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Top startup news for today, Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On February 5, 2019

Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Tuesday, February 5. Jawbone’s failure is a classic case of ‘death by overfunding’ in Silicon Valley. Jawbone was once high profile audio technology startup that developed and […]

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GetJenny raises €2 million to enhance the effectiveness of customer support teams with “human-directed” AI chatbots

Nickie Louise Posted On February 5, 2019

GetJenny, a human-directed AI platform which allows companies to automate conversations and tasks with chatbots without programming, has raised €2 million in seed funding to continue its expansion across the Nordics and the MENA region. The funding round was led […]

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Intel invests $30 million in three tech startups to accelerate cloud innovation

Nickie Louise Posted On February 5, 2019

Intel Capital, a division of Intel Corporation set up to manage corporate venture capital, global investment, mergers and acquisitions, has invested a total of $30 million in three technology startups to fuel cloud innovation. Yesterday, the company announced an investment in […]

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Industrial IoT startup CoreTigo raises $10 million from Qualcomm and Sierra Ventures to accelerate and expand technology development

Nickie Louise Posted On February 4, 2019

CoreTigo, an Israeli Industrial IoT startup that develops secured wireless network system to support IoT nodes at a latency of milliseconds, has raised $10 million Series A investment to accelerate the development of CoreTigo’s core technology and IP, to further build end to […]

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Facebook acquires its first blockchain startup

Nickie Louise Posted On February 4, 2019

Facebook makes its first foray into blockchain technology with the acquisition of tech startup Chainspace, according to a report from Cheddar citing sources familiar with the matter. Founded in 2017, Chainspace is a small blockchain startup founded by researchers from University College […]

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Top startup news for today, Monday, February 4, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On February 4, 2019

Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Monday, February 4. Tesla to acquire energy and battery tech company Maxwell Technologies for about $218 million. Tesla plans to acquire energy technology company Maxwell Technologies for […]

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Twitter taps K-Pop content for its in-stream video ads and sponsorships to help brands reach global audience

Nickie Louise Posted On February 4, 2019

K-pop, an abbreviation of Korean pop or Korean popular music, is a musical genre consisting of electronic, hip hop, pop, rock, and R&B music originating in South Korea. With the popularity of social media, K-pop has gained traction and fanbase […]

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Australian Startups Touch Down in the U.S., Bringing Innovative New Technologies

Nickie Louise Posted On February 4, 2019

The Australian Landing Pad in San Francisco, delivered by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), announced today its ninth cohort, featuring eight Australian tech startups that are expanding their operations to the U.S. market. This latest class reflects Australia’s […]

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Aire raises $11 million in Series B funding to accelerate growth and support US expansion

Nickie Louise Posted On February 4, 2019

Aire, a fintech startup which aims to make credit fairer for consumers, and more valuable to lenders, has successfully closed $11 million in Series B round of funding to support a rapid growth phase including investment in its credit insight engine […]

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Top startup news for today, Friday, February 1, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On February 1, 2019

Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Friday, February 1. Fintech app startup Acorns raises $105 million at $860m valuation. Acorns, the fintech startup and the maker of the investment and savings app, […]

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Rover180 acquires AI startup Vemity to boost its supply chain payment processing with artificial intelligence

Nickie Louise Posted On February 1, 2019

Rover180, a supply chain finance and factoring company, has acquired artificial intelligence startup Vemity. The total amount of the deal was not disclosed. Rover180 will leverage Vemity’s technology to cut costs associated with invoicing and accelerated payments for the $740 billion […]

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GoCo lands $7 million in Series A funding to simplify and transform outdated and complex HR & benefits management

Nickie Louise Posted On January 31, 2019

Round was led by ATX Seed Ventures and UpCurve solutions provider Exploring partnership for UpCurve to sell GoCo through its nationwide distribution network to hundreds of thousands of new customers Number of GoCo users increased 10-fold over past two years; […]

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Biometrics technology tartup TypingDNA gets $1.5 million seed investment to accelerate international expansion and technology improvement

Nickie Louise Posted On January 31, 2019

TypingDNA, a Techstars-backed startup and the creator of award-winning typing biometrics technology, has raised $1.5M in seed round funding to improve their technology and expand their presence in the financial and enterprise sectors. TypingDNA will also build new partnerships and increase […]

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Zingle secures $11 million to bring AI to the hotel guest experience; acquires Presto AI

Nickie Louise Posted On January 31, 2019

With more than half of hoteliers planning to increase technology spending in 2019 on innovations that increase loyalty and personalize the end-to-end travel experience, leading business-to-customer messaging solution, Zingle is aiming to revolutionize the $500 billion hotel industry with a […]

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Top startup news for today, Thursday, January 31, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On January 31, 2019

Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Thursday, the last day of January, 2019. Better Mortgage raises $70 million in Series C funding for new technology investment and employee growth. Better Mortgage, a NYC-based […]

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Israeli startup Laminate closes $12 million to further the development of its vascular support solution for dialysis patients

Nickie Louise Posted On January 31, 2019

Laminate Medical Technologies (Laminate), a Tel Aviv, Israel-based medical device startup, has closed a $12 million to further the development of its vascular support solution for dialysis patients. This round brings total investment in the company to date to $24 […]

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Climb Credit raises $50 million funding from Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group to expand access to career-transforming education for students

Nickie Louise Posted On January 30, 2019

According to US News, income inequality is exacerbating the gap between rich and poor school children. According to a 2018 report, poor kids participated in fewer educationally enriching activities over the summer than middle class and wealthy kids. Only 7 percent […]

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Stateless emerges from stealth with $11.33 million Series A funding to revolutionize data center connectivity with software-defined interconnect

Nickie Louise Posted On January 30, 2019

Stateless, a tech startup company reinventing network connectivity, emerged from stealth today with with $11.33 million Series A funding to expand deployment and operations activities and to optimize the Stateless platform. The funding investment represents one of the largest Series A […]

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Biometric-based identity startup CLEAR secures new funding to accelerate platform and network expansion

Nickie Louise Posted On January 30, 2019

CLEAR, the secure identity company using biometrics to build a frictionless and secure world, has secured a new round from T. Rowe Price and Revolution Growth. The total amount of the funding was not disclosed. In conjunction with the funding, the […]

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Top startup news for today, Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Nickie Louise Posted On January 30, 2019

Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Wednesday, January 30. Facebook got caught paying people $20 a month to let them spy on their phones. Facebook has been caught paying people $20 a month […]

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