Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Thursday, May 23. Streem acquires U.K. augmented reality (AR) Selerio in effort to bolster its AR teleconferencing tech. Streem, an AR startup that that enhances real-time communication and collaboration by creating […]
Just a year ago, food-delivery startup DoorDash was valued at $1.4 billion. Now the 6-year old rockets to $12.6 billion as investors pour $600 into Series G financing. The round was backed by new investors Darsana Capital Partners and Sands Capital, […]
Dawex, a tech startup that provides a global data marketplace that enables private and public organizations to sell and buy any type of data directly, has raised €5 million to accelerate the development of the data economy. The round was led by Amadeus, Itochu […]
On-demand mobility vehicle insurance startup VOOM has emerged from stealth with a $5 million Series A funding rounds to protect your e-rides and drones using artificial intelligence. The funding round was led by Arbor Ventures with participation from returning investors F2 […]
Salesforce Ventures, the global corporate investment arm of Salesforce, has launched a $125 million Europe Trailblazer Fund to empower enterprise cloud startups and fuel innovation and drive customer success. Salesforce Ventures, which has already invested in more than 50 leading startups […]
Stockholm-based Tracklib, the world’s first record store with songs for sampling, has raised $1.7 million to act on its ambitious plan to expand its user base and recording catalog. The round was joined by Sony Innovation Fund; WndrCo; and Jörg […]
Leap Venture Studio (Leap) today announced the launch of Leap Venture Academy, a program that will foster the growth of early stage pet care startups. Leap Venture Academy connects pet care entrepreneurs with the resources they need to create innovative products […]
A group of Taiwan startups has raised 4.5 million Euro from Swiss company, Becare, and French company, Janssen (a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary). The funding and a partnership agreement was the result of strong showing and successful exhibition at the […]
Cala Health, a bioelectronic medicine startup company that develops wearable therapies for chronic disease, has closed a $50 million Series C financing to introduce its Cala TrioTM, a breakthrough therapy for hand tremors in people with essential tremor, to the […]
AgFunder has just released the inaugural Europe AgriFood Tech Funding Report in collaboration with F&A Next. In 2018, European food tech and agtech startups raised $1.6 billion in funding across 421 deals. While this was on par with the total in 2017, […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Tuesday, May 21. Chinese live streaming platform Huya is planning US expansion. The global e-sports economy is expected to hit more than $1 billion in revenue this year. Huya, […]
Deliveroo, a unicorn food delivery startup and U.K.’s largest online food delivery company, has raised $575 million Series G funding investment led by Amazon. The latest round of latest investment, which was also backed by existing investors T Rowe Price, Fidelity Management […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Monday, May 20. Google is suspending some business activity with Huawei, killing the Chinese company’s giant global smartphone ambitions. In complying with United States ban on some foreign […]
Snapsheet, an insurtech startup that provides virtual claims solutions for the insurance industry, has closed $29 million in Series E funding to accelerate the delivery of its end-to-end SaaS claims platform for all lines of property and casualty, further invest […]
The global B2B transactions processed by pureplay digital operators will reach $14 trillion by 2023, up from $6.7 trillion in 2018, according to Juniper Research report. To seize on this global opportunity, Modulr, the Payments as a Service API Platform for digital […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Thursday, May 16. Fiverr, another gig-economy startup, files to go public. Another week, another tech IPO. Fiverr, an Israeli-based gig-economy startup, filed paperwork Thursday with the US Security […]
Boom! Another half a billion-dollar investment from SoftBank. Today, GetYourGuide, the online and booking platform startup that provides incredible travel experiences, announced it has raised $484 million in Series E financing led by the SoftBank Vision Fund. The financing round […]
Tealium, a real-time customer data orchestration startup and a provider of a tag management system, including analytics, advertising and affiliate enterprise websites, has closed $55 million in Series F funding. The round, which brings the total funding raise to date to […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Wednesday, May 15. Machine learning startup Novi raises $7 million in Series A funding to scale its technology. Novi, a machine learning driven well planning software platform for […]
Chefling, a culinary tech startup and a developer of a mobile app that monitors, organizes, selects food, and keeps tracks of grocery needs, has raised undisclosed amount in Series A funding to fuel further development of its machine learning-based app that […]
