Tech Data, the world’ largest technology distributor, has agreed to be bought by private-equity firm Apollo Global (APO) in a sweetened offer worth $5.14 billion excluding debt, or $145 per share. Tech Data Tech is used by tech companies like HP, […]
KOHO, a FinTech startup that is changing the way Canadians bank, has raised $25 million led by U.S.-based venture capital firm Drive Capital, whose portfolio boasts Duolingo, Udacity, and Root Insurance. National Bank of Canada, through its venture capital arm NAventures, also […]
We featured Newchip back in May when the Austin-based web and mobile investment platform launched its first equity-free accelerator program to connect startups with investors. Today, announces the launch of its November 2019 Pre-Seed Accelerator cohort, which includes nineteen (19) startups from across […]
Gameplan, a London-based tech startup and a provider of enterprise software that helps facilities management companies co-ordinate a diverse workforce and multiple suppliers from one central platform, announced today that it has raised £500,000 to continue to develop its Integrated Workforce Management […]
Last week we wrote about Ad-Lib when the U.K.-based Marketing technology SaaS platform Ad-Lib raised $6 million Series A to disrupt digital ad creative production with AI-driven platform. Today, Ad-Lib announced the expansion of its senior leadership team, with the appointment of […]
More than ever before, smooth and seamless team communication is critical to the success of today’s organizations. However, most organizations are still relying on the old fashion ways of sending emails among their teams. Enter Loom, a new work communications and video […]
Climate change is now a hot button issue. Not a day goes by without headlines from around the world on the need to address climate change and global warming. Some experts are saying we only have 10 plus year left. […]
Back in February 2018, we wrote about Poloniex when Goldman Sachs-backed startup Circle acquired the cryptocurrency exchange startup. Then in October 2019, Circle announced the spin out of Poloniex. “In an effort to create a competitive internationally-focused cryptocurrency exchange, the Poloniex team […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Wednesday, November 27, 2019. Bossa Studios, the startup game developer behind ‘Surgeon Simulator’ just raised up to $30 million to capture Chinese market. Bossa Studios, the London-based […]
SAR, a Bethesda, Maryland-based securities class action (SCA) data analytics software startup, has closed $1 million seed round to grow its team and expand its SCA data analytics coverage. The fresh capital infusion came from a group of angel investors. In […]
The AFRL/RV sponsored Catalyst Space Accelerator (CSA) is a defense and national security industry accelerator, headquartered on the Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Last Thursday, the CSA program successfully concluded its fourth Accelerator with its […]
PriceFx, a Munich, Germany-based SaaS pricing software startup announced today it has raised additional $25.3 million (€23 million) in Series B funding to expand the company’s award-winning pricing platform and engage in strategic M&A projects. The round, which brings the total […]
Tesla is not your normal tech company. Its botched debut last week could have sunk a traditional company. But not Tesla. 24 hours after the botched debut, Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to social media to announce the company has […]
Widget Brain, a fast-growing startup from the Netherlands that helps organizations make optimized decisions in Workforce Management and Industry 4.0, has closed $2.2 million (EUR 2 million) to quickly expand globally providing AI scheduling services to optimize workforce management and predictive maintenance. […]
As if people are not already tired of Facebook, why do we really need another social app, you may ask? The answer may surprise you. According to a 2018 survey by the Pew Research Center survey, social media use by US adults […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Tuesday, November 26, 2019. Former Facebook employees launch Cocoon, a social media network for your family. Yesterday, Cocoon made its debut on Apple’s iOS just in time […]
VTEX, a multi-tenant cloud commerce provider platform that unifies customer experiences across all channels into a comprehensive enterprise solution, has closed a $140 million investment round from SoftBank’s Latin America fund in conjunction with Gávea Investimentos and Constellation Asset Management. According […]
Vibenomics, an advertising startup that powers audio out-of-home (OOH) advertising and experiences for brands and location-based organizations, has closed additional $5 million in seed funding to expand the advertising marketplace by increasing the number of participating locations and building out the ad […]
Tens of thousands of clinical trials are registered with the FDA each year to evaluate new therapies, but many of them fail to identify and recruit enough patients in a timely manner to clinically validate the efficacy of the treatment […]
MiddleGame Ventures (MGV), a fintech-focused investment firm, announced has raised $165 million for its Fund I MGV fund. The new fund, which targets post-seed, series A and series B lead investments in Europe and North America, will be invested in and partner with […]
