For the second time in history, a human-made object has reached the space between the stars. NASA’s Voyager 2 probe now has exited the heliosphere – the protective bubble of particles and magnetic fields created by the Sun. According to NASA, […]
Already part of the startup unicorn club, Plaid, the San Francisco-based fintech startup reached a new Silicon Valley milestone: A multi-billion dollar valuation. Plaid announced today it has raised an impressive $250 million Series C funding round led by by venture capital veteran […]
The insurance industry was blindsided by the magnitude of losses in the wake of the California wildfires amounting to US$ 16 billion in 2017 and up to US$ 19 billion to date in 2018. Insurers rely on outdated Fire Hazard […]
Unlike popular centralized search engines such as Google, Bing, Yahoo and Ask, decentralized search engines have no central control and are distributed across networks. With a decentralized search engine, no search engine company owns your data or even has access […]
Mattel, the world’s leading children’s entertainment company that specializes in design and production of quality toys and consumer products, has launched Silicon Valley Startups, a hilarious card game that pits “Entrepreneurs” against each other to pitch hysterical startup ideas to […]
Viva Republica, maker of financial services mobile app Toss and provider of the simplest P2P mobile payments platform in Korea, has raised a $80 million round of funding at a $1.2 billion valuation to become a unicorn startup. The latest round […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Monday, December 10. Korea’s Viva Republica raises $80 million to expand in Southeast Asia; now valued at $1.2 billion. Viva Republica, a Korea digital wallet startup and […]
Syte, a visual AI startup that powers image search for eCommerce has partnered with Farfetch, the global technology platform for the luxury fashion industry, to power their new in-app visual search feature on iOS. The Syte’s visual search camera button allows users […]
LeanIX GmbH (LeanIX), a provider of SaaS for enterprise architecture (EA) to enable organizations to take faster, data-driven decisions in their IT, has closed another $30 million financing round for US expansion and continuous product innovation. The latest round was led by […]
Firefly, a tech startup that gives drivers of ridesharing, taxi and delivery vehicles a way to earn more money, launched out of beta today. The company officially emerges from stealth with $21.5 million in seed funding to put digital ad billboards on […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Thursday, December 6. Michigan startup Rivian unveils a pricey electric pickup you can take off-road. As we reported last month, Plymouth, Michigan-based electric startup Rivian wants […]
This is a guest post written by Nicolas Gilot, Co-CEO of Ultra, a blockchain-based, game publishing platform designed to put an end to the current PC game market status quo. In the last decade, we have seen the gaming industry […]
Say byebye to JPEG and hello to Tampermonkey AI boosts, a smarter camera, and mobile gaming. Just about a year ago, Qualcomm announced system-on-a-chip (SoC) Snapdragon 845. It has the 10-nanometer manufacturing process as other products in the 800 series but introduced […]
HonestFund, one of the largest marketplace lending players in South Korea that operates an alternative investing platform for individuals and institutional investors, raised $12 million Series B financing to expand its market share in the lending industry and revamp its alternative investment platform, […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Wednesday, December 5. Matcherino raises $2.7 million in Series A-1 funding to accelerate ongoing expansion. Matcherino, a Seattle, WA-based online platform for game publishers and tournament organizers […]
When a privately held company reaches a $1 billion valuation it becomes a Unicorn. For many startups, reaching this milestone is a blessing; to others it is perhaps a curse. SmallBusinessPrices, a UK-based website, has conducted a study that shows which sectors and industries […]
FreeWire Technologies (FireWire), an electric car charging startup company that offers simple electrification of applications for formerly fossil fuel dependent industries, has closed $15 million in Series A funding led by BP Ventures, with participation from Volvo Cars Tech Fund, Stanley Ventures, […]
Over the year, we’ve covered CoverWallet, an online platform that makes it easy for small businesses to understand, buy, and manage insurance online. Now the startup is expanding its insurtech platform with CoverWallet for Agents, a dedicated platform for insurance agents. Through […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Tuesday, December 4. Blade, a US ride-sharing app for helicopters startup for wealthy Americans, is expanding its operations to India. Blade, a US ride-sharing startup that […]
DALLAS, TX — December 3, 2018 — Coinvest, a full-suite blockchain technology company for users to learn, invest, and spend cryptocurrencies, is announcing the distribution of its native security token, COIN, to more than 600 investors. The token distribution follows […]
