Labrador Systems, a robotics startup pioneering a new generation of personal robots to improve the quality of life for millions of people, has closed a $2M Pre-Seed round led by SOSV’s hardware accelerator HAX, in partnership with Centrica Hive, with participation from Amazon’s Alexa […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Tuesday, October 15, 2019. Amazon is eating into Google’s dominance in search ads. Google continues its reign as the online search behemoth. The search giant still by far […]
Abuse of prescription opioids has contributed in the deaths of over 400,000 Americans in the last decade. To help fund trials of non-opioid pain therapy, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has awarded a $15 million grant to Davis, California-based biotech […]
Clean energy innovations are poised to disrupt markets and achieve extraordinary growth in the coming decade. Clean Energy Ventures (CEV) is an investor in early stage clean energy innovations. The firm invests in companies commercializing disruptive clean energy technologies and business model […]
The construction equipment rental industry, a $55 billion industry in the US, is comprised of thousands of businesses – 80% of which are independent owners. Enter Gearflow, a construction equipment and parts marketplace for dealers, OEMs, contractors, and parts sellers […]
Cashforce, a Belgium-based fintech startup that is focused on the improvement and automatization of Cash and Treasury processes in medium to large enterprises, has closed $5.5 million (€5 million) in Series A funding to accelerate global growth and presence in new […]
Avant Global, an active Venture Capital investor for the last decade, primarily focused in Seed to Series A financing rounds, announced a partnership with White Field Capital Partners (“WFCP”) to launch a $200 Million private equity growth fund. White Field AG Growth […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Monday, October 14, 2019. WeWork opens new locations at breakneck speed despite cash-burn concerns. In an effort to generate new revenue, real estate startup WeWork has opened […]
UAVenture Capital Fund, a venture capital fund designed to commercialize University of Arizona Science, Technology, Services and Products, has invested in three startups developing specialized lasers. The total amounts of the investments were not disclosed. UAVenture Capital co-founder and CEO Fletcher […]
Cell therapy development and manufacturing is estimated to represent a $30 billion USD market opportunity and is rapidly growing (CAGR +30%). Mogrify is a UK-based biotech startup aiming to transform the development of life-saving cell therapies. The Company has developed a […]
The Esports and Digital Sports sector is $200 billion and continues to grow. In 2018, global revenues in the Games, Esports and Digital Sports sectors exceeded those in music, video and Hollywood combined and the UK/EU is a leading creator of the […]
CB Insights, a research firm that predicts technology trends, has mapped out the top-funded tech startup in every European country, including unicorns like Sweden’s Klarna and Spain’s Cabify. Using its data, CB Insights identified the most well-funded VC-backed tech startup in each country […]
Club Factory, a China-based fashion, beauty and lifestyle e-commerce store, has raised $100 million in a Series D round of financing to expand its platform by adding more sellers and enhance data technology capability in India. The round was led by leading venture […]
Back in August, we wrote about cashierless checkout startup Standard Cognition when the company raised $35 million in funding to accelerate growth. Now, Standard announced it has acquired the assets of DeepMagic, a New York-based startup focused on unattended, automated retail. […]
Lattice, a SaaS startup that helps people leaders build high-performing teams by equipping managers with tools to drive growth and productivity through continuous performance management, has closed $25 million in Series C funding to further accelerate its growth and invest […]
Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Thursday, October 10, 2019. Grammarly raises $90 million in financing to advance its technology. Grammarly, a digital writing assistant startup that helps more than 20 million people […]
China is now leading the world in mobile payments and it has become a key piece of infrastructure in China’s development of new economy. The cross-border payment companies founded and operated by Chinese teams, who are able to achieve higher […]
Citrine Informatics, an advanced materials startup and the developer of Citrine platform that empowers teams to develop new high-performance materials and chemicals faster, has raised $20M in Series B funding to support commercial growth of the Citrine Platform, the company’s core […]
In life science research and diagnostics, the number of questions per individual cell is the key determining factor whether you can determine clinical efficacy of a life-saving treatment, the potential for a new cure, or the diagnostic ability of a […]
Future Meat Technologies, an Israeli startup commercializing cultured meat through its distributive, GMO-free production platform, has raised $14 million in series A funding to build its production facility. The round was led by S2G Ventures, a Chicago-based venture capital firm and one […]
