Alpine Investors, a San Francisco, California-based private equity firm that invests in software and services, has closed $1 billion for its Alpine Investors VII (“Fund VII”) fund. The Fund VII was oversubscribed, well exceeding its $750 million target and hitting its […]
Nearly 52 percent of restaurant professionals rank high food and operating costs as a top challenge in running a restaurant, according to the Toast Restaurant Success in 2019 Industry Report. Access to capital from brick and mortar financial institutions has […]
Liqid, a data center automation startup that provides software-defined composable infrastructure solutions, has raised $28 million Series B funding to accelerate growth, increase budgets for personnel in operations, sales, marketing, engineering, and other business-critical functions. The round, which brings the total company funding […]
Track160, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based AI and machine learning startup that quantifies performance and tactics metrics in team sports, has closed $5 million Series A funding round to grow the development team and expand into new geographies and markets. The round was led […]
Hola! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Wednesday, November 13, 2019. Hive raises $10.6 million Series A to bolster its product development. Hive, a New York-based software startup and developer of productivity platform focused on worker […]
The trucking industry is $800 billion market. The industry is faced with many challenges including inefficiency and waste. To address these issues, Convoy is a tech-enabled trucking network that uses the latest technology to connect shippers with nearby carriers and book […]
DoorDash, the food delivery startup backed by SoftBank, announced it’s raising a new round of funding that now values the unicorn startup at around $13 billion, according to a report from Bloomberg. The funding, which was reported to be at $100 […]
WeWork, a once-flying-unicorn startup, today reported its quarterly revenue. During the third quarter period, WeWork reported a net loss of $1.25 billion, surpassing its sales. This third quarter loss more than double its loss from the same period last year. It’s […]
Today, 80 percent of marketers felt more pressure to meet customer acquisition and revenue goals than they did the year prior, according to a recent report from WBR Insights, citing brand differentiation as well as the current privacy climate as their top […]
Emerge, a cross-reality presence tech startup developing the next form of digital communication, has emerged from stealth with $12 million Series A funding led by M13, with participation from Vulcan Capital, LionTree Partners, and other investors, putting the total raised to date […]
Stradigi AI, a Montreal, Canada-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup has closed $40.3 million ($53 million CAD) Series A funding round to accelerate its expansion in the North American market and introduce its Kepler AI platform in the U.S. The round […]
We first wrote about Xpeng Motors in January 2018 when the Chinese electric car startup raised $350 million from Alibaba and Foxconn. Later in November 2018, NVIDIA partnered with China’s electric vehicle maker startup to jointly develop Level 3 autonomous […]
Why go through the hassles of doing your own lawn when you can simply spend time with friends and family? Enter LawnStarter, a tech startup disrupting the $99 billion lawn care service market by making it easy for anyone to order […]
Uploadcare, a content delivery platform that optimizes web performance for developers, startups and large enterprises, has raised $1.7 million in new funding for the acquisition of Blinkloader, a content optimization platform that speeds up content delivery and allows developers to fully comply […]
Back in August, we wrote about Disney+ when the world’s most popular theme parks announced the launch of its Disney streaming service on all the major streaming platforms except Amazon. Now, the much-anticipated Disney streaming service, Disney+, is here. Unfortunately, it appears Disney+ […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Tuesday, November 12, 2019. China could launch its own digital currency in the next 2-3 months, investor predicts. China has developed a framework called the Digital Currency Electronic […]
For IT professionals, it’s no news that IT Service Management is broken its effectiveness is hampered by lack of the right tools and metrics. It needs to be replaced with fit-for-purpose enterprise change management. Existing platforms provide governance and configuration databases […]
Balderton Capital, a London, UK-based venture capital firm and one of the earliest investors in fintech giant Revolut, on Monday announced the launch of a new $400 million (£311 million) fund to support European tech startups. Launched against a backdrop of unprecedented momentum within […]
BlackSky, a Seattle-based satellite-imaging-as-a-service startup, has closed a $50 million senior secured loan from global satellite communications company Intelsat. The transaction results in an industry first, creating a strategic relationship that pairs Earth observation with a global communications infrastructure. The new […]
As part of its mission to support innovation and investments in startups, the banking giant J.P. Morgan today announced the launch of a new venture capital coverage effort and four senior hires from Silicon Valley Bank to lead it. This […]
