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Top startup news for today, Friday, February 22, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On February 22, 2019

Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Friday, February 22. Food-delivery startup DoorDash raises $400 million at $7.1 billion; nearly double from six months ago. DoorDash, the popular food-delivery startup, has raised $400 million in […]

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zenloop raises $6 million investment for its customer experience management platform and expansion across Europe

Nickie Louise Posted On February 22, 2019

• German market leader and Berlin-based startup tackles customer churn with its ability to collect and analyse quantitative and qualitative feedback through various channels in real-time • Financing round led by Nauta Capital will ensure zenloop’s further expansion across Europe […]

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Qlik acquires software data integration company Attunity for $560 million to expand its enterprise data management and enable real-time analytics

Nickie Louise Posted On February 21, 2019

Qlik, a data analytics company that simplifies the way people use data by making it a natural part of how they make decisions, has acquired Attunity, a Massachusetts-based provider of data integration and big data management software solutions, for $560 […]

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How do you scale your startup from idea to a $10 billion company?

Nickie Louise Posted On February 21, 2019

According to statistics, over 90 percent of all startups fail. That does not stop entrepreneurs and startup founders from trying. According to GEM national report, more than 100 million startups are launched every year, which translates to about three startups launched […]

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Flexport raises $1 billion in funding led by SoftBank to accelerate disruption of the $2 trillion freight forwarding market

Nickie Louise Posted On February 21, 2019

Just a day after investing $200 million in physical storage startup Clutter, SoftBank Vision Fund, a venture arm of SoftBank, has led a $1 billion investment in logistics startup Flexport to disrupt the $2 trillion freight forwarding market. The fresh funding now puts Flexport, which […]

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Top startup news for today, Thursday, February 21, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On February 21, 2019

Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Thursday, February 21. Better.com receives $5 million additional Funding from Citigroup to continue to expand operations and its business reach. We wrote about Better Mortgage back […]

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AgTech startup and online marketplace Tillable lands $8.25 million Series A to transform the $32 billion farmland rental market

Nickie Louise Posted On February 21, 2019

Tillable, an AgTech startup that helps landowners optimize returns and gives farmers an efficient platform for expanding growing operations, has raised $8.25 million Series A funding round to bring efficiency to $32 billion farmland rental market. The round was led by top […]

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SoftBank bets big on real estate with $200 million investment in Clutter at a $600 million valuation

Nickie Louise Posted On February 20, 2019

Clutter, a tech storage startup that lets clients store extra stuff without actually leaving their house, has raised $200 million in Series D funding led by the SoftBank Vision Fund alongside VC heavyweights Sequoia, Atomico, GV, Fifth Wall and Four Rivers. The latest […]

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Top startup news for today, Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On February 20, 2019

Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Wednesday, February 20. SoftBank bets big on real estate with $200 million investment in Clutter at a $600 million valuation. SoftBank has invested $200 million in […]

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Biotech startup Mogrify secures $3.7 million seed funding to accelerate and transform cell therapy via direct cellular conversion

Nickie Louise Posted On February 20, 2019

Mogrify, a U.K. based biotech startup aiming to transform the future development of cell therapies, has raised $3.7 million seed funding to market novel IP and cell types generated using its proprietary direct cellular conversion platform, which will power the development and manufacture […]

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Redis Labs raises $60 million Series E round for its NoSQL in-memory database

Nickie Louise Posted On February 19, 2019

Redis Labs, the commercial provider of Redis, a database benchmarked as the world’s fastest, announced today it has raised $60 million in Series E financing to accelerate its global go-to-market execution, invest further in the enthusiastic Redis community, and continue its leadership […]

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Google acquires Alooma to simplify cloud migration and take on Amazon and Microsoft

Nickie Louise Posted On February 19, 2019

Google announced today it’s acquiring cloud migration startup Alooma to help organizations simplify the migration of mission critical systems data across multiple cloud environments. The company made the announcement in a blog post by Amit Ganesh, Vice President, Google Cloud Engineering and Dominic Preuss […]

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Top startup news for today, Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On February 19, 2019

Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Tuesday, February 19. nsKnox bags $15 million in Series A funding to further develop its corporate payment protection platform. nsKnox, a provider of corporate payment protection solutions based […]

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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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