Yesterday night, Coinbase made a splash after the crypto exchange startup ran a $14 million Super Bowl commercial for a color-changing QR code that bounces around on the screen for 30-seconds. The ad led to a link where viewers could […]
We covered Rivian back in November last year after the Amazon-backed electric truck startup lost nearly all its IPO gains following the announcement that it’s no longer working with Ford Motor to develop electric vehicles together. At the time, Rivian saw […]
Artificial intelligence has disrupted every industry and real estate is no exception. That’s why New York-based tech startup Northspyre is on a mission to help modernize spreadsheet-driven workflows in the antiquated real estate project delivery process. CEO William Sankey and his co-founder […]
Last week, we wrote about Canvas after the diversity recruiting startup lost its domain name Canvas.com in a trademark dispute with Salt Lake City, Utah-based tech company Instructure. As we said back then, “The startup has no other choice but to either […]
As you may probably recall, this week Peloton fired over 2,800 employees due to an ongoing downturn in the company’s business. The number represents about 20% of Peloton’s corporate workforce. In addition to the layoff, Peloton also announced that the company founder and […]
Whether for fishing, daysailing, or world cruising, the use of catamarans has grown in popularity over the last decade. Catamarans are twin-hulled sailing and powered boats developed for sport and recreation in the second half of the 20th century. Unlike a sailboat […]
The ongoing pandemic has wreaked havoc all around the world. Beyond the tragic deaths of millions, the pandemic has also exposed the financial burden many families faced. Many can no longer afford to pay for basic necesitities, let alone spend […]
The number of electric vehicles (EV) on U.S. roads is projected to reach 18.7 million in 2030. As electric vehicles gain mainstream adoption, more charging stations are going to be needed to power millions of new electric cars on the roads. In December […]
Starburst, a spinoff from Facebook’s open-source project Presto, has raised a $250 million Series D funding round led by venture capital firm Alkeon Capital, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz and Coatue Management. Altimeter Capital, B Capital Group, Index Ventures, and Salesforce Ventures also […]
With daily headlines of data breaches and new waves of security challenges, organizations and institutions are under constant assault from hackers. A recent Gartner survey of over 2,000 CIOs also reveals the need for enterprises to embrace business composability in 2022. However, […]
Hayvn, an Abu Dhabi-based crypto trading startup, is in talks with institutional investors to raise $30 million in a Series B round that will value the company at $400 million, Reuters reported Wednesday. Hayvn said it aims to receive investment from Gulf […]
After a red hot 2021 SPAC mergers, 2022 is shaping out to be another strong year. Today, Grab becomes the latest in a series of tech companies going public via special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) as investors poured billions of dollars […]
Metal corrosion is a costly problem that has plagued humans for centuries. Many of these corrosion problems take place on metal surfaces where cation or anion concentration increases or metal salt or oxide precipitation occurs. For decades, metallurgical engineers have come up with […]
Intel today announced a new $1 billion fund to support early-stage startups and established companies building disruptive technologies for the foundry ecosystem. A collaboration between Intel Capital and Intel Foundry Services (IFS), the fund will prioritize investments in capabilities that […]
Robinhood has forever changed the way we invest. Before its GameStop saga with retail investors on Reddit, Robinhood was the free-trading app to democratize investing by giving everyone an equal opportunity to participate in the financial markets. The startup also made it affordable […]
As the saga between Joe Rogan and Spotify continues, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said on Monday that he’s committed to keeping the world’s most popular podcaster on the platform. However, a new announcement from the neutral video platform Rumble is about to change […]
As you probably know, the decentralized finance (DeFi) lending landscape is plagued with a serious flaw: over-collateralization, the provision of collateral that is worth more than enough to cover potential losses in cases of default. For instance, if you want to […]
Web 3.0 is slowly taking over the internet, 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 […]
Just a year after raising funding from a secondary market, Flexport announced on Monday it has raised $935 million in the late-stage funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz and MSD Partners with a strategic investment from Shopify. The Series E round, […]
Metaverse has taken the world by storm since Facebook changed its corporate name to Meta in October 2021. Since then, venture capital firms and global investors looking for opportunities to invest in the next big winners have poured billions of dollars […]
