Each year, millions of students drop-out of college or university – some 37 million Americans in the last two decades. The reasons students drop out are multi-dimensional, with the primary barriers to completion being financial, work, family obligations, health-related issues, […]
Three months ago, we wrote about Google’s Stadia, when the search giant unveiled its new game streaming platform that lets users play high-end games without consoles such as Nintendo’s Switch or Sony’s PlayStation. Today, Google has Google has shared more details, […]
Step, a fintech startup built for families and teens, has closed $22.5 Million in Series A funding for its all-in-one banking solution that integrates certain key features and benefits of checking, savings, credit and debit cards into one easy-to-use no […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Thursday, June 6, 2019. Apple is reportedly looking to buy robotaxi start-up Drive.ai. Apple is reportedly in talk to buy acquired a new and struggling autonomous vehicle startup, […]
Alphabet Inc’s Google announced on Thursday it’s buying Looker, a business intelligence software and big data analytics platform startup, for $2.6-billion in cash. Looker helps organizations explore, analyze and share real-time business analytics easily. The acquisition of Looker is expected to be […]
URBAN-X, a leading accelerator for startups reimagining city life, today announced its sixth cohort of companies. URBAN-X is part of the Innovation and Brand Strategy practice at MINI and partners with venture firm, Urban.Us. The seven startups were selected from […]
Hart Dairy, the largest single-source producer of 100% free-range, grass-fed milk in America, has closed a $10 million seed round to accelerate the long-term growth of the company. The funding round was led by Sydney-based Alium Capital to enable Hart […]
Yellowbrick Data, an enterprise data warehouse startup that empowers companies to make faster decisions with all of their datam, has secured $81 million in Series C funding to meet the global demand for the Yellowbrick Data Warehouse within the enterprise analytics […]
Spiro, an artificial intelligence startup and a provider of proactive relationship management platform startup, has raised an additional $2.5 million in seed funding. The additional funding, which brings the total seed funding to $7.5m., will be used scale more rapidly and […]
Dearly beloved, It’s with a sad heart that we announce the death of our good friend, iTunes, who passed away on Monday, June 3, 2019. At the time of its passing, iTunes was surrounded by loved ones, family and friends […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Wednesday, June 5, 2019. SentinelOne raises $120 million in Series D funding to accelerate its business growth and deliver product enhancements. SentinelOne, a Mountain View, Calif.-based autonomous endpoint […]
FormAssembly, a bootstrapped startup that provides a web-based surveying platform to help businesses create web forms and collect data, has secured $10 million in Series A funding to accelerate its mission to enable businesses to collect and process data securely and responsibly. […]
CellPoint Mobile, a provider of digital commerce and payment solutions for airlines and travel companies across the globe, has received additional $14 million (a £11 million) in equity financing round for global expansion and product innovation. The round, which was backed […]
Matillion, a startup that provides data transformation for cloud data warehouses, has secured $35 million in Series C funding to deliver accelerated growth, and extend the capabilities of its flagship product line. The round was led by Battery Ventures and returning investors […]
Flexera, the software company that helps organizations realize technology’s power to accelerate their business, has acquired RISC Networks, a SaaS analytics startup that help organizations solve problems faster and improve the success of IT projects. The terms of the deals were […]
Apple announced yesterday a series of breakthrough tools to make it easier and faster to develop powerful apps. The tools include SwiftUI Framework, ARKit 3 and New Xcode. The company made the announcement during the Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference held at the […]
PayPal has made a $11.2 million (10 million euros) strategic investment in Swedish Open Banking platform Tink, a fintech startup that enables banks and financial technology startups to access financial data more easily, the companies said on Tuesday. Tink’s technology […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Tuesday, June 4, 2019. Apple announces iOS 13, new OS for iPad and a slew of features for Apple Maps. Yesterday, Apple made a series of announcements […]
LevelTen Energy, a renewable energy procurement platform and a Techstars accelerator alum startup, has raised $20.5 million Series B funding round to expand its suite of products and services in North America and Europe, further reducing the barriers that impede […]
EnergyFunders, the first platform to provide crowdfunded upstream oil and gas projects to accredited investors, announced today is officially joining the ranks of large, publicly traded oil and gas operators who operate in advanced shale plays like the Permian and Bakken. […]
