loop+, an early stage health technology startup based in Australia developing a pressure and movement tracking device for wheelchair-bound patients, has raised $2 million (AUD $3 million) seed round of funding. The round was led by Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley […]
Google Docs is not working and down at many locations, according to Down Detector, the website that tracks service disruptions. Thousands of users reported problems with Google Drive and Google Docs itself. Most complaints were raised for Google Drive, with the […]
The demand for AI applications is on the rise. According to Gartner, AI augmentation alone will create $2.9 trillion of business value in 2021. However, there are still many challenges in deploying AI solutions in an effective and scalable way. […]
Good morning! Below are the top tech startups news for today, Monday, January 27, 2020. General Motors (GM) to invest $2.2 billion at Detroit factory to make electric trucks, SUVs. Under intense competition and pressure from Tesla, GM is boosting […]
SuperAwesome, a U.K.-based startup that offers Internet safety tools for kids, today announced it has received new investment from Microsoft’s corporate venture fund M12. The total amount of funding was not disclosed. SuperAwesome, which currently has touchpoints reaching 500 million […]
Currencycloud, a U.K.-based payments startup which sells payment software for banks and fintech firms to process their international transactions, has closed $80 million in a funding round co-led by SAP’s venture arm Sapphire and Visa. Currently operates in Europe and North America, […]
Yogi, an AI startup that provides actionable product insights and helps companies to better understand their customers, has raised $2.3 million in seed funding to expand its deep learning customer feedback analytics platform. The round was led RTP Ventures leading, and Felton Group […]
It’s now global. According to NASA, the smoke from the Australia Fires has now traveled around the entire planet. In the video, which shows the global aerosol distribution from August 2019 until January 2020, one can see several high impact events across the […]
GLS Capital, a private investment firm founded by trio of industry veterans, today announced the closing of $345 million fundraising for its inaugural litigation finance fund, GLS Capital Partners Fund I, LP. The Fund’s diverse institutional investor base includes global financial institutions, […]
Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research (NUAIR) has partnered with DroneResponders, the world’s fastest growing nonprofit program supporting the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) – commonly referred to as “drones” – by public safety and emergency services professionals. NUAIR has […]
Quench Bio, a biotech startup co-founded by Arix Bioscience and Atlas Venture, has emerged from stealth mode with a total of $50 million in Series A funding. Quench is leveraging new insights into gasdermin biology and innate immunity to develop medicines for […]
In a sign of positive turnaround for the office-sharing startup, WeWork reportedly clinched a 3-year deal to provide office space to 250 employees of gym membership app startup Gympass in New York, according to a report from Reuters, citing people familiar […]
AlphaCredit, a Mexico-based fintech startup and one of the fastest growing technology-enabled financial platforms in Latin America, announced today it has signed an equity round for up to $125 million led by SoftBank’s Latin America Fund. The Series B round was also joined by other […]
Leila Janah, the founder and CEO of machine learning training data startup Samasource, passed away at the age of 37 due to complications from Epithelioid Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer, according to a statement from the company. She focused her […]
A California couple whose solar company counted Berkshire Hathaway Inc. as one of its investors, pleaded guilty Friday to charges that they orchestrated a Ponzi scheme that cost investors $1 billion. According to a report from local newspaper Sacramento Bee, Jeff Carpoff, […]
In a finding that could herald a major breakthrough in cancer treatment, British scientists accidentally discovered an immune cell that kills most cancers, according to a report from BBC. The newly discovered T-cells equipped with a new type of T-cell receptor […]
First Databank, Inc. (FDB), the leading provider of drug and medical device knowledge that helps healthcare professionals make precise decisions, announced today the appointment of Brian Taylor as vice president of sales. Taylor joins FDB from fellow Hearst Health company, […]
Cloudwyze, a full-service MSP and ISP focused on cloud migrations and implementations for small-medium enterprises, has raised $650,000 in equity, according to a securities filing on Friday. The new equity funding came from nine investors, which is capped at $2 million […]
AutoGrid, an energy tech startup and a provider of enterprise software that enables a smarter distributed energy world, today announced a strategic partnership with global energy management and automation specialist Schneider Electric to help energy providers integrate customer-owned or -operated […]
After backlash from users, Google is finally backing away from its controversial search engine redesign that made search ads look like normal results. Google on Friday responded to criticism that recent changes to its search results have blurred the lines between ads […]