Bitmo, a mobile platform that allows consumers to gift easily and securely right from their mobile wallet, has raised over $3 million in new seed round capital to accelerate growth of Bitmo’s popular consumer platform, expand its retailer-focused enterprise products, and build out […]
Electric automaker, Tesla, has filed a lawsuit against four former employees and self-driving startup Zoox for allegedly stealing its trade secrets. In court a filing in a U.S. District Court in Northern California, Tesla said its former former employees Scott Turner, Sydney […]
Apparently, Facebook stored hundreds of millions of it users account passwords in plain text for years. These passwords are available and searchable by thousands of Facebook employees — in some cases going back to 2012. According to latest finding Thursday […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Thursday, March 21. LogRocket raises $15 million in funding to triple its headcount. LogRocket, a Cambridge, MA-based startup provider of front-end application performance management platform, has raised $15m […]
Axway has acquired Streamdata.io, a software publisher specializing in event-driven API Management, to bolster both its API Management offer and the technological capabilities of its hybrid integration platform. The total amount of the deal was not disclosed. Axway is a French […]
AppDetex, the global digital risk protection startup company that combats the misuse of intellectual property, brand infringement, fraud, and piracy, today announced it has raised $10 million in Series B equity financing to expand national sales and marketing efforts and […]
With more and more kids using screen-based devices these days, adults fear that the days of using your imagination is gone. The problem with losing this type of play is that it is crucial in the development of young minds. […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Wednesday, March 20. UK robotics startup Automata raises $7.4 million in Series A funding. Automata, a London, UK-based robotics company, raised $7.4m in Series A funding to continue […]
Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee chain, is making a big bet on food and retail technology startups with a new $100 million venture fund called Valor Siren Ventures Fund. The fund will be managed by Valor Equity Partners and serve […]
BriteCo is transforming the jewelry and watch industry by bringing jewelry appraisal and insurance process into the 21st century. BriteCo makes it easy for customers to get coverage for fine jewelry, engagement rings and expensive watches (in minutes, at the point of […]
Berlin-based IPlytics, the company disrupting patent analytics with an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered patent analytics software, receives several million Euros in venture capital as part of a financing round led by German VC investor eCAPITAL, with High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) joining the round as […]
Unlike big companies, small businesses are losing millions of dollars in lost revenue due to missed calls or absence of support team to engage online customers. Enter FrontdeskAI, an artificial intelligence startup that develops the second generation of virtual assistants to help small […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Tuesday, March 19. Elon Musk-backed startup company Thud launches a satire website, DNAFriend, to poke fun at DNA testing. Thud, a satirical media company run by […]
Last month, we wrote about OneWeb when the space startup successfully launched its first high-speed satellites into orbit. Now the startup company is armed with a $1.25 billion war chest to launch 650 satellites into orbit over the next two years. […]
New name signifies continued focus on being the premier investor and partner to early-stage technology companies in Texas and South-Central US. Firm adds venture capital veteran Stephen Gray to lead capital development and investor relations. ATX Seed Ventures today announced its […]
Global venture capital firm Accel (formerly Accel Partners) has raised over $2.5 billion for its three new investment funds, according to a new paperwork the firm filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last Friday. Accel, which has invested […]
Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), a financial technology company that provides software for payment processing and other services mostly to banks, today said it’s buying Worldpay (WP), which makes technology that underpins credit card and other transactions for e-commerce merchants, for $35 […]
Banking giant, JPMorgan Chase, today announced a $350 million, five-year global initiative to prepare for the future of work and meet the growing demand for skilled workers. Building on the firm’s original, five year $250 million commitment in 2013, this […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Monday, March 18. Disgraced Elizabeth Holmes is reportedly seeking new funding for new startup after Theranos’ downfall. Not again! Just less than a year after Theranos officially […]
Atlas Renewable Energy, a renewable and clean energy startup that develops, builds and operates solar and wind projects in Latin America, has raised $152 million investment to finance its three solar energy plants in Brazil. The three projects are estimated to […]