In 2019 alone, the U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that the United States emitted 5.1 billion metric tons of energy-related carbon dioxide, while the global emissions of energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) totaled 33.1 billion metric tons. Regardless of your political […]
Pilot, a San Francisco-based accounting startup that provides back-office services for startups and small businesses in the US, announced today that it has closed a $100 million funding round, doubling its valuation to $1.2 billion and making Pilot a new member […]
Earlier today, we wrote about how tech investors are pouring millions of dollars into Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) startups as crypto collectibles craze sweep through the art world. The NFT market has been exploding since the beginning of this year as digital art creators […]
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are the latest crypto craze. Celebrities and artists around the world are riding the NFT hype and cashing in millions of dollars as the crypto-collectibles craze sweep through the art world. So, what exactly are NFTs? As […]
Every year, over 1.25 billion notarizations take place across nearly every sector of the American economy. The COVID-19 pandemic greatly accelerated the need for businesses and consumers to securely digitize transactions that used to happen in person. Yet many of life’s […]
Greenwood, an Atlanta-based digital banking startup designed for Black and Latino consumers and businesses, announced today that it had raised $40 million from six of the seven largest U.S. banks and the top two payment technology companies: Truist, Bank of America, PNC, […]
Demoflow, a Denver, Colorado-based tech startup and a provider of the world’s first remote sales workspace, today announced it has an additional $2.4 million in its second seed funding round, bringing its total seed funding to $4 million. The most […]
Elon Musk is back on Twitter with his controversial tweets. Not sure what was going through Musk’s mind, in a bizarre tweet that came out of nowhere, Musk told his almost 50 million fans on Twitter: “If there’s ever a […]
Bevy, a Silicon Valley-based tech startup and provider of enterprise software for virtual conferences and community events, today announced it has raised a $40 million in Series C funding round from Accel, LinkedIn, Qualtrics co-founder Ryan Smith, Upfront Ventures, and more than […]
Blockchain.com, a provider of cryptocurrency services, announced today it has raised $300 million in series C funding. The round, which now puts the company at a $5.2 billion post-money valuation, was led by partners of DST Global, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and […]
Back in February, Tesla announced it bought $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin. The world’s largest electric automaker said it bought the bitcoin for “more flexibility to further diversify and maximize returns on our cash,” according to the filing. In addition to the […]
Billion is now the new million. At a time when millions of startups are still struggling to raise thousands of dollars in funding, SoftBank-backed digital convenience store GoPuff announced Tuesday that it raised $1.15 billion at an $8.9 billion valuation, making […]
As more and more countries join forces to challenge Huawei’s dominance in the next generation 5G market, Lockheed Martin announced today that it had teamed up with communications provider Omnispace LLC to develop a space-based 5G network for both commercial and […]
Chronic pain currently affects approximately one-third of all Americans and estimated to cost as much as $635 billion each year, making it more expensive than cancer, heart disease, and diabetes combined. While most people, especially seniors, have relied on pharmacological interventions […]
No day goes by without news of startups raising new funding. But not all fundraising rounds are the same. Last year, we told you GitLab, a fully-remote startup with over 1000 employees in more than 65 countries, that is now […]
Late last year, messaging app Snapchat announced it would pay $1 million a day to users who post and share viral videos. The move was part of Snapchat’s effort to compete with TikTok on viral videos and draw more creators to […]
ByteDance, the parent company of the popular video-sharing app TikTok, has acquired gaming Shanghai-based studio startup Moonton at a near $4 billion valuation, according to a report from Reuters. The acquisition is part of ByteDance’s effort to shore up its video games […]
As parents, our number one job is to protect our kids from predators on social media. When joining any social media platform, you are required to enter your birthday. Kids younger than 13 can’t join because they don’t meet the […]
Charge Amps, a Swedish green tech startup and maker of electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions, announced today it raised $15 million (€12.8 million) to further expand and establish Charge Amps’ European presence in key markets for 2021 including the Nordics, the […]
We covered Yotpo in the summer of last year after the Israeli-founded eCommerce marketing platform raised $75M in Series E funding to fuel marketing innovation and expand operations. The New York City-based startup narrowly missed our annual list of top 500 unicorn startups with […]
