As coronovirus continues to claim lives around the world, so is the misinformation about the virus spreading online. Last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) called the new coronavirus “a massive ‘infodemic,’” referring to ”an overabundance of information—some accurate and some […]
Solar Capital Partners, a private credit manager with expertise across cash flow and specialty finance senior secured financing solutions for U.S. middle market companies, announced that it held the final closings of its SCP Private Corporate Lending Fund LP, SCP […]
Purely Capital, a London, England-based tech startup today announced the launch of its entertainment FinTech receivables platform backed by a $150 million institutional funding line, Finch Capital. The platform meets the growing need of rights owners, producers and distributors to […]
GradeSlam, a Montreal and Los Angeles-based edtech startup that provides educational support system to enable remote learning in schools, announced today that it has raised $7.5 million in funding to accelerate growth. Along with the funding, the startup also announced it’s […]
We wrote about back in January when the Austin-based fintech startup launched a new banking app for freelancers and self employed workers. Today, Joust announced that it will pay qualified users on their unpaid SXSW invoices to help mitigate the financial impact […]
BandPay, the payment platform designed to help creative collaborators come to and stick to agreements, is announcing $2 mil investment in its iOS and Android app launch. The easy-to-use app allows musicians, producers, and other professionals in the industry to […]
Zeto, a Santa Clara, California-based medical startup that is transforming the Electroencephalography (EEG) experience for healthcare, has closed $7.3 million in Series A financing led by Seraph Group and joined by Aphelion Capital, SV Tech Ventures and Shangbay Capital. The new […]
Good morning! Below are the top tech startups news for today, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Top five big tech firms lost over $320 billion of value in Monday’s market crash amid coronavirus and oil slump; Apple plunged 7.9%. Amid the […]
In a response to a question from the audience during the Satellite 2020 conference, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, said that graduating from college is “not needed” and that colleges and universities are “not for learning.” “You don’t need […]
With coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread in the U.S. and around the world, many people find themselves concerned, searching for answers. Amid the panic of this virus and the possibility of pandemic, it is difficult to avoid talking about COVID-19. At the […]
Coronavirus, which started in Wuhan, China, continues to spread around the world. The outbreak is forcing Chinese citizens to wear face masks to prevent further spread of the disease. However, face masks now posed a problem for the government to […]
Today’s websites are becoming increasingly complex as brands continue evolving their online presence to provide cutting-edge user experiences to capture a greater share of web traffic, which grew by 8% in 2019. Enter DeepCrawl, a comprehensive website crawler that helps […]
QRails, a Denver, Colorado fintech startup that is focused on solving problems for prepaid, debit and credit card issuers with integrated payment processing and program management, has closed $8 million Series A funding round to accelerate growth. The round, which brings total […]
Coronovirus has claimed over 4,000 lives around the world. With the number of reported cases now exceeding 100 thousands, government and institutions are working around the clock to find cure for the disease. Today, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced that […]
Coronavirus continues to wreck havoc around the world. To date, the virus has claimed at least 4,012 lives with a total of 113,583 confirmed cases worldwide. A total of 62, 517 people have recovered from the virus. The outbreak has […]
With at least 3,996 reported deaths from coronavirus around the world, the United States has been slow in its response to detect people infected with the virus. According to the CDC, it takes anywhere between 12 to 24 hours to test […]
TFLiving, a Pawleys Island, South Carolina-based tech-enabled platform providing fitness and amenities services to residential and commercial communities, has closed a $4.8 million series seed funding round led by Camber Creek with participation by Courtside Ventures and other strategic investors. […]
This is TechStartups’ live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 111,300, according to […]
Happy Monday morning! Below are the top tech startups news for today, Monday, March 9, 2020. Twitter CEO Dorsey keeps his job after company strikes investment deal with Elliott Management, Silver Lake. Last month, we reported that Elliot Management was buying […]
Goodlord, a London, UK-based property technology startup has raised $13 million (£10 million) Series B to make renting simple and transparent for everyone involved by using its mobile-friendly technology to streamline the lettings process for agents, landlords and tenants. Backers for […]
