The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine is now in its seventh week no one knows when the war will end. For now, individuals and companies around the world have offered assistance and support to the people of Ukraine as […]
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, is jumping on the crypto bandwagon with an investment in a crypto tech startup and the backer of USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin Circle. In an announcement this week, Circle said it has entered into an agreement for a […]
It’s been about two months since we last covered Splinterlands. But that doesn’t mean the team at the popular NFT-based play-to-earn card gaming tech startup has been sitting idle. Back then, Splinterlands sold out its unique NFT collection starring rapper Wacka […]
In the summer of 2021, a record 4.3 million Americans voluntarily quit their jobs in what some are calling the beginning of the “Great Resignation.” The number is a reminder of the problem faced by employers as they compete to attract top candidates who […]
Non-fungible token (NFT) has taken the world by storm since it was first introduced in 2014. Since then, interest in NFTs has reached new heights as investors poured billions of dollars into the space looking to play the NFT gold rush. In […]
Since its inception, artificial intelligence (AI) has disrupted many industries including agriculture, technology, health, automation, fintech, among others. However, the use of AI continues to be resisted in one field–the legal profession. Over the years, there are a lot of […]
The decentralized finance (DeFi) space has so much going on and it’s difficult to keep up with it all. Since its inception in August 2018, the DeFi market has continued to evolve and mature quite immensely over the last couple of years. […]
If there is one lesson we all learned from this pandemic, it is that remote work is critical to the success of every company. The pandemic has now accelerated the future of remote work. However, remote work is not without […]
When you’re a trillion-dollar company, a million dollars is like a drop in a bucket. In 2015, Microsoft bought the to-do-app Wunderlist for a reported price of $100 million to $200 million. Wunderlist was founded by German entrepreneur Christian Reber. Wunderlist’s API runs […]
The popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has led to the sudden explosion of blockchain games as more and more players look to cash in from play-to-earn games. According to some estimates, the number of ‘active’ blockchain games doubled in the past […]
Payaut, an Amsterdam-based fintech startup that provides an automated payment solution for online platforms and marketplaces, has raised an $8.7 million (€8 million) seed round led by Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI-focused venture fund, with participation from existing investors LocalGlobal and Entrée Capital. […]
When software developer Uri Klarman moved from Israel to the United States to pursue his Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2014, the last thing on his mind was to be an entrepreneur. Together with Aleksandar Kuzmanovic, a professor of computer science, the […]
It was just a year ago we covered Plaid after the U.S.-based fintech startup raised $425 million in Series D round at a $13 billion valuation in its first funding after a scrapped $5.3 billion merger with Visa. In January […]
The increase in remote work accelerated by the pandemic and the shift to hybrid and multi-cloud environments is driving the need for secure authentication and access of corporate users beyond their organization’s perimeter. More than ever in the history of […]
~ How do edge analytics enable manufacturers to meet sustainability goals? ~ In the wake of the landmark climate event, COP26, manufacturers are striving to align their activities with the global net-zero targets. But the sector has a long way […]
Fortnite maker Epic Games announced on Monday it had raised $2 billion in fresh funding from Sony Group Corp and Lego Group, the maker of the popular Lego-brand toys. The new round values the “Fortnite” creator at $31.5 billion. The announcement comes exactly […]
CoinStats, the all-in-one crypto research and portfolio tracker application, has announced the successful completion of its fundraising event. Led by Alex Pack’s Hack VC, this highly subscribed event witnessed participation from several prominent investors, including Mike Dudas’s 6th Man Ventures. […]
Just last month, we covered U.S. private equity giant Thoma Bravo after it paid $10.7 billion to acquire Anaplan, an SAP rival and enterprise software firm started in an English barn. In just three weeks, the firm has made its […]
As cryptocurrency gains more mainstream adoption, crypto investors are faced with a myriad of crypto investment options including Bitcoin, Altcoins, DeFi, and many more. In addition, investors also face challenges of which digital assets to choose from. It’s for this […]
In just five years, TikTok, the Chinese viral video-sharing app that started out as a joke, has become the most popular app in the world. In December 2021, TikTok dethroned Google to become the most visited website in the world, ending Google’s […]
