Deako, a Seattle, WA-based tech startup that invented the plug-n-play light switch which is rapidly becoming an industry-standard in new home construction, announced the close of its Series-B financing round, raising an additional $12.5MM in growth capital funding. To date, the company has […]
Socure, a New York-based cybersecurity startup that provides a predictive analytics platform for digital identity verification of consumers, announced it has raised a $100 million Series D round of funding to accelerate product innovation and attract top talent. The round, which follows a […]
Late last year, Pfizer chairman and CEO Albert Bourla said he’s not certain if the COVID-19 vaccine will prevent transmission of coronavirus. In an interview with Dateline host Lester Holt, Bourla said it’s not clear if the company’s coronavirus vaccine will be able […]
Capdesk, a London, England-based equity management fintech startup has raised £5 million in Series A extension, led by Fidelity International Strategic Ventures and MiddleGame Ventures, the early-stage fintech venture firm. Capdesk enables privately-owned companies to manage their equity digitally via a […]
It’s been a while since we heard from Vulcan Cyber, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based cybersecurity startup that helps enterprises quickly detect and fix vulnerabilities in their software stack and code. Since our last story, Vulcan has grown exponentially. In 2020 […]
In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist and a graduate of Oxford University invented the World Wide Web (WWW) while working at CERN. Originally designed as a free information-sharing tool for physicists of CERN, the internet has gone from the world wide […]
In a speech at the special seminar for county-level leaders to study and implement the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Party, President Xi said, “The United States is the biggest threat to our country’s development and security.” While […]
Yesterday, Tesla Elon Musk joined the NFT craze with the announcement that he was selling a digital song about NFTs (non-fungible token) as an NFT. Twitter was ablaze as the bid on his NFT already drew over a $1 million bid. A […]
After more than a year of the coronavirus pandemic, there is still no consensus among scientists and researchers about the true origin of SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19. However, the search for the origin of the virus has turned up surprising […]
In a sign of tension between the Chinese Communist Party and Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma, the Chinese government said today that Alibaba’s “UC Browser” has been deleted from several app stores in China, according to news first reported by The […]
The safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine gets into a precarious situation on Tuesday as Italian launches a manslaughter investigation into AstraZeneca after law-enforcement authorities in Sicily and Piedmont seized batches of the AstraZeneca COVID jab. According to Italian-language media Ansa, Italian […]
Back in 2018, we wrote about eToro (formerly called RetailFx) after the blockchain startup pledged a $1 million fund to support a research initiative on humanitarian blockchain to reduce wealth inequality and it is recruiting partners. eToro, a social trading and investment marketplace […]
Last summer, we wrote about BitPanda after the European cryptocurrency exchange startup raised $52M Series A funding led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Venture to drive expansion and transform Europe’s financial industry, an important step for us to realize its ambitious plans. […]
SumUp, a London, England-based fintech startup and global payments service provider, has raised $895 million (€750 million) facility from Goldman Sachs, Temasek, Bain Capital Credit, Crestline, and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. SumUp will use the funding proceeds to […]
Cross-border e-commerce continues to provide significant growth opportunities for Africa’s economy. Research firm Statista estimates that the total value of e-commerce in Africa generated $16.5 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach $29 billion by 2022. This growth potential […]
The grocery industry is facing one of the most transformative years in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. By 2025, digital grocery sales are projected to be 60% higher than pre-pandemic estimates. Yet the rising popularity of online grocery shopping, […]
Last Thursday, Denmark, Norway, Iceland suspended the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine “over concerns about patients developing post-jab blood clots.” At the time, the vaccine manufacturer and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) insisted the vaccine was safe. Now, the EMA said they’re […]
Less than two weeks ago, Elon Musk’s partner Grimes made $5.8 million in just 20 minutes selling digital art (NFT). Now, Musk decides it’s time to jump into the game and cash in. This evening, Musk tweeted he’s selling a […]
The digital art market has exploded in recent weeks with a single piece of a non-fungible token (NFT) art sold at Christie’s Auction for a record-setting $69.3 million, making it the most expensive digital art ever sold. Since the beginning of […]
There are over 31 million people with Type 1 diabetes around the world. In the U.S. alone, approximately 1. 25 million Americans have Type 1 diabetes. By 2050, 5 million people are estimated to be diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. An […]