We’ve been following WeWork saga for about three weeks now. Just as we reported yesterday, WeWork’s board of directors finally accepted a takeover bid from investor SoftBank, handing control of the real estate unicorn startup to the Japanese giant, according to […]
MarginEdge, a tech startup that develops food and beverage tracking and analytics, has secured $5 million in Series A funding to continue developing its restaurant platform and accelerate efforts to expand geographically and through new partnerships. The round was led by Osage […]
This week, the Silicon Valley startup unicorn club welcomes its new member. Instabase, the platform company for business applications, just raised $105 million in Series B funding at $1.05 billion valuation, making it a unicorn. The round was led by Index Ventures, with […]
Bayzat, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based tech startup that provides insurance and HR software solutions, has raised $16 million in Series B funding to provide companies with a free platform to manage HR, payroll and benefits. The funding round was led […]
Voice recognition technologies have been around for almost seventy years. The earliest voice recognition technologies called Audrey system, was built by Bell Labs in 1952. It was considered to be the first speech recognition device, which recognized only ten digits […]
As CB Insights wrote in one of its newsletters, startup valuation means very little. Not so long ago, unicorn startup WeWork was once valued at $47 billion. The startup then went from the massive valuation to failed IPO. Just when we […]
Athena Home Loans, an Australian fintech startup that offers refinancing for home loans, has closed $70 million Series C round to fund its expansion into home loans. The round was led by existing investors Square Peg Capital, AirTree Ventures and Hostplus. AustralianSuper also came […]
Bitcoin.com, the firm backed by cryptocurrency investor Roger Ver, today announced that it has acquired Japanese blockchain development startup O3 Labs. The two firms did not disclose the price of the acquisition. As part of the acquisition agreement, O3 Labs […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Monday, October 21, 2019. Gojek announces co-CEOs after founder Makarim leaves to join Indonesia’s new cabinet. Indonesian tech startup Gojek announced a change in leadership on Monday after […]
Dips in an economy are a simple and unfortunate reality of life. Whether through war, changes in demand, or political incompetence, this has and will always be an inseparable part of the capitalist system. This issue is not insurmountable, however, […]
LyGenesis, a biotechnology startup company focused on organ regeneration, has closed $4 million to enable the company transition its lead program in liver regeneration into clinical development, beginning with a Phase 2a clinical trial for patients with end stage liver disease […]
MemComputing, an artificial intelligence startup that has developed disruptive software solutions to make computers run thousands of times faster, today announced that its MemCPU XPC Software-as-a-Service platform now includes GPU acceleration, which now additional 100 times performance increase. The San Diego, California-based MemComputing’s […]
Tech startup, Education Index, is revolutionizing the university student recruitment process and saving fees for both institutions and students by launching Libereka, the world’s first blockchain enabled end-to-end international student recruitment platform. On the platform, students receive a blockchain education […]
Upstream Security, an Israeli cybersecurity startup for connected vehicles, has closed $30 Million Series B investment to protect connected vehicles from escalating cyber threats; validates cloud-based automotive cybersecurity as the right path forward to address automotive cyber attacks. The round, which brings […]
Female-founded startups receive less than three percent of the approximately $80 billion in venture capital annually. Companies founded by both men and women receive around eight percent of the total capital, coming second to male-founded companies that secure 89 percent […]
With the rising cost of new homes and increasing awareness to build environmentally friendly homes, one startup is tapping into the power of prefabrication of self-sustainable smart homes that can be delivered anywhere with everything you need—from built-in furniture to […]
Enterprises in every industry are rapidly adopting a new analytics stack that’s purpose-built for understanding the deep, wide, and increasingly complex data they capture on a daily basis. As more organizations implement modern data pipelines and cloud data warehouses, they […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Friday, October 18, 2019. Thrive Global acquires neuroscience-based artificial intelligence startup Boundless Mind. Thrive Global, a behavior change tech startup, has acquired Boundless Mind, a neuroscience-based artificial intelligence […]
Over the last few years, the gaming industry has seen several modern-day advancements seek to alter the future direction of the market. Along with the introduction of virtual reality into the sector, the prospect of creating platforms that allow for […]
Yanolja, the Korea’s billion dollar travel group, is doubling down its investment in Southeast Asia budget hotel franchise startup, ZEN Rooms. The deal comes a year after Yanolja invested US$15 million in Zen Rooms, with the right to fully acquire […]
