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Meet Soundesk, A Modern Table With Surround Sound Speaker

Nickie Louise Posted On April 26, 2019

Technology is permeating every area of our daily lives, especially in the area of entertainment. Every living space a piece of coffee table, some music with decent audio speakers. Instead of having these separate items, why don’t you just combined […]

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Clear Ventures Launches New $180 Million VC Fund to Focus on Frontier Tech, Industry 4.0, AI, IoT, 5G, Big Data, and More

Nickie Louise Posted On April 26, 2019

Clear Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that helps startup teams win in frontier technology and services, has launched a new $180 million venture fund called Clear Ventures II, L.P. (“Clear II”) that focuses on frontier tech, industry 4.0, […]

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Venture capital veteran Mary Meeker raises $1.25 billion for her new growth fund, called Bond Capital

Nickie Louise Posted On April 25, 2019

Back in January, we wrote about venture capital veteran and one of the most-followed technology forecasters Mary Meeker, after she left Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers to launch her new growth venture capital firm called Bond Capital. Back then, she was […]

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Getaround acquires European car rental platform Drivy for $300 million

Nickie Louise Posted On April 25, 2019

Getaround, a carsharing startup that lets you rent cars from people nearby, has acquired Drivy, a Paris, France-based carsharing platform, for $300 million. With this acquisition, Getaround now becomes the largest and fastest-growing carsharing platform in Europe. The combined company […]

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Top startup news for today, Thursday, April 25, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On April 25, 2019

Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Thursday, April 25. Getaround acquires Drivy, for $300 million. Getaround, a San Francisco, CA-based carsharing company that lets you rent cars from people nearby, has acquired Drivy, a […]

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Catalant Technologies Boosts Business Transformation Capabilities With Key Strategic Hire

Nickie Louise Posted On April 25, 2019

Catalant, the leading enterprise agility software company, announced a key executive appointment from Gartner, a global best practice insights and technology company. The new hire bolsters Catalant’s efforts to help forward-thinking leaders transform their organizations with greater business agility. Thomas […]

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Biomedical Software Startup BostonGene Secures $50M in Series A from NEC to Transform Cancer Treatment Using Precision Medicine Analytics

Nickie Louise Posted On April 24, 2019

NEC Corporation and BostonGene Corporation (BostonGene), a Boston, Mass-based biomedical software company, today announced a US$50M series A strategic investment in BostonGene by NEC. BostonGene, a pioneer in the use of biomedical software for advanced patient analysis, has discovered, developed, […]

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This startup just bootstraps past $2 million annual recurring revenue; now raises $3 million seed round to accelerate growth

Nickie Louise Posted On April 24, 2019

Chili Piper, an enterprise software startup that just bootstrapped past $2 million annual recurring revenue, has attracted a $3 million seed round led by Flashpoint Venture Capital. The fresh round will enable the company to support development of new solutions focused on “Buyer […]

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Top startup news for today, Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On April 24, 2019

Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Wednesday, April 24. SoftBank to invest $1 billion for a 6% stake in German payments startup Wirecard. The Japanese tech giant, SoftBank, is investing $1 billion […]

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Ford invests $0.5 billion in electric pickup startup Rivian in bid to develop a Ford-branded all-electric vehicle

Nickie Louise Posted On April 24, 2019

Back in February, we wrote about Rivian, when the electric startup company raised a whopping $700 million investment from Amazon. Since then other car manufacturers have taken notice. Today, Ford Motor Company has invested $500 million in Amazon-backed electric pickup startup Rivian in […]

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AI-Based Medical Billing Startup Receives Investment From Northwestern Mutual

Nickie Louise Posted On April 24, 2019

Artificial Intelligence is all around us. It’s in homes in the form of voice assistants, it’s in your smartphone with predictive texting and searches, and it’s in businesses as a strategy for streamlining daily practices. While AI in any form […]

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KeepTruckin raises a massive $149 million Series D funding to serve and disrupt the $740 billion trucking industry

Nickie Louise Posted On April 23, 2019

KeepTruckin, a San Francisco, CA-based startup helping trucking companies manage their fleets and have their drivers legally log their hours, has raised a massive $149 million in a Series D investment to fuel the company’s continued growth through hiring exceptional talent, investing in […]

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Wiivv integrates with Volumental, an AI-powered footwear recommendation system, to create omnichannel 3D-footwear customization platform

Nickie Louise Posted On April 23, 2019

Wiivv (pronounced weave), a tech startup on a mission to bring digitally customized footwear to the masses from a smartphone, today announced it has integrated its technology with Volumental, the technology company helping millions of people worldwide find perfect fitting footwear […]

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Top startup news for today, Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On April 23, 2019

Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Tuesday, April 23. Samsung delays the shipping of its $2,000 folding smartphone. Last week, Samsung launched a foldable smartphone in an effort to reverse the trend in […]

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Relativity partners with mu Space to launch Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite on Relativity’s Terran 1 rocket, the world’s first and only 3D printed rocket

Nickie Louise Posted On April 23, 2019

Relativity, the world’s first autonomous rocket factory and launch services leader for satellite constellations, today announced a partnership with mu Space, the innovative Thai satellite and space technology company, to launch a satellite to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on Relativity’s […]

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Last Week to Apply for UC Berkeley SkyDeck’s 2019 Fall Cohort

Nickie Louise Posted On April 23, 2019

UC Berkeley SkyDeck, the premier startup accelerator of the University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley), is now accepting applications for their 2019 Fall Cohort through Tuesday, April 30. Accepted startup teams will receive a $100,000 investment from the Berkeley SkyDeck […]

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STATS Launches AI-Generated Predictions for Sportsbook Operators

Nickie Louise Posted On April 22, 2019

STATS, a tech company revolutionizing sports through AI, today announced the official launch of STATS VQ, an AI-generated predictions which leverages proprietary granular data and AI to allow sportsbooks to create unique player prop bets using machine learning generated player […]

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Indegene AI-Driven Next Generation Commercialization Platform Launches YospralaTM

Nickie Louise Posted On April 22, 2019

Indegene, a healthcare solutions provider that helps global healthcare organizations address complex challenges, today unveils the next generation AI-driven launch of YospralaTM for secondary coronary artery disease (CAD) and stroke prevention. Yosprala® is an ASA therapy for secondary prevention of cardiovascular events […]

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This startup founder emigrated from China 22 years ago, spoke little English, and now he’s worth almost $3 billion

Nickie Louise Posted On April 22, 2019

“The first time I applied for a U.S. visa, I was rejected. I continued to apply again and again over the course of two years and finally received my visa on the ninth try.” That was the answer Eric Yuan, 49, […]

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Top startup news for today, Monday, April 22, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On April 22, 2019

Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Monday, April 22. Twitter acqui-hires quote-sharing app startup Highly. Social media giant Twitter has acqui-hired quote sharing app Highly for an undisclosed amount. Highly CEO and founder […]

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