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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Wiivv (pronounced weave), a tech startup on a mission to bring digitally customized footwear to the masses from a smartphone, today announced it has integrated its technology with Volumental, the technology company helping millions of people worldwide find perfect fitting footwear […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Tuesday, April 23. Samsung delays the shipping of its $2,000 folding smartphone. Last week, Samsung launched a foldable smartphone in an effort to reverse the trend in […]
Relativity, the world’s first autonomous rocket factory and launch services leader for satellite constellations, today announced a partnership with mu Space, the innovative Thai satellite and space technology company, to launch a satellite to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on Relativity’s […]
UC Berkeley SkyDeck, the premier startup accelerator of the University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley), is now accepting applications for their 2019 Fall Cohort through Tuesday, April 30. Accepted startup teams will receive a $100,000 investment from the Berkeley SkyDeck […]
STATS, a tech company revolutionizing sports through AI, today announced the official launch of STATS VQ, an AI-generated predictions which leverages proprietary granular data and AI to allow sportsbooks to create unique player prop bets using machine learning generated player […]
Indegene, a healthcare solutions provider that helps global healthcare organizations address complex challenges, today unveils the next generation AI-driven launch of YospralaTM for secondary coronary artery disease (CAD) and stroke prevention. Yosprala® is an ASA therapy for secondary prevention of cardiovascular events […]
“The first time I applied for a U.S. visa, I was rejected. I continued to apply again and again over the course of two years and finally received my visa on the ninth try.” That was the answer Eric Yuan, 49, […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Monday, April 22. Twitter acqui-hires quote-sharing app startup Highly. Social media giant Twitter has acqui-hired quote sharing app Highly for an undisclosed amount. Highly CEO and founder […]
Bev, a mission-driven beverage company challenging and redefining the landscape within male-dominated alcohol industry, has raised $7 million seed round to build a more inclusive, respectful drinking culture. The round was led by tech venture capital firm, Founders Fund. Founded in […]
Zippia, a career-focused startup that is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to match job seekers with employers, has raised $8.5 million in Series A to artificial Intelligence to continue to expand product development and reach new job Seekers. The new capital infusion […]
In 2010, Chris Rivers, Garret Heaton, and Pete Curley founded HipChat, a web service for internal private online chat and instant messaging. The trio studied together at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The startup was later sold to Atlassian, an Australian enterprise software company, in […]