Just when you think things can’t get worse for TikTok, its CEO, Kevin Mayer, told TikTok employees in a letter Thursday that he’s leaving the company. Kevin Mayer said his decision to leave the ByteDance-owned social app comes was influenced by […]
We covered Palantir Technologies back in February after the Peter Thiel-backed big data analytics startup secured a four-year contract worth as much as $823 million to provide software to the Department of Defense. Just a week earlier, Palantir won a whopping $800 million Pentagon battlefield […]
Back in July, we wrote about Neuralink after Elon Musk’s neurotech company announced it was hiring engineers to develop a brain-machine interface. Now, it appears that Neuralink is one step closer to achieving the feat than originally thought. In a […]
Juni Learning, a San Francisco-based digital education platform that offers courses for kids taught online by live instructors, today announced it closed $10.5 million in Series A funding to continue hiring exceptional instructors and expanding the number and types of […]
Yesterday, we wrote about Amwell after the Boston-based telehealth startup filed for an initial public offering (IPO). Adding to a growing number of tech companies debuting this year, Peter Thiel-backed workplace startup Asana announced today it plans to list its shares on the […]
Degenerative disc disease (DDD) is a chronic condition that is characterized by inflammation and breakdown of the extracellular matrix within the intervertebral disc. DDD often results in chronic low back pain, which is a leading cause of disability worldwide and […]
Kymeta is a Seattle-based satellite antenna startup developing antennas for next-generation satellite communications for mobile and fixed applications. Unlike conventional antennas, Kymeta’s antennas use metamaterials technology to dynamically steer the beam towards the satellite with no moving parts resulting in flat, […]
Split, a Silicon Valley-based tech startup and a feature delivery platform that reduces software development cycle time, today announced it has raised $33 million in Series C funding to address the growing global demand for feature flags. The new funding comes as enterprises […]
The telehealth sector continues to gain steam. Thanks in part to new government policy that makes it easier for doctors to safely provide necessary care to patients remotely by means of telecommunications technology amid the coronavirus pandemic. Today, Amwell, formerly known as […]
Unity Technologies, a San Francisco-based gaming tech startup company that produces a 3D gaming engine that powers video games and other programs, has filed its IPO paperwork to go public on Monday. According to the report, Unity is planning to […]
Popular video conferencing app Zoom reported this morning that it’s experiencing “partial outages” for its key video Meetings service just before 9 a.m. ET on Monday. “We have received reports of users being unable to visit the Zoom website (zoom.us) and […]
Kronos Bio, a Silicon Valley-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical startup dedicated to the research and development of first-in-class therapies that modulate historically recalcitrant cancer targets, today announced private financing of approximately $155 million of convertible notes, with $148 million in funding received to date […]
Azul 3D, a Skokie Illinois-based 3D printing tech startup company that allows users to print 3D structures from a wide pallet of materials, today announced it has secured $12.5 million to advance its proprietary high-area rapid printing (HARPTM) technology and launch […]
Motiv Power Systems, a Silicon valley-based sustainable technology company delivering all-electric chassis with a proven software platform for the electrification of medium-duty trucks and buses, today announced that it has secured $15 million of additional funding from GMAG Holdings Corp. The […]
Birdie, the Palo Alto-based tech startup that is on a mission to revolutionize how consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands like Samsung and P&G conduct market research, announced it has raised $1.6 million seed round to support its expansion in the US, where […]
The global logistics market is projected to reach $12.256 trillion by 2022. However, carriers and shippers continue to face challenges like delivery delays, lack of flexibility, inaccurate addresses, and first attempt failures negatively impact customer experience and profitability of courier, […]
Tesla stock is on a tear. For the first time in the history of the electric car company, Tesla closes above the $2,000 mark. The world’s most valuable automotive company is now valued at $373.06 billion as of today’s market […]
We wrote about BlockFi back in August 2019 ago after the crypto lending startup launched in California expanding its lending footprint to 44 states. BlockFi is now the largest and most widely accessible crypto-to-USD lender in the U.S. BlockFi has seen […]
Lucyd Lyte is aiming to be a revolution in smart eyewear, by being the first Bluetooth frame that can be worn all day, every day, by prescription glasses wearers. Lucyd’s mission of providing natural, useful technology upgrades to ergonomic eyewear. […]
Over the past three days, we’ve been covering development in the space startups as SpaceX raised $1.9 billion in funding from Fidelity and other investors. Prior to that, we also wrote about Dynetics, a subsidiary of Leidos, as the defense technology […]
