report on women in VC, angel, and corporate investing in Canada and the United States

Nickie Louise Posted On May 7, 2019

The report found that women account for 15% of partners at Canadian VC firms compared to 13% in the U.S. Today, Female Funders, an initiative of co-creation and venture capital firm Highline Beta dedicated to activating more women as angel […]

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Digital ad revenue in the US surpassed $100 billion for the first time, hitting $107.5 billion in 2018

Nickie Louise Posted On May 7, 2019

It’s no news that digital ad is killing the traditional media like TV, radio and newspapers. Today’s report is the final nail in the coffin for the old guard media. According to a new report commissioned by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) […]

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GM’s Cruise gets new $1.15 billion investment at $19 billion valuation

Nickie Louise Posted On May 7, 2019

General Motors’ majority-owned Cruise self-driving division, is receiving a new capital infusion of $1.15 billion from institutional investors. The new investment, which brings the driverless car operation’s post-money valuation to $19 billion, was led by funds advised by T. Rowe […]

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Top startup news for today, Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On May 7, 2019

Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Tuesday, May 7. Cellwize receives equity investment from Sonae IM. Cellwize, a Singapore-based provider of cutting-edge SON (Self Organizing Network) and network automation and orchestration solutions for telecom and mobile […]

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Carta (formerly eShares) raises $300 million in Series E funding to increase private market liquidity and continue building products for companies

Nickie Louise Posted On May 7, 2019

Carta, a Mountain View, California-based provider of an ownership management platform for companies to manage their equity, has raised $300 million in Series E funding at a $1.7 billion post-money valuation to increase private market liquidity and continue building products for companies, […]

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Cryptocurrency platform startup Liquid.com unveils Liquid Pro, a mobile app for pro crypto traders

Nickie Louise Posted On May 7, 2019

Liquid.com, a global cryptocurrency platform startup that provides trading, exchange, and next generation financial services powered by blockchain technology, today announced the launch of Liquid Pro, a new mobile app to help crypto traders go deep in their analysis, execute strategic trades […]

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Hubtype raises $1.12 million in seed funding to disrupt conversational messaging industry

Nickie Louise Posted On May 7, 2019

Hubtype, a conversational messaging startup that combines human agents and automation to deliver better human experience, has closed $1.12 million (€1 million euros) round of seed funding to fuel the development of its powerful framework. The round was led by K Fund, […]

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Hyperledger launches enterprise blockchain Iroha 1.0 for business

Nickie Louise Posted On May 6, 2019

Hyperledger, a collaborative cross-industry effort created to advance blockchain technology, today announced the launch and general availability of its fourth production blockchain protocol, Hyperleder Iroha 1.0. Hosted by The Linux Foundation, Hyperledger Iroha is the fourth active Hyperledger project to reach […]

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Top startup news for today, Monday, May 6, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On May 6, 2019

Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Monday, May 6. Grocery startup BigBasket bags $150 million to become India’s latest unicorn. India based online grocery shopping and online supermarket has raised $150 million funding from a group […]

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German startup Ciara launches with seven-figure investment to provide virtual assistant for inside sales reps

Nickie Louise Posted On May 6, 2019

Ciara, the Munich, Germany based virtual assistant startup, today announced its public launch a seven-figure investment. Backers include lead investor UVC Partners, Interhyp founders Marcus Wolsdorf and Rober Haselsteiner, as well as the successful entrepreneurs Christian Mangstl (Scout 24) and Felix Haas (Bits & […]

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Best Large Cities to Start a Business – 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On May 6, 2019

With May 5 kicking off National Small Business Week and half of Americans working for small businesses, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2019’s Best Large Cities to Start a Business as well as accompanying videos. Americans […]

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SendBird raises additional $50 million Series B to ramp up global demand for in-app messaging; now surpasses 1 billion messages per month

Nickie Louise Posted On May 6, 2019

SendBird, a chat and messaging API service for building in-app messaging, has raised an additional $50 million, bringing its total Series B funding round to $102 million. The company extended the round in order to meet the rapidly growing global demand […]

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FIS selected 10 startups for its fourth Fintech Accelerator Program

Nickie Louise Posted On May 6, 2019

Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), a global financial technology giant that provides software for payment processing and other services mostly to banks, has selected ten technology startups to participate in its fourth annual FIS Fintech Accelerator program. The program is run […]

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Top startup news for today, Friday, May 3, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On May 3, 2019

Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Friday, May 3. RosieReality secures $2.2 million in Seed Funding to expand its global footprint. RosieReality, a Zurich, Switzerland-based startup that leverages AR to let kids learn programming […]

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Silicon Valley’s Pegasus Tech Ventures launches Venture Capital-as-a-Service to connect tech startups with portfolio of companies

Nickie Louise Posted On May 3, 2019

Cloud computing has revolutionized the information technology (IT) world with “IT as a Service” or ITaaS concept. ITaaS is an operational model where IT service provider delivers an information technology service to a business with little or no upfront investment in IT […]

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SaaS startup Aiven closes €8 million Series A funding to enhance cloud data platform and accelerate international growth

Nickie Louise Posted On May 3, 2019

Aiven, a cloud computing startup that provides a managed cloud database and messaging services, has completed an €8 million Series A funding round to enhance its leading cloud data platform with more integrated solutions and to accelerate international growth. The round was led […]

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Top startup news for today, Thursday, May 2, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On May 2, 2019

Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Thursday, May 2. Food startup Beyond Meat IPO raises $241 million as demand and appetite for veggie grows. Beyond Meat, a food startup backed by business and Hollywood celebrities […]

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Wazoku raises $3.26 million to expand global reach for idea management platform

Nickie Louise Posted On May 2, 2019

The demand for idea management is set to reach £1.17 billion by 2022. Wazoku is a London-based SaaS startup that operates a platform for idea collection, evaluation and sharing. Today the collaborative idea management startup announced it has raised $3.26 […]

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