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Bill Gates is giving away copies of his favorite book of the year, Factfulness, to all 2018 college graduates in the US

Nickie Louise Posted On June 7, 2018

Bill Gates announced on his website Tusday that he’s giving away copies of his favorite book of the year to everyone who’s getting a degree from a U.S. college or university this spring. The book is called, “Factfulness: Ten Reasons […]

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Flying car startup Kitty Hawk backed by Google’s Larry Page, unveiled its first commercial vehicle, offers test flights

Nickie Louise Posted On June 7, 2018

For hundred years people have been dreaming of flying cars. Now it has become a reality with Kitty Hawk’s flying car, a startup backed by Google co-founder, Larry Page. The fully electrical car can fly between 3 to 10 feet off the […]

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Mode emerges from stealth with new approach to software-defined WAN and $24 million venture funding

Nickie Louise Posted On June 7, 2018

Mode, an enterprise startup and a pioneer of autonomously controlled networks, emerged from stealth today to introduce a new category of private core network for enterprise. The company also announced it has closed an $8 million Series A led by […]

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Blockchain games startup EON Foundation secures $5 million in seed funding to redefine game publishing on blockchain

Nickie Louise Posted On June 7, 2018

Blockchain games startup, EON Foundation, has secured $5 million in seed funding led by Cherubic Ventures, Wei Guo (partner of UpHonest Capital) and Feng Li (an early investor in Ripple and Coinbase). EON Foundation plans to use the funding to […]

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Zurich Insurance Group invests in insurtech startup CoverWallet to fuel international growth

Nickie Louise Posted On June 7, 2018

Zurich Insurance Group has invested in CoverWallet, the startup that makes it easy for businesses to understand, buy, and manage insurance online. The amount of investment was not disclosed. Zurich Insurance Group is one of the largest global insurance companies, has […]

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Starship Technologies raises $25 million in new funding; appoints Airbnb veteran as its new CEO

Nickie Louise Posted On June 7, 2018

Robot delivery startup Starship Technologies has raised $25 million in seed funding from existing investors to bring its self-driving robot to the mainstream. In addition, the company also announced the appointment of Airbnb veteran of Lex Bayer as Chief Executive Officer […]

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IDG Capital invests in zero-trading fees cryptocurrency exchange startup COBINHOOD

Nickie Louise Posted On June 6, 2018

COBINHOOD, a cryptocurrency service platform startup, today launches decentralized blockchain platform DEXON with investment from IDG Capital. The new investment will allow DEXON to focus on mass adoption from the banking industry. DEXON is an infinitely scalable permissionless distributed ledger technology that […]

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Women-owned startups deliver twice as much per dollar invested as those founded by men

Nickie Louise Posted On June 6, 2018

According to a new research publication by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and MassChallenge, a global network of startup accelerators, women-owned companies receive far less in startup financing than companies founded by men. Yet startups founded and cofounded by women […]

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Amazon EKS, an Amazon Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes, is now generally available

Nickie Louise Posted On June 6, 2018

Last week, we reported about the release of Amazon Neptune, an Amazon Web Services (AWS)’ graph database. Today, the company announced that Amazon EKS, an Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes, is now available for use in production form. The eCommerce giant said in […]

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Japanese Syndicate Wallet hacked; $10 million dollars reported stolen

Nickie Louise Posted On June 6, 2018

Cryptocurrency startup and the world’s first decentralized shopper profile built on the blockchain, Shopin, just announced that significant token distributor was hacked, resulting in a loss of more than $10 million of a variety of tokens, including Ethereum, Level Up, Orbs, and […]

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Seattle-based enterprise data storage startup Qumulo raises $93 million in Series D funding

Nickie Louise Posted On June 6, 2018

Back in May, we wrote about the amount of data we create every day. Based on the findings, 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created each day at our current rate. We now spend more and more of our lives producing, […]

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Unmanned aircraft systems startup Kittyhawk just raised $5 million from Boeing HorizonX Ventures and other investors

Nickie Louise Posted On June 6, 2018

Kittyhawk just raised $5 million from top VCs and Boeing HorizonX Ventures to build the largest community of professional drone operators. The company made the announcement in a blog post today. Kittyhawk unifies the mission, the aircraft and the data to empower […]

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Fintech startup BlueVine raises $60 million to expand financing to small and medium-sized businesses

Nickie Louise Posted On June 5, 2018

We wrote about BlueVine back in May, when the company secured $200 Million to expand financing to small business startups. Today, the FinTech pioneer announced that it has closed $60 million in equity funding, underscoring the fintech pioneer’s momentum in […]

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KKR and Goldman Sachs invest $360 million in startup OutSystems to continue fueling low-code innovation

Nickie Louise Posted On June 5, 2018

OutSystems, the #1 low-code platform for building enterprise apps, has raised $360 million to accelerate business expansion and for R&D in new advancements in software automation. The latest investment round is led by KKR and Wall Street giant, Goldman Sachs. This […]

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Artificial intelligence startup Hailo raises $12.5 million to develop deep learning processor for embedded AI applications

Nickie Louise Posted On June 5, 2018

Artificial intelligence and deep learning are changing the world around us. As such, deep learning should be physically close to us. To make that happen, we need a new type of computer which can bring intelligence to any product. Hailo […]

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Payment card processing startup Marqeta raises $45 million to fuel growth and accelerate expansion

Nickie Louise Posted On June 5, 2018

Payment card processing startup Marqeta has raised $45 million in new funding in a round led by ICONIQ Capital, with participation from Goldman Sachs and existing investors, bringing Marqeta’s total funding to $116 million. Marqeta Platform provides access to a developer friendly […]

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Meet HoverCharge, The World’s Best Wireless Phone Charger That Works in Your Car, Home and Office

Nickie Louise Posted On June 4, 2018

HoverCharge is the world’s best phone Qi wireless charger that works in your car, home and office. The 3-in-1 Wireless Phone Charger by Matryx wants to become the only charger you will ever need. HoverCharge is a fast Qi Wireless Charger, 7.5W […]

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Bill Gates is giving away copies of his favorite book of the year, Factfulness, to all 2018 college graduates in the US

Flying car startup Kitty Hawk backed by Google’s Larry Page, unveiled its first commercial vehicle, offers test flights

Mode emerges from stealth with new approach to software-defined WAN and $24 million venture funding

Blockchain games startup EON Foundation secures $5 million in seed funding to redefine game publishing on blockchain

Zurich Insurance Group invests in insurtech startup CoverWallet to fuel international growth

Starship Technologies raises $25 million in new funding; appoints Airbnb veteran as its new CEO

Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Thursday, June 7

IDG Capital invests in zero-trading fees cryptocurrency exchange startup COBINHOOD

Women-owned startups deliver twice as much per dollar invested as those founded by men

Amazon EKS, an Amazon Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes, is now generally available

Japanese Syndicate Wallet hacked; $10 million dollars reported stolen

Seattle-based enterprise data storage startup Qumulo raises $93 million in Series D funding

Unmanned aircraft systems startup Kittyhawk just raised $5 million from Boeing HorizonX Ventures and other investors

Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Wednesday, June 6

Fintech startup BlueVine raises $60 million to expand financing to small and medium-sized businesses

KKR and Goldman Sachs invest $360 million in startup OutSystems to continue fueling low-code innovation

Artificial intelligence startup Hailo raises $12.5 million to develop deep learning processor for embedded AI applications

Payment card processing startup Marqeta raises $45 million to fuel growth and accelerate expansion

Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Tuesday, June 5

Meet HoverCharge, The World’s Best Wireless Phone Charger That Works in Your Car, Home and Office