As we reported this morning, Japan’s SoftBank has invested another $2 billion in WeWork, a platform that provides shared workspaces for technology startup subculture communities, and services for entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups, small businesses and large enterprises. $5 billion of the […]
You may be wondering, with thousands of job sites out there, is there a need for another job site? The simple answer is yes. It’s almost 30 years since online world started and employers are still faced with challenges of finding […]
In a natural disaster situation, the most crucial time to save lives is the first three days following the event. However, depending on the nature of the disaster, it may be difficult for humanitarian aid missions or search-and-rescue to reach and […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Tuesday, January 8. Dutch startup CryptoHopper brings Advanced Automated Cryptocurrency Trading to the masses with strategy marketplace. Cryptohopper, today unveiled its brand new Cryptohopper Marketplace at CES 2019 […]
ODEM, the creator of the On-Demand Education Marketplace, has joined forces with GE GeniusLink, a unit of General Electric Co., to provide the company with blockchain-based tools and technology to support GeniusLink management of experts and on-demand consultants. GeniusLink will verify the professional […]
Just a few years ago, marijuana sales were illegal in Washington, Colorado and other states across the nation. Today, cannabis market size has surpassed a $1 billion a year, which translates to hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenues […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Monday, January 7, 2019. Microsoft and Kroger join forces to take on Amazon with a futuristic grocery store pilot. Microsoft is joining forces with America’s biggest supermarket […]
We live in a world dominated by open source software. Most organizations, small and big, run on open source software. It all started as an ideological and cultural movement to spur innovation, today almost every company that develops software relies […]
Grabango, a Silicon Valley startup that develops and provides checkout-free shopping technology for existing stores, has raised $12 million in Series A funding round to grow its product development team and expand client store deployments with checkout-free technology. Propel Venture Partners led, a venture […]
Cruise Automation, a subsidiary of General Motors and a developer of driverless vehicles, is teaming up with DoorDash to test a food delivery service in San Francisco using autonomous vehicles. Cruise’s self-driving fleet will launch food delivery with DoorDash in early […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Friday, January 4, 2019. Verily Life Sciences, an Alphabet spin-off, just raised a $1 billion investment. Verily Life Sciences (formerly known as Google Life Sciences), a life […]
In August 2018, BitTorrent, the world’s largest decentralized P2P protocol and the largest player in decentralized computing architecture, was sold to Justin Sun and his blockchain media startup TRON, for $140 million in cash. Now the BitTorrent is adding a cryptocurrency […]
We love our pets. We take DNA test to find out about our heritage. Why don’t we take DNA test of our the animals we love and find out more about their ancestry, health, and habits? Basepaws, a California startup is about […]
Roswell Biotechnologies, a life science startup that is revolutionizing DNA sequencing by harnessing the power of molecular electronics, has closed a $32 million round of Series A financing to support the development of their disruptive DNA sequencing Molecular Electronics technology. The investment is […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Thursday, January 2019. Mary Meeker launches new growth venture capital firm. Mary Meeker, one of America’s most respected venture capitalist and an investing partner at Kleiner Perkins, is […]
AlertMedia, an enterprise communications and monitoring technology startup company has closed a $25 million in Series C funding to accelerate its strategic growth initiatives, including new product development, international expansion, and hiring. The latest round was led by JMI Equity, a growth equity firm […]
AC power plugs and sockets have gone through series of transformation since it was first introduced in 1885. However, the Internet-enabled electrical outlets or smart outlet, were not in existence until about ten to fifteen years ago. Smart outlets are […]
Good morning and Happy New Year! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, January 2, 2019. Investors are cooling down on Chinese technology startups. In 2018, Chinese technology startup companies raised an impressive $69.4 billion in […]
ZynBit, a SaaS startup that enables organizations to operate Salesforce alongside email platforms such as Gmail and Microsoft Outlook, is starting the new year with $1 million venture debt funding from River SaaS Capital. ZynBit will use the proceeds to help fund […]
Happy New Year! 2018 was a volatile year for cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin. The world’s most popular cyrypto currency lost over $271 billion from its peak about a year ago. Bitcoin market cap dropped from $327 billion to $66 billion over […]