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IOTA Foundation partners with incubators Cofoundery, Nova, to fund startups using blockchain

Nickie Louise Posted On February 19, 2019

IOTA Foundation, a non-profit foundation behind the cryptocurrency Iota (MIOTA), has joined forces with incubators cofoundery and Nova to fund DLT startups using blockchain. As part of the partnership agreements, the three organizations will collaborate together to increase the number of […]

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Inovia Capital raises $600 million early-and growth-stage funds

Nickie Louise Posted On February 19, 2019

A pioneer in the Canadian startup community, Inovia Capital has supported over 80 companies as they raised a combined US $2.1billion. Inovia’s full-stack, operator-led venture approach delivers the unique ability to support startups with checks ranging from US $2 million to $50 million and the […]

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Top startup news for today, Monday, February 18, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On February 18, 2019

Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Monday, February 18. SoftBank invests half of the $400 million in Abu Dhabi fund for European startups. Japan’s SoftBank has invested $200 million in a UAE fund […]

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Volvo Financial Services selected 7 tech startups for its 10-week iLabX program

Nickie Louise Posted On February 18, 2019

Back in November 2018, we wrote about Volvo Financial Services (VFS) when the venture capital arm of Volvo Motors launched iLabX, an accelerator program and innovation lab for tech startup founders. The program provides startups the opportunity to develop and […]

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Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi’s Alliance Ventures invests in EV charging platform startup PowerShare to advance charging solutions and services for electric vehicles

Nickie Louise Posted On February 18, 2019

With China’s effort to move away from fossil fuel and focus more on producing fuel-efficient and renewable energy sources, the country is targeting to have sales of more than 7 million electric vehicles (EVs) by year 2025. The need to manage demand […]

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Hivemind receives new investment to continue the development of its data science technology platform and expand team

Nickie Louise Posted On February 18, 2019

Hivemind, a U.K. based data science and technology startup specializing in the application of human and machine intelligence to complex unstructured data problems, has raised new investment round to expand Hivemind’s sales, engineering and data science teams, driving the continued development of […]

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Amazon leads $700 million investment in electric truck startup Rivian

Nickie Louise Posted On February 15, 2019

The secretive Electric truck startup Rivian has been in the news lately. With millions of gas guzzlers on the roads, Rivian believes it can reduce the Carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere, lower the carbon footprint and also make money doing […]

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Top startup news for today, Friday, February 15, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On February 15, 2019

Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Friday, February 15. Chinese ride-hailing startup Didi to lay off 15% of its workforce; lost billions of dollars in the last two years. Tech headlines are filled […]

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Peltarion raises $20 million from a hedge fund billionaire and others for its operational AI platform

Nickie Louise Posted On February 14, 2019

Peltarion, a 15-year old Swedish startup that develops operational AI platform to enable AI technology useable and affordable for governments, not-profits and businesses, announced today it has raised $20 million in series A funding to be used “to advance humankind through AI,” according […]

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AXEL launches AXEL.Network, a global decentralized and distributed platform to make data privacy and data custody a priority for everyone

Nickie Louise Posted On February 14, 2019

In light of recent privacy laws, including the 2018 implementation of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and with continued headlines about cybersecurity breaches and people’s personal information being compromised, internet users everywhere are demanding an alternative to take back control […]

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Kuwaiti startup COFE App lands $3.2 million to connect coffee house chains and independent coffee roasters with coffee lovers

Nickie Louise Posted On February 14, 2019

Kuwait-based COFE App, a coffee-centric marketplace app, announced today that it has secured USD 3.2 million in their Pre-Series A funding to connect coffee house chains and independent coffee roasters with coffee lovers via a seamless, easy, and efficient user-interface. The […]

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Plug and Play selected 22 startups for Batch Four of its Supply Chain Innovation Program

Nickie Louise Posted On February 14, 2019

Global innovation platform and the world’s largest startup accelerator, Plug and Play, announced today it has selected 22 startups selected to participate in the 12-week Supply Chain Innovation program. It’s the world’s largest end-to-end supply chain innovation platform. The Supply Chain […]

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Cigna and Sentara Healthcare join the new blockchain-based health utility network founded by IBM, Aetna, Anthem, others

Nickie Louise Posted On February 14, 2019

With many efforts and initiatives to digitize healthcare information, there are still needs for improvements in transparency and interoperability among various groups in the healthcare system. By reducing administrative errors and friction through the application of blockchain technology, healthcare information […]

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JP Morgan launches JPM Coin, the world’s first cryptocurrency to be backed by a major bank

Nickie Louise Posted On February 14, 2019

Banking giant, JP Morgan, today announced the launch the world’s first bank-backed cryptocurrency that could change the way we use money forever. The cryptocurrency called JPM Coin, is set to start in a few months. According to the bank, JPM Coin will constitute […]

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Top startup news for today, Thursday, February 14, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On February 14, 2019

Good morning and Happy Valentine’s Day! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Thursday, February 14. AI startup Peltarion raises $20 million in Series A funding to grow and scale. Peltarion, a Stockholm, Sweden-based Operational AI […]

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NASA’s Record-Setting Opportunity Rover Mission on Mars Comes to End

Nickie Louise Posted On February 13, 2019

One of the most successful and enduring feats of interplanetary exploration, NASA’s Opportunity rover mission is at an end after almost 15 years exploring the surface of Mars and helping lay the groundwork for NASA’s return to the Red Planet. […]

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Fintech-as-a-Service startup Rapyd lands $40M led by Stripe and GC, to enable local payments and cross-border transactions

Nickie Louise Posted On February 13, 2019

Rapyd, a global fintech-as-a-service platform that enables businesses and consumers to pay or be paid however they choose, has raised $40 million series B financing round to expand its technology platform that supports any local or cross-border commerce use case requiring local […]

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Visualizing the funding behind the most innovative fintech startup companies

Nickie Louise Posted On February 13, 2019

The most innovative fintech companies have two things in common. They’re getting a lot of attention from investors, and they’re using technology to dramatically simplify financial transactions. HowMuch, a visualization website about money with in-depth cost guides and tools, has just released a […]

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Top startup news for today, Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On February 13, 2019

Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Wednesday, February 13. Autonomous tractor-trailer startup TuSimple becomes a unicorn now values at $1 billion after raising $95 million in a series D funding. Self-driving trucking startup […]

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Thirdpresence acquires Stockholm-based Flowplayer to create a better video advertising platform with machine learning

Nickie Louise Posted On February 13, 2019

In today’s digital video advertising landscape, problems such as fraud, brand safety, and viewability are still a concern for brands and advertisers. Video fraud also has a knock-on effect for premium publishers and monetization, as the value of their inventory […]

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