The global eyewear market, which is made up of spectacles, contact lenses, sunglasses, and other eyewear products, was estimated to be valued at $147.60 billion in 2020, according to data from research firm GrandViewResearch. One startup disrupting this space is […]
General Aeronautics (GA), a Bangalore, India-based UAV startup that specializes in drones for precision agriculture, today announced it has raised nearly $1 million (INR 65 million) in pre-Series A financing led by Mela Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, GA also […]
Imagine you had $42,000 in your bank account. Then you checked back a week later only to find out you’ve lost about 25 percent of its value. What would you do? That’s the case with bitcoin, the world’s most popular […]
While Python is widely popular among AI and data science tech startups, PHP continues to be the language of choice for web development. PHP stands for Hypertext Preprocessor. PHP is a scripting language mainly used for the server-side development of simple, […]
Finance Unlocked, a London-England-based EdTech platform used by top banks, asset managers, and law firms, today announced it has raised $2.39 million (£1.75 million) in funding from strategic angels including the managing partner of one of Europe’s largest SaaS VCs, Chairman of one […]
Wintermute, a London, England-based global crypto market maker focused on proprietary trading and an algorithmic liquidity provider for digital assets, today announced it has closed a $20 million Series B round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners (“Lightspeed”) with participation from Pantera Capital. […]
The ways Americans consume content have shifted drastically over the last five years. Network television, downloadable music, and now even movie theaters have all given way to streaming subscription services. These trends track closely with younger generations’ consumption preferences, which […]
Blank-check companies (or SPACs) are one of the hottest themes on Wall Street these days and rich investors are eager to jump right in and get their own piece of the pie. SPACs are formed with the intention of acquiring or merging […]
In the first week of January, we wrote about Jack Ma after the absence of Alibaba’s founder from the public eye sparked social media speculations. CNBC was first the first media outlet to report at the time that Ma was just laying […]
The emerging trends in the new normal are encouraging enterprises to adopt new paradigms in managing talent and human resources. For one, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released its opinions on what constitutes compensable employee training time. Businesses are […]
2020 was a difficult year for everyone. The coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc around the world with millions of people lost their jobs and many companies went out of business. However, despite global uncertainty resulting from a number of ongoing events […]
Last year, the global sales of electric vehicles rose 43% in 2020 to more than 3 million units, amidst coronavirus pandemic and fossil fuel cars’ decline. As electric vehicles continue to gain popularity due to the success of the Tesla Model 3 […]
There are several popular tech tools leading the way for remote development startups in 2021. According to recent studies, over 70% of companies plan to work remotely, even after the pandemic is over. Thus, many major technology companies have announced […]
Before the rollout of Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine, the pharmaceutical giant claimed that its trials showed the vaccine to be roughly 52 percent effective around 12 days after receiving the first shot. The drugmaker also added that the level of protection then […]
Good evening! Below is a list of the top tech startup news for today, Tuesday, January 19, 2021. ViacomCBS to launch streaming service Paramount+ on March 4; aims to compete with Disney+, DiscoveryPlus, and HBO Max. ViacomCBS announced Tuesday it will […]
Nationally ranked startup accelerator gener8tor announced today an exciting opportunity for startups to pitch to investors through its Lightning Rounds pitch event on March 4, 2021. Lightning Rounds is gener8tor’s quarterly event that connects startups with accelerators and investors via […]
General Motors (GM) and Cruise, a self-driving startup acquired by GM in March 2016, announced Tuesday they are partnering with Microsoft to commercialize self-driving vehicles. As part of the partnership agreement, the tech giant said it will join General Motors, Honda, and institutional investors […]
OncoHost, a Binyamina, Israel-based clinical-stage biotechnology startup company developing personalized strategies to increase the success of cancer therapy, today announced it has closed an $8 million Series B funding round to match the right treatment to an individual cancer patient, increasing the effectiveness […]
For months, Bitcoin has been in the spotlight and dominating the news cycle. Now, Ether, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency is closing in on an all-time high. On Tuesday, Ether, a cryptocurrency run on the Ethereum platform, beat bitcoin in terms of settlement […]
As part of its effort to protect the online privacy of its citizens, The European Union issued a new data protection law called The General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679, or GDPR. The new EU law covers data protection and privacy […]
