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Clearview, the controversial facial-recognition AI startup that uses social media photos to build a biometric database, seeks its first big deals with federal agencies
Daniel Levi Posted On February 22, 2022


Late last year, we wrote about Clearview after the controversial facial recognition AI startup raised $30 million in Series B funding from undisclosed institutional investors. Clearview first made headlines in January 2020 after  The New York Times ran a story titled: “The Secretive Company That Might […]


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The team behind ChainGuardians launches Cryptoverse, an immersive metaverse powered by Unreal Engine 5
Nickie Louise Posted On February 22, 2022


The metaverse is all the rage. But what most people probably don’t realize is that there is also another “verse” called the omniverse, the largest of the classical verses, which surpasses the multiverse and even the metaverse. In recent months, companies […]


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Clickatell snags $91M to disrupt the $80 billion global chat commerce and expand its footprint into the US market
Daniel Levi Posted On February 22, 2022


We now live in a digital world where billions of people around the world, including people in remote places, use chat apps to communicate with one another. Billions of people now use some form of chat several times a day, […]


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DOGAMÍ’s “Petaverse” on Tezos moves one step closer as NFT minting begins today, February 22
Nickie Louise Posted On February 22, 2022


Everyone’s talking about the metaverse, a digital world where the real and virtual worlds converge into a vision of science fiction. You can think of the metaverse as a virtual world where millions of people could gather to work, play, and […]


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Biotech startup EyeBio closes $65M to develop a new generation of eye disease therapies to protect, restore, and improve vision
Daniel Levi Posted On February 22, 2022


It’s the 21st century, and there are still millions of people suffering from some forms of eye disorders. According to the Centers for Diseases and Control Prevention (CDC), approximately 12 million people 40 years and over in the United States have vision […]


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London Stock Exchange buys cloud-based trading tech startup TORA for $325 million to boost digital drive
Nickie Louise Posted On February 22, 2022


London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has acquired cloud-based technology startup TORA in a $325 million deal to bolster its digital ambition. As mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies grows, the acquisition will enable LSEG the ability to better compete in Asia and North America where […]


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World’s largest NFT marketplace hacked: About $2 million worth of NFTs stolen in OpenSea phishing hack
Daniel Levi Posted On February 20, 2022


In just two years later, Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have grown from under $100 million in 2020 to surpass $40 billion in 2021. The NFT market cap is now forecast to reach over $80 billion by 2025. However, as NFT popularity soars, so is […]


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UK EV startup Volta Trucks raises $260M for the world’s first full-electric vehicle designed for sustainable cities
Daniel Levi Posted On February 18, 2022


Volta Trucks, a UK electric vehicle startup and a developer of the world’s first purpose-built full-electric 16-ton vehicle designed for inner-city logistics, announced on Friday it had raised $260 million(230 million euros) in a Series C funding round. The round was […]


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SaaS startup Paywallet secures $14M in funding to enable consumers to connect their payroll accounts for loan repayments
Nickie Louise Posted On February 18, 2022


Paywallet, a Software As A Service (SAAS) platform that enables payroll-based financial transactions, has received $14 million to date in funding including a recently closed $8.82 million Series A funding round. The Series A round was led by a new investor […]


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USDC stablecoin backer Circle doubles its valuation to $9 billion in an updated SPAC deal
Nickie Louise Posted On February 18, 2022


Circle, the company behind the stablecoin USDC, has doubled its valuation to $9 billion following a new deal with blank-check company Concord Acquisition Corp. Circle announced yesterday that it plans to go public in a deal that values it at […]


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Pet telehealth startup Dutch raises $20M to provide virtual pet care and visits with licensed veterinarians
Nickie Louise Posted On February 17, 2022


Dutch, a telehealth startup that is seeking to revolutionize pet care by providing pet parents access to licensed veterinarians from the convenience of their home, has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Forerunner Ventures and Eclipse Ventures. Dutch launched in […]


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Israeli startup Exodigo unveils a non-intrusive 3D subsurface imaging technology to map and see buried underground assets; raises $29M in seed funding
Daniel Levi Posted On February 17, 2022


The constant use of heavy equipment creates avoidable greenhouse gas emissions, wastes billions of dollars per year, damages our planet, and causes spills and explosions that can cost lives. Every year, more than $100 billion is spent on unnecessary excavation […]


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Crypto tech startup iZUMi Finance launches a revolutionary DAO with veNFT governance based on quadratic voting
Daniel Levi Posted On February 17, 2022


We covered iZUMi Finance late last year after the crypto tech startup raised $3.5 million in Series A funding led by DeFi and crypto investors. iZUMi Finance’s platform provides programmable liquidity as a service on Uniswap V3 multi-chains. Since our […]


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Crypto Censorship: Canada ordered financial institutions to stop transactions of 34 crypto wallets tied to ‘Freedom Convoy’ anti-mandate trucker protests
Daniel Levi Posted On February 17, 2022


One of the primary arguments made by supporters of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is that, unlike fiat currencies like the US dollar, they cannot be controlled by the government, banks, and other financial institutions. Unfortunately, what’s happening in Canada right is […]


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Bill Gates, Chris Sacca lead a $50 million investment in energy storage startup Antora to decarbonize and electrify heavy industry with renewable energy 
Nickie Louise Posted On February 17, 2022


Bill Gates is a busy man. When he’s not spending time on his Foundation that provides vaccines to save the lives of millions of kids in Africa and other developing nations, Gates is busy working and investing in global projects […]


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Gaming Tech Startup Banger Games to Build the First Blockchain-Based Gaming Hub After Raising €10 Million in Funding
Nickie Louise Posted On February 16, 2022


Online games have surged in popularity in recent years, with millions of games to choose from. However, the same cannot be said about blockchain games, decentralized games created with blockchain technology. Unlike traditional games that live in a centrally controlled server, blockchain […]


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Disney bolsters its metaverse ambition with the appointment of Mike White as the new executive of the metaverse
Nickie Louise Posted On February 16, 2022


Metaverse continues to gain steam since Facebook changed its name to Meta back in October 2021. Now more companies are joining the fray looking to get a piece of the trillion metaverse market. From the big tech companies to the […]


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China’s IoT tech startup G7 raises $200M to transform and open the Internet of Things to the freight industry
Daniel Levi Posted On February 15, 2022


G7, a Beijing, China-based internet of things (IoT) tech startup that specializes in fleet management, has raised $200 million in funding led by Trustbridge Partners and CS Capital, with participation from existing investors. As G7 looks to harness the latest technologies including […]


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Directed-energy weapon tech startup Epirus gets $200M cash infusion to build drone-zapping weapons for the U.S. military; now valued at $1.35 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On February 15, 2022


Epirus, a Torrance, California-based Epirus tech startup that develops directed energy systems, has raised $200 million in Series C funding, bringing the company’s total financing raised to date to $287 million. The latest cash infusion brings the company’s valuation to $1.35 billion. […]


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London-based stationery tech startup Papier secures $50M in Series C funding to fuel expansion into the US market
Nickie Louise Posted On February 14, 2022


Who would have thought stationery was a big business? But not for British-Iranian Taymoor Atighetchi who saw what most people didn’t see. Today, the global stationery industry is a $200 billion market. Born in London, Taymoor grew up on Portobello Road where he […]


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