Back in September, we wrote about NASA after the space agency unveiled a $28 billion plan to return humans back to the lunar surface for the first time since 1972. According to NASA, the first mission, known as Artemis I, will begin late […]
We wrote about Snowflake back in September after the cloud-data warehousing startup went public raising nearly $3.4 billion at a $33.2 billion valuation. The maker of cloud-data software made history after its stock popped 104% to $245 in its first trade, […]
The first U.S. presidential election took place 231 years ago. The election, which took 26 days, was held from Monday, December 15, 1788, to Saturday, January 10, 1789. It was the only U.S. presidential election that spanned two calendar years […]
Unless you’re a gamer, “mod support” is a term that is not widely used outside the gaming community. Imagine for a moment that you developed a game. How do you go about building affinity or community around your game where […]
Supergreat, a New York-based startup and a provider of a community-based app where beauty enthusiasts can review, shop, and share tips on their favorite products, today announced it has raised $6.5 million series A funding to expand its operations and […]
Soil Connect, a New York-based tech startup and a provider of a platform created for building professionals who work with soil, today announced that it raised $3.25 million in seed funding. Soil Connect is the first and only institutionally backed digital marketplace […]
We covered Airbnb last month after the vacation rental marketplace reported a loss of $697 million in 2020 with ‘no path to profitability.’ The company also reported that it has filed to go public and trade under the symbol “ABNB” on the […]
Step, a San Francisco-based fintech startup, today announced it has raised $50 million in Series B funding to offer modern-day financial services built for teens and families. The round was led by Coatue, with participation from returning investors Stripe, Crosslink Capital, Collaborative […]
ShipMonk, a Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based tech startup that provides shipping and fulfillment for small and medium-sized business all around the world, today announced it has raised $290 million in a growth equity investment to accelerate growth and meet the rapidly growing […]
Last week, we wrote about Salesforce after multiple reports that the cloud software vendor was in talks to buy Slack, an enterprise software platform for teams and businesses. Salesforces just announced this evening that it’s buying chat software developer Slack for an enterprise […]
We last covered Kustomer.com back in 2018 when the customer relationship startup raised $26 million in funding to modernize the customer experience. Now, the company has now been gobbled up by Facebook. In an announcement yesterday, Facebook said it plans to acquire […]
Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, millions of people around the world have died from the deadly virus. 2020 has turned out to be a tragic year for all of us. With all the bad news about the virus, […]
ConnexPay is a fintech startup and a provider of a payment gateway that connects and streamlines payment acceptance and issuance for marketplace companies. Prior to ConnexPay, these three companies would have needed to integrate their technology. ConnexPay now puts all of […]
Just over 125 years ago, on Nov. 8, 1895, the world’s first X-ray image was captured. It was a breakthrough that set the stage for the modern medical imaging industry. Over the decades, an entire ecosystem of medical imaging hardware and […]
Are we in another Bitcoin bubble? The world’s most popular cryptocurrency skyrocketed over the weekend to recover from a sell-off around Thanksgiving, notching to a fresh record high on Monday. As Bitcoin volatility returned on Monday, the digital currency surged above $19,800 for the […]
DoorDash has forever changed the way we order foods online. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the food delivery app has seen a surge in its app usage, placing DoorDash well above rivals GrubHub and UberEats. Now, the food startup thinks it’s […]
Totum Labs, a San Diego, CA-based tech startup that is revolutionalizing wireless technology by enabling low-cost, global, indoor tracking and monitoring of billions of assets, today announced it has closed $13 million Series A funding to accelerate the deployment and commercialization of […]
It’s been a while since we covered LuluLab, an AI beauty startup spin-off of Samsung Electronics’ in-house venture program. Back in April 2019, LuluLab unveiled its AI skincare solutions designed for the Middle Eastern market at the Beautyworld Middle East, the largest beauty […]
Salesforce is in talks to acquire Slack, an enterprise software platform that allows teams and businesses. The deal could be announced as soon as next week, according to news first the Wall Street Journal, citing a person familiar with the matter. If […]
Back in July, we wrote about Hippo after the Silicon Valley-based insurtech startup raised $150 million in a Series E funding round to accelerate growth. Now, the company just announced it has another $350 million capital investment from Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance. Mitsui […]
