We wrote about BlockFi back in August 2019 ago after the crypto lending startup launched in California expanding its lending footprint to 44 states. BlockFi is now the largest and most widely accessible crypto-to-USD lender in the U.S. BlockFi has seen […]
With the recent success of SpaceX after it became the first private company to successfully carry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station, investors are now pouring millions of dollars into space startups. One of these startups is the Japanese […]
Last month, we wrote about SpaceX after it was reported that Elon Musk’s space company was in talks to raise $1 billion funds at a $44 billion valuation. Now according to the latest SEC filing, SpaceX has raised $1.9 billion in funding. […]
With no shortage of large-scale, global challenges today — from the cost of higher education to effective healthcare for under-served patients, to predicting where wildfires will emerge, to tracking the spread of Covid-19 — one tech startup believes there is […]
With new technologies like IoT, new mobility, robotics, and others, the demand for digital product engineering services has grown rapidly. According to research firm IDC, global spending on Digital Transformation Technologies and services is forecasted to grow 10.4% in 2020 […]
Fetch, an Austin, Texas-based tech startup and the provider of the first and only off-site package solution for apartment communities, today announced it has raised $18 million in Series B round of funding to extend its reach into new markets, add new clients, […]
REMADE Institute, a Rochester, New York-based is the only national institute primarily focused on the development of transformational technologies to support U.S. manufacturing in the transition to a Circular Economy. Today, manufacturing accounts for 25% of U.S. energy consumption. By focusing […]
Just last week, we wrote about SoftBank after the Japanese tech giant posted a $12 billion quarterly profit following historic losses of $13 billion in 2019. Until now, SoftBank Group has primarily invested in unlisted technology startup companies. That changed today […]
The last time we wrote about Robinhood was back in June when a 20-year old student Alexander E. Kearns died by suicide after thinking he had $730,000 negative balance on the free-trading app. It was less than 24 hours after Alex had […]
Keeper Security, a Chicago-based cybersecurity startup and a provider of the cybersecurity platform for preventing password-related data breaches and cyberthreats for businesses and individuals, today announced the close of a $60 million minority investment by global venture capital and private equity firm Insight […]
Headlines are filled with many startup success stories. But, what most people don’t realize is that nine out of every 10 startups will fail. You may be wondering, why would anyone start a business if they only have a 10% chance […]
We wrote about Impossible Foods back in March after the California-based vegan startup raised about $500 million in Series F funding to help the planet with meatless burgers. The round was one of the largest investment rounds for a food […]
The homeowners’ insurance industry in the US in 2020 by market size is $106 billion, according to IbisWorld. Surprisingly after many years of technology innovation in other sectors, legacy insurers in the homeowners’ insurance industry still rely on outdated and inflexible technology. […]
Oil giant Chevron Corp announced Wednesday it is investing in Seattle, Washington-based nuclear fusion startup Zap Energy. Chevron joins Italy’s ENI and Norwegian state oil company Equinor who have also backed nuclear fusion startups to reduce their carbon footprint. Zap Energy will […]
Microbes are now known to be found in human tissues, including cancer tissues. Micronoma is a San Diego, California-based biotech startup that is going a step further and looking at microbial signatures that would be predictive of a tumor in circulating blood. […]
With global sales teams switching to remote work and field sales teams grounded for the foreseeable future, more companies are leveraging innovative technologies to remotely boost their sales and navigate the ever challenging business environment. Enter Gong, a San Francisco-based tech […]
As coronavirus pandemic continues to create uncertainty around the world, many fintech startup companies are struggling to stay afloat. According to market intelligence company CB Insights, the volume of funding rounds for the fintech sector has fallen 45 percent compared to Q4 […]
We covered SoftBank Group several times last year. 2019 was a terrible year for the Japanese technology giant that invests in unicorn tech startups including Uber, WeWork, Grab, and Zume, among others. In 2019 alone, the SoftBank Vision Fund had an […]
As coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the country with no sign of abating, millions of Americans are without jobs and many are struggling to pay their rents and mortgages. Till is a Washington, D.C.-based fintech platform with products aimed at […]
Researchers and companies struggle with access to AI-based drug discovery technology, due to overall cost and lack of expertise — something which requires computational scientists, drug discovery experts, software and systems engineers for AI and ML. Enter Atomwise, a San Francisco-based […]
