Indio, tech startup for commercial insurance brokers, announced it has raised $6 million in Series A financing to expand the capabilities of its digital platform and increase market share. The latest funding is led by 8VC. Additional investors who participated in the […]
Technology and venture development company, Technology Acceleration Partners (TechAccel), has invested in biotechnology startup Plastomics to accelerate the development of better crops using chloroplast engineering. The St Louis-based TechAccel announced in a company release that it has completed a science advancement investment with […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories today Thursday, February 8 Goldman Sachs is close to buying personal-finance startup Clarity. According to Bloomerberg, Wall Street giant, Goldman Sachs is in the final phase to buying […]
The AI-powered music video platform startup, Triller, today announced it has raised a $5 million Series A funding round to democratize music video creation. The latest round is led by Carnegie Technologies. With over 23M downloads worldwide, Triller is making […]
Joveo, an AI recruitment technology platform startup, has raised $5 million in Series A funding to continue to accelerate its product offerings, expand its partnerships and scale its AI/deep learning layer. The current funding round was led by Nexus Venture Partners. In addition, […]
The German startup, Partisan Motors, which created an SUV with a 100-year factory warranty, plans to send a space version of its SUV to Mars. The startup announced that it has built a special version of its Partisan One military […]
Alibaba Cloud is partnering with Israel-based big data GPU database startup, SQream Technologies, to bring rapid query capability and large scale data analysis to Alibaba Cloud customers. SQream is a provider of the GPU database that consistently provides fast access and […]
SoftBank Group said on Wednesday that it will begin preparing for an initial public offering of its mobile unit, SoftBank Corp. In a press conference, SoftBank Group’s Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son said he hopes the unit will be listed within […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories today Wednesday, February 7. A little-known startup turned profitable by staying away from India’s Silicon Valley. A 7-year-old Indian startup, Vantage Circle, is able to become by taking a […]
Zycle is a new way to commute. It is a folding and fully electric bike with swappable battery for unlimited range. Developed by a California-based startup, Xing Technology, the ZYCLE has a range with throttle control of 20+ miles, while […]
Hyperscale storage startup Nyriad Limited announced it has closed a US$8.5 million in Series A funding round, bringing it to a total of over US$11 million raised to date. The funds will be used to support the continuing expansion of the […]
‘Airbnb for boats’ and boat-sharing marketplace startup Boatsetter announced today the launch of its new online community following its largest successful acquisition of Boatbound acquisition back in August 2017. Boatsetter has now expanded its market presence to a staggering 600+ rental locations […]
Walmart Inc’s technology incubator, Store No 8, has acquired a virtual reality startup Spatialand as part of its tech makeover to build virtual reality (VR) products for the retailer’s stores and websites. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories today Tuesday, February 6. Fashion startup stops using AI tailor after it fails to size up customers correctly. Original Stitch, a San Francisco startup with an artificial intelligence angle, […]
The price of bitcoin fell below $6,000 for in 2018 as the head of a leading central bank said it posed a threat to financial stability and signaled a global crackdown on the popular cryptocurrency. “If authorities do not act pre-emptively, […]
Australia-based EdTech startup Smart Sparrow has landed $10 million strategic investment from ACT, the nonprofit behind the ACT college admissions test. While millions of individuals take the ACT test each year, that’s just one aspect of the organization’s work. From […]
Blockchain startup Monaco Estate is launching the first cryptocurrency real estate investment fund. The startup that will be offering cryptocurrency-backed real estate rentals in Monaco, accepting rental payments in the form of Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Euros; making it the only rental service […]
What goes up must come down. The price of Bitcoin fell more than 15 percent on Monday to a nearly 3-month low of $7,000 due to concerns ranging from a global regulatory clampdown to credit card companies banning the use of […]
Lino, a decentralized autonomous video economy startup, announced today that it has secured $20 million in funding through a private token sale. The new funding is led by China-based ZhenFund. Lino plans to use the new funding to build its […]
Billionaire investor, Mark Cuban, just invested in a student loan app of a Chicago-based startup ChangEd. The startup’s loan app helps students pay off their loans with spare change from routine purchases. ChangEd appeared on appeared on ABC’s popular Emmy-Award winning […]