We wrote about CLEAR back in 2019 when the New York-based biometric-based identity startup CLEAR secured new funding to accelerate platform and network expansion. CLEAR makes it simple for users to self-identify themselves by using biometrics to build a connected world […]
Last week we wrote about Illumina after the DNA sequencing company partnered with Sequoia Capital to launch a genomics incubator in China. The goal was to catalyze the startup ecosystem in China with the launch of the Sequoia Capital China Intelligent […]
Jack & Bry, a producer of plant-based meat alternatives, has secured £1.25 million in seed funding. The round was led by SFC Capital, with other backers including KM Capital, Rubix Ventures, and a number of high net worth private investors. […]
Late last year, we featured the top unicorn startup companies of 2020. The list includes the top 500 unicorn startups with a valuation of $1 Billion or more. The top five unicorns on the list include industry leaders such as Bytedance at […]
We wrote about AUTO1 after the German used car marketplace startup raised $558 million from SoftBank to expand internationally and build direct car sales and financing opportunities for dealers. Today, AUTO1 makes its debut on Germany’s Frankfurt stock exchange. The shares of SoftBank-backed AUTO1 rallied 45% […]
Medical research is hard. As such, any tools to improve productivity and collaboration is welcomed by researchers and scientists. Flywheel is a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based health-tech startup that is transforming research productivity, collaboration, and reproducibility with a next-generation platform for imaging and machine […]
Crush Capital announced that it has raised $3.25 million in Seed funding to democratize initial public offerings (IPO) and bring IPO investing to everyday Americans through pioneering streaming series “Going Public.” The oversubscribed round was backed by renowned VC Arlan […]
What’s going in the beverage market space? And why is everyone interested in the alcohol and wine business all of a sudden? Yesterday, we told you about Uber after the ride-sharing company made a foray its first into the alcohol […]
There is a massive data shortage caused by data privacy laws that are limiting the effectiveness of the development and training of AI/ML models. According to the Gartner Hype Cycle for Privacy released July 2020, authored by Bernard Woo and Bart […]
Valon, formerly known as Peach Street, is a New York-based real-estate startup and tech-enabled residential mortgage servicer with a mission of improving the homeownership experience through technology. Today, Valon announced it has closed a $50 million Series A financing to accelerate growth […]
Decentralized database Bluzelle is launching its first developer grant program, focused largely on the creation of censorship-resistant applications. As part of the grant program, $500,000 of funding will initially be available for blockchain and software developers to build creative products on […]
Back in December, we featured Divvy Homes in our list of the ten most successful tech startups of 2020. Divvy is a real estate tech startup addressing the housing affordability crisis across the U.S. with a flexible homeownership model for hard-working […]
Databricks, a cloud-native tech startup whose software helps companies quickly process large sets of data and get it ready for analysis, announced today it has raised $1 billion to meet the growing demands of its unified data platform. The new […]
Is Robinhood in trouble? Just two days ago, the free-trading app Robinhood raised a $1 billion lifeline from investors to stay afloat. Then over the weekend, The Wall Street Journal reported that Robinhood has raised another $2.4 billion from shareholders. The announcement […]
The Honest Company, a baby and beauty products startup co-founded by actress Jessica Alba, is reportedly seeking to raise $2 billion in an initial public offering (IPO), according to a report from Bloomberg BNN. Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg said […]
Fintech startup and free-trading app Robinhood had a rough week, to say the least. First, the millennial-favored stock trading app came under attack after it banned Reddit amateur traders known as WallStreetBets (a Reddit board of over 2.8 million members) from trading on […]
In October 2018, German software maker SAP acquired survey software maker startup Qualtrics for $8 billion. As we noted back then, the announcement came just before Qualtrics planned IPO. Qualtrics is a software maker that competes with SurveyMonkey in the survey […]
Electric-vehicle startup Faraday Future becomes the latest EV company to join the so-called special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). Today, the Gardena, California-based Faraday Future announced it will go public through a merger with Property Solutions Acquisition Corp in a deal valuing […]
According to the National Retail Federation, eCommerce demand increased by more than 20% for the 2020 holiday season, accounting for upwards of $200 billion in spending, as droves of consumers went online during the pandemic. Online retailers, particularly small and […]
Berkeley SkyDeck Fund, the official investment partner for top global startup accelerator UC Berkeley SkyDeck, is proud to announce a major milestone today. The $23.5 million-fund has completed more than 100 investments in just three years, making it one of […]
