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Brain imaging AI startup Icometrix raises $18 million in new funding to transform care for patients with brain disorders and injuries

Nickie Louise Posted On May 14, 2019

Icometrix, a Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium-based startup that is transforming patient care through imaging AI, announced today it has raised $18 million in Series A funding round to transform care for patients with brain disorders and injuries. The round, which was led by Forestay Capital alongside […]

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Amazon will pay employees $10,000 to quit and start their own package-delivery startup business

Nickie Louise Posted On May 14, 2019

World’s retail giant, Amazon, announced Monday that it would pay as much as $10,000 if employees want to leave the company and form new U.S. startups centered on delivering packages. “The new incentive will fund the startup costs, up to […]

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Top tech startup news for today, Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On May 14, 2019

Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Tuesday, May 14. Hackers gained access to data from more than 460,000 accounts at Japan’s Uniqlo’s online store. There is no day that goes by without news […]

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Vegan startup Impossible Foods bags $300 million Series E funding to accelerate growth

Nickie Louise Posted On May 14, 2019

Is the future of food slaughter-free? We all know that some of the foods we grow and eat have impact on the environment. Cows, for example, produce methane, which is a greenhouse gas. What about if you love meat and […]

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Root AI unveils a tomato-picking robot that is more efficient and accurate than humans

Nickie Louise Posted On May 13, 2019

Welcome to the future of farming. Root AI is a new a robotics and artificial intelligence startup that is aiming to transform the agricultural industry with its autonomous harvesting robots. According to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. farmers spend more than […]

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With $5.25 investment, Understory aims to disrupt outdated weather analysis and revolutionize weather Intelligence using AI

Nickie Louise Posted On May 13, 2019

A lot has changed since we last wrote about Understory in November 2018. The Madison, Wisconsin-based weather infrastructure and analytics startup company with real-time tools to collect weather data that power business decisions, today announced it has raised a new $5.25 Series […]

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Top tech startup news for today, Monday, May 13, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On May 13, 2019

Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Monday, May 13. Soundstripe closes $4 million in Series A financing to accelerate growth and expand its offerings. Soundstripe, a tech-enabled production music startup, has raised $4 million […]

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Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator selects 5 tech startups focused on sustainable food production

Nickie Louise Posted On May 13, 2019

Back in March, we wrote about Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2), a $30 million technology incubator and platform funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation, when the organization announced $1 million grant awards to support 13 projects that address gaps in […]

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SoftBank invests $800 million in Greensill, the world’s leading non-bank provider of working capital finance for companies globally

Nickie Louise Posted On May 13, 2019

SoftBank has done it again. Hardly a week goes by without news of SoftBank investing in some kind of technology startup company. Today, Greensill, the leading non-bank provider of working capital finance for companies globally, announced it has raised $800 million investment […]

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On-demand manufacturing marketplace startup Xometry raises $50 million equity investment to accelerate growth

Nickie Louise Posted On May 13, 2019

On-demand manufacturing is disrupting traditional manufacturing process. At the forefront of this transformation is Gaithersburg, Maryland-based startup Xometry helps grow domestic manufacturing of the U.S. by using software to build robust and scalable manufacturing platform which gives users the efficient way […]

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Stat Zero emerges from stealth to launch a billion dollar venture-as-a-service platform aimed at solving global challenges

Nickie Louise Posted On May 10, 2019

Silicon Valley-based Stat Zero came out of stealth today with $1 billion dollar to launch the world’s first venture-as-a-service platform aimed at solving global challenges. The new digital co-investment platform aimed at aligning global entrepreneurship, government, and venture capital to broaden […]

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Top tech startup news for today, Friday, May 10, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On May 10, 2019

Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Friday, May 10. Uber opens at $42 in market debut, after pricing at $45 per share. The wait is finally over. The most highly-anticipated tech IPOs of […]

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Owl Labs wins the “Hottest Tech Startup” award in New England Region

Nickie Louise Posted On May 10, 2019

Owl Labs, a video conferencing startup and creator of the Meeting Owl, a 360° smart video conferencing camera, has been named the Hottest Tech Startup at The 007th Annual NEVY Awards organized by the New England Venture Capital Association (NEVCA). The event, […]

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50 Most Funded Startups In The United States

Nickie Louise Posted On May 10, 2019

Welcome to The United States Of Startups. Investors continue to pour billions of dollars in technology startups with no signs of slowing down. In 2018 alone, venture capital investment in US companies hit around $100 billion. The number does not […]

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Gravy raises $1 million seed round to transform customer retention and return $1 billion back to small businesses

Nickie Louise Posted On May 10, 2019

Gravy, a virtual retention startup that help companies with recurring subscriptions and memberships retain customers, has raised $1 million seed funding round to reach its goal of returning $1 billion back to small businesses by 2023. Founded in 2017 Casey Graham and Renee […]

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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin unveils lunar lander to take people to the moon by 2024

Nickie Louise Posted On May 9, 2019

Last week, we wrote about Blue Origin when the company tweeted a cryptic photo of “Endurance,” the ship Ernest Schackleton used during his Antarctic expedition between 1914-1916. With just the date of “5.9.19” in the photo’s caption, many Blue Origin’s followers […]

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Shaving startup Harry’s to be acquired by Edgewell Personal Care, the owner of Schick, for $1.37 billion

Nickie Louise Posted On May 9, 2019

Another day, another billion dollar acquisition. This time it’s payday for investors of Harry’s, a consumer product brands startup founded nearly nine years ago by Andy Katz-Mayfield and Jeff Raider. In statement today, Edgewell Personal Care Company, the owner of Schick, announced […]

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20 Startups Showcase Next Big Ideas at Berkeley SkyDeck’s Spring 2019 Demo Day

Nickie Louise Posted On May 9, 2019

Startups to present cutting-edge new ideas to more than 700 investors in hopes of taking their businesses to the next level Berkeley, Calif. – May 9, 2019 —Berkeley SkyDeck, UC Berkeley’s premier accelerator, will host its Spring 2019 Demo Day […]

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Top tech startup news for today, Thursday, May 9, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On May 9, 2019

Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Thursday, May 9. Uber drivers’ strike takes off in front of company headquarters ahead of $90 billion IPO. In another spell of negative publicity for Uber ahead […]

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Chinese All-Electric SUV Startup BYTON Announces Plans to Complete Its Series C Fundraising by Mid-2019

Nickie Louise Posted On May 9, 2019

Last year, we wrote several stories about BYTON when the Chinese smart all-electric SUV startup came into the limelight to challenge Tesla and now Rivia, an all-electric SUV startup backed by Ford Motors. Since then BYTON has been busy working […]

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