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908 Devices secures $17.5 million in growth funding to fuel growth in existing market and accelerate new product development

Nickie Louise Posted On April 29, 2019

908devices, a technology startup that manufactures battery-operated, hand-held chemical detection tools used in mass spectrometry, has raised $17.5 million in a growth equity funding round. This Series E funding, which brings the company’s total to $70M, makes 908 Devices the most […]

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Top startup news for today, Monday, April 29, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On April 29, 2019

Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Monday, April 29. Chinese app TikTok now the third-most downloaded app in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2019. Back in February of the year, we wrote about […]

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Morgan Stanley selects 10 tech startups for its third Cohort of Multicultural Innovation Lab targeting women founders

Nickie Louise Posted On April 29, 2019

Investment bank and financial services giant, Morgan Stanley, today announced the third cohort of the Multicultural Innovation Lab, which invests in multicultural and female tech entrepreneurs who have traditionally faced institutional and cultural barriers to funding. The program, now in its […]

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AI startup SofBoost partners with Scott Verner to launch rehabilitation tools using Artificial intelligence and disrupt the $36 billion rehab industry

Nickie Louise Posted On April 29, 2019

The physical therapy rehabilitation industry is a $36 billion market and it is expected to grow at the rate of 3.4% annually. The industry is ripe for disruption the same Uber disrupted the taxi cab industry. Technology startups are beginning to […]

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PreAct emerges from stealth with over $1 million in funding to advance development of pre-collision automotive safety systems and save lives

Nickie Louise Posted On April 29, 2019

PreAct Technologies (PreAct), a tech startup founded with the mission of saving lives, reducing injuries, and saving costs resulting from automotive collisions, has closed over $1 million in angel round to invest in key staff, technology and prototyping as they […]

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Top startup news for today, Friday, April 26, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On April 26, 2019

Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Friday, April 26. Blue Origin tweeted a cryptic photo of explorer Shackleton’s ship with May 9, 2019 date. Jeff Bezos’ space venture Blue Origin tweeted a cryptic photo of […]

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Coursera secures $103M in Series E to accelerate the development its learning platform and drive international expansion

Nickie Louise Posted On April 26, 2019

Coursera, the top leading online learning platform that provides online courses from the world’s best universities and companies, has closed a $103 million investment in a Series E equity round to further expand internationally and to accelerate the development of a […]

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Nuclear technology startup Phoenix receives $4 million in funding from US Army to demonstrate neutron-based nondestructive testing equipment

Nickie Louise Posted On April 26, 2019

Phoenix, a Nuclear technology startup company that designs and manufactures the highest-yielding neutron generators, has secured $4 million in funding from the US Army to demonstrate innovative neutron-based methods of nondestructive testing utilizing its high flux neutron generators. Founded in 2005 by Gregory […]

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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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