SeekOut, a provider of AI-powered platform for recruiting hard-to-find talent, has raised a $115 million Series C funding round led by Tiger Global Management. The latest round values the six-year-old startup at more than $1.2 billion in just four years, almost […]
In the summer of last year, the Biden administration announced its plan to get airlines off fossil fuels by 2050 as part of the broader push to fight climate change. As part of the plan, all airlines will be mandated […]
Checkout.com, a popular payment solutions provider that specializes in processing international payments for e-commerce businesses, has raised $1 billion in new funding to invest in the US market and expand into the new Web3 space. The new funding round was backed by several […]
Immersive entertainment has grown in popularity in recent years, thanks to virtual (VR) and augmented reality (AR) glasses. Prior to the onset of the covid-19 pandemic, the immersive entertainment industry was valued in 2019 at $61.8 billion. Today, the market […]
We covered Elrond back in May after the creators of the internet-scale blockchain partnered with Holoride to introduce blockchain and NFTs for the world’s first immersive in-vehicle media platform. Since then, Elrond has grown exponentially and its blockchain network now scales beyond […]
We covered Bolt back in the summer of last year after the Estonian ride-hailing startup raised $713 million to expand into on-demand grocery delivery. The August funding put the Uber rival at about $4.75 billion, more than double its last private […]
The Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) revolution is quickly gaining in popularity as consumers look for new alternatives to credit cards. Today, the BNPL market currently accounts for only a small portion of overall card spending. However, with the coronavirus pandemic-fueled […]
To ensure public safety and encourage as many people as possible to get their vaccines, governments around the world have introduced the so-called ‘Covid-19 passports’. These documents, which are called differently depending on the country, inform the officials requesting them […]
Pine Labs, an Indian fintech startup that provides financing and last-mile retail transaction technology to merchants, has confidentially filed for U.S. initial public offering (IPO) to raise about $500 million, according to a report from Bloomberg. The 22-year-old startup offers cloud-based […]
Take-Two Interactive said Monday it is acquiring FarmVille game creator and mobile gaming company Zynga for $12.7 billion, marking it one of the largest acquisitions in the video game industry. In an announcement, Take-Two said the two companies have entered into a definitive agreement, under […]
Would you buy shoes or houses that don’t exist? If yes, how much would you be willing to pay? Now imagine if you have to sell these products in the metaverse for millions of dollars. That’s exactly what one NFT tech […]
The era of the Internet is upon us and the metaverse is here to change the internet as we know it. Unless you’ve been living in a cave, the ‘metaverse’ is now the latest buzzword in technology and among the […]
On January 3, Mercedes-Benz AG launched its Vision EQXX concept car, setting the technical tone for the marque’s next-generation production electric vehicles (EVs). Vision EQXX is the company’s most efficient electric vehicle ever built. German automaker presented the car earlier this week […]
The global market for Aquaculture is estimated at $180 billion and is expected to reach $245.2 billion by 2027. However, fish farms around the world face major risks from environmental including climate change, antibiotic overuse, and ocean pollution. To address these problems, […]
After two years of difficulty, the hospitality industry is slowly coming back to life again. As economies around the world rebound from the shock of the covid pandemic, investors are cautiously optimistic as they look for the next big winners […]
Back in October 2021, we wrote about Our Next Energy (ONE), after the EV battery startup emerged from stealth mode with $25 million in Series A funding led by German automaker BMW and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. ONE develops advanced battery storage solutions […]
Battery technology hasn’t changed in over three decades. Now, one Israeli tech startup is aiming to change the status quo and disrupt the electric vehicle (EV) battery market with extremely faster charging that takes EV charging from hours to minutes. Enter […]
China’s central bank has launched a pilot version of the wallet app for its highly controversial digital Yuan currency. The “e-CNY (Pilot Version)” app was developed by the People’s Bank of China’s (PBOC) digital currency research institute. The new app, […]
Whitebox, a Baltimore, Maryland-based tech startup that provides e-commerce marketing, automation, and fulfillment services to streamline e-commerce operations, has raised $20 million in an additional financing round led by Delta-v Capital, with participation from existing investors are increasing their support, among […]
New Coin Listing To Help Subscription-Management dApp Expand Reach Marking the first instance where a Cardano-native token will list across two prominent centralized exchanges, blockchain startup Revuto’s native token REVU will join both Gate.io and KuCoin at the same time […]
