Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Monday, April 1. Toast raises $250 million in funding for staffing and R&D. Toast, a Boston, MA-based restaurant management platform provider, raised $250m in Series E funding […]
Venture capitalists are betting big and pouring millions of dollars into fintech banking startups. One of the firms is Crosslink Capital. The firm is leading a $4.8 million seed round in Novo, an early-stage startup founded that offers startups and small […]
NextGen Jane (Jane), a diagnostic startup focused on developing tests based off a patented tampon collection technology, has raised $9M in a Series A funding round to further advance its scientific data set in select reproductive health areas. The round was […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Friday, March 29. Israel fintech startup Rewire secures $12 million in Series A funding for expansion into Europe. Rewire, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based international borderless banking platform […]
Ellevest, the digital investment platform built by women, for women, has closed a $33 million funding round to help women achieve their financial goals. The fresh round was led by Rethink Impact and PSP Growth. New investors include Pivotal Ventures, the investment […]
DocuSign, is a company best known for its eSignature software with over 477,000 customers and hundreds of millions of users in over 180 countries worldwide. Over the years, however, the San Francisco, California-based company has expanded into document automation and agreement […]
Tech giant Microsoft is expanding its Azure IP Program with donation of 500 patents to LOT Network and build Internet of Things solutions and give developers and startups access to thousands of patents. The company announced its new patent-program extensions, as well […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Thursday, March 28. Alphabet-backed startup Clover Health is laying off 140 tech employees after realizing it needs more health-care experts. It is not all about technology. […]
Proxy, a startup dedicated to empowering all people with a universal identity signal, has emerged from stealth with a $13.6 million in Series A funding to launch a smartphone-powered universal identity signal that brings frictionless access and personalized experiences into today’s […]
Palantir Technologies, a big data analytics startup founded and backed by Peter Thiel, just won the Army data intelligence company Palantir a contract worth up to $800 million, beating out the traditional defense contractors. This is a huge deal and […]
Not so many people know what it takes to bring new drug to market. Drugs can take a decade of research and over a billion dollars’ worth of development before they reach the market. Resources are wasted in the pre-discovery […]
The US student loan debt is currently $1.6 trillion and counting. One startup is on a mission to change the trajectory. Enter Goodly, a fintech startup that lets any employer offer student loan assistance to employees easily and affordably. Today, Goodly […]
Applications are now open for innovative startups from 40 major markets around the world to compete for a $1 million prize, with the winner to be announced on May 17 at the Startup World Cup (SWC) Grand Finale Event. Renowned […]
Working from a local coffee shop in Bloomington, Indiana, Regatta VR began addressing one of the most challenging problems in corporate learning experiences: how do you teach empathy? In the process they earned their first $1 million. Regatta VR is […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Wednesday, March 27. Xpeng Motors, Tesla rival in China, is planning another $500 million in funding to take on Tesla’s Model 3. Chinese electric car startup, XPeng […]
Everyday, organizations around the world are faced with millions of security alerts. Separating noise from the signals and knowing the difference between benign and malicious internet scans can save company time and money. Enter GreyNoise Intelligence, a cybersecurity startup that identifies […]
Sauce Labs, a cloud-based testing startup that ensures your favorite mobile apps and websites work flawlessly on every browser, operating system, and device, has secured a $50 million growth investment from Riverwood Capital to drive strategic growth and fuel efforts […]
Automotive AI startup Teraki has raised $2.3 million in additional funding for its mission to provide breakthrough AI and edge data processing software to meet the exploding data demands of the $395 billion automotive electronics industry. The latest backing for […]
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce the launch of its TechVenture Index™, providing a needed measure of the overall health and trajectory of the emerging growth technology and venture capital ecosystem. The Perkins Coie TechVenture Index™ and its underlying algorithm […]
McDonald’s, the world’s largest fast food chain known for its Big Mac is about to get into big data with the acquisition of Israeli AI startup Dynamic Yield. According to Wired, McDonald’s acquired Dynamic Yield for $300 million acquisition to provide more personalized customer experience by […]