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S3 Ventures closes $250 million for its Fund VII to invest in Texas-based tech startups
Nickie Louise Posted On March 10, 2022


We first covered S3 Ventures about three years ago after the venture capital firm co-led an $8M Series A funding in Houston-based tech startup and cognitive healthcare platform BrainCheck. A lot since then. The Austin, Texas-based firm has grown exponentially […]


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Tesla will pay its Ukrainian employees for at least 3 months if they’re called back to the country to fight
Nickie Louise Posted On March 10, 2022


As the war between Russia and Ukraine reaches the second week, Elon Musk has done his fair share to support the people of Ukraine. On February 26, just two days after the war broke out between the two countries, Elon Musk […]


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Dutch ‘buy now, pay later’ (BNPL) tech startup in3 raises $11.1M in Series A funding to accelerate growth
Nickie Louise Posted On March 10, 2022


The Buy now, pay later (BNPL) phenomenon has grown in popularity in recent years as customers seek alternative methods of financing. BNPL is a new payment option that allows consumers to receive their purchase right away (Buy Now), either online […]


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Singapore-based fintech platform Cake DeFi launches a $100M venture fund to invest in Web 3, NFTs, and fintech startups
Nickie Louise Posted On March 9, 2022


The past few years have seen more people embrace the potential of a decentralized web following the debut of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. As it stands, most of the platforms that exist on the internet are built on Web 2.0; […]


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Construction tech startup CoFi lands $7 million in seed funding to secure the best construction financing for builders
Daniel Levi Posted On March 9, 2022


The global construction industry is expected to reach an estimated $10.5 trillion by 2023. With the recently approved US Senate’s approved $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, the construction industry is going to see the inflow of billions of dollars in additional spending, […]


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Itheum transforms data into metaverse assets with Elrond’s internet-scale blockchain infrastructure, launchpad debut soon
Daniel Levi Posted On March 9, 2022


The Metaverse has been the talk of the town in recent months. People and institutions have shown an increased appetite for the virtual world ever since major technology companies got on board. As a result, Itheum is building a Data […]


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Google buys cybersecurity firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion to bolster its cloud security
Nickie Louise Posted On March 8, 2022


As part of the effort to better protect its cloud customers, Alphabet’s Google announced Tuesday that it’s buying Mandiant in an all-cash transaction that values the cybersecurity firm at $5.4 billion. The deal is expected to close later this year. Google said […]


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Detailed Analysis of the Ukraine-Russia Cyberwar: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
Daniel Levi Posted On March 8, 2022


Russia may have moved troops into Ukraine on February 24th, 2022, but its cyberwar against Ukraine began eight years earlier. Long before Putin’s full-scale invasion, Russian hackers began targeting Ukrainian infrastructure and government institutions. Before we take a deep dive […]


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The U.S. to ban Russian oil imports, which only accounts for 1.3% of Russia’s total oil exports
Nickie Louise Posted On March 8, 2022


As war rages on between Russia and Ukraine, the United States and its allies imposed economic sanctions on Russia. It was the most stringent sanctions ever imposed on any country since the US sanctioned Iran in November 1979 after Americans […]


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52% of women say their gender is limiting their careers in the tech industry
Nickie Louise Posted On March 8, 2022


On March 8th, the world will celebrate women worldwide. In the tech industry, we celebrate many talented women who have helped shape the world of technology as we know it. While it’s a good time to commemorate women’s achievements and freedoms, it’s […]


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London-based fintech startup Kolleno raises $5.3M seed to help businesses solve their cash flow struggles
Nickie Louise Posted On March 8, 2022


Before the pandemic began two years ago, small businesses faced enormous cash flow problems, which happen due to a lack of enough liquid cash to cover their liabilities. For anyone who has operated a small business, it’s a struggle to […]


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Intel files to take is self-driving unit Mobileye public with valuation as high as $50 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On March 8, 2022


About a year ago, Intel invested $600 million in Israel to expand its research and development (R&D) and confirmed it was spending $10 billion on a new chip plant. As part of the $600 million investment, Intel also invested $400 million to turn […]


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Cybersecurity tech startup Axonius raises $200M to accelerate global expansion; now valued at $2.6 billion
Daniel Levi Posted On March 8, 2022


Time does fly! We can’t believe it’s been three years since we last wrote about Axonius, a cybersecurity asset management platform that lets IT and Security teams see devices for what they are to manage and secure all their assets. We covered […]


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Papa Johns helps take NFTs mainstream with the launch of its first collection of free NFT giveaway
Nickie Louise Posted On March 8, 2022


Papa Johns, today, launches its first collection of cool and collectable NFTs, known as non-fungible tokens, as part of the metaverse’s biggest ever FREE NFT giveaway in the UK. Allowing its fans in the UK to get a slice of […]


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Israel cybersecurity startup Cider Security emerges from stealth with $32M to bring the world’s first AppSec operating system to market
Nickie Louise Posted On March 7, 2022


Cider Security, an Israeli cybersecurity tech startup that has been operating in stealth mode for over a year now, announced today it has emerged from stealth with $32 million in Series A funding to revolutionize continuous security for continuous integration […]


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Investment in female-founded tech startups breaks record in 2022, already surpassed total funding for both 2019 and 2020
Nickie Louise Posted On March 4, 2022


In recent years, women-founded startups have seen an inflow of billions of dollars as VC firms and accelerators pour money to encourage and support the once-neglected group. Just yesterday, we covered Mindshift Capital, a women-led VC fund that has attracted leading […]


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Uber offers free rides between the Ukraine-Poland border and two Polish cities as thousands of Ukrainian refugees flee the country
Daniel Levi Posted On March 3, 2022


As the war between Russia and Ukraine rages on, support has been pouring from all around the world as people make donations to support the Ukrainian government and NGOs in the country. Now, tech companies are beginning to offer support […]


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Ford sells its e-scooter unit Spin to German ride-sharing startup Tier in exchange for equity
Nickie Louise Posted On March 3, 2022


As competition heats up in micro-mobility space, Ford Motor Company has decided to sell its e-scooter unit Spin, to Softbank-backed European rival Tier in exchange for equity. Ford said in a statement that the merger will provide the scale that’s “desperately […]


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Sports platform Fanatics hits a $27 billion valuation after raising a staggering $1.5B in new funding, adds BlackRock, Michael Dell as investors
Nickie Louise Posted On March 3, 2022


Fanatics, a Jacksonville, Florida-based sports merchandise retailer that manufactures fan gear and jerseys across retail channels, has raised a massive $1.5 billion in new financing, valuing the sports platform at $27 billion. The announcement comes a little over a month after Fanatics purchased […]


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Israel-based Connecteam raises $120M for its deskless workforce app to support 2.7 billion global workers not tied to their desks
Daniel Levi Posted On March 3, 2022


Before the pandemic started 2 years ago, the idea of remote work was gaining steam as more employees work from home. There were even several tech companies with no fixed geographic location. The pandemic has now accelerated it as more and […]


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