Oak9 is a Chicago-based tech startup that provides a cybersecurity SaaS platform for developers. Backed by a seed round of $5.9 million in funding, Oak9 today announced the launch of its Infrastructure as Code (IaC) security platform to help businesses accelerate […]
Mobile gaming continues to explode worldwide and represents one of the fastest-growing forms of digital entertainment, accounting for 52% of the global games market, which reached $177.8 billion in value in 2020 and is expected to surpass $200 billion in […]
E-commerce giant Etsy announced Wednesday that it is buying Gen-Z-focused fashion reseller Depop for $1.63 billion as part of its effort to attract younger shoppers. Depop is a U.K.-based second-hand fashion marketplace app that caters to a younger audience. Founded in 2011 […]
No day goes by without headlines about cyber-attacks and data breaches. Just last month, cyber hackers successfully hacked into Colonial Pipeline Co, the operator of America’s largest fuel pipeline system that takes fuel from the refineries of the Gulf Coast to the […]
Remittances into low and middle-income countries were worth $508 billion in 2020, according to an estimate from the World Bank. Early this month, Wise (formerly TransferWise) teamed up with Google Pay to allow users in the U.S. to send money to […]
Arabic is one of the widely spoken languages around the world. Today, it is estimated that there are more than 420 million Arabic speakers globally with 30 different dialects. Egypt has the highest population of Arabic speakers with the highest […]
Constellation Network announced a partnership with Givebox to help facilitate fiat to crypto payment processing as well as give money to charity. The partnership, which is in collaboration with the Stardust Collective, will enable Givebox to serve as an onramp for card payment […]
The timely detection of diseases is one of the biggest challenges in guiding consumers and patients to appropriate care, with under-diagnosis, misdiagnosis, and long patient journeys to diagnosis and care, unfortunately, being commonplace. In addition, global healthcare systems are overburdened, […]
For over three years now, we’ve featured thousands of startups around the world. For some reason, SpotOn slipped under our radar. SpotOn is a San Francisco-based payments and software startup redefining the merchant services industry. The startup was founded to bring together […]
At the present moment, there are an estimated 3.6 billion smartphone users in the world. That works out to be nearly half of the global population, which means why it’s surprising to learn the mobile application industry is thriving more […]
NFT mania continues with no sign of slowing down. Many prominent companies are now joining the bandwagon and get their slice of the non-fungible token (NFT) market before it fizzles out. Last week, we told you about Voice.com, a $30 […]
Just two days ago, Softbank led a $175 million investment in South Korea-based EdTech startup and AI tutoring platform Riiid to further R&D and enhance its AI technology. Over the past three years, Softbank, through its SoftBank Vision Fund, has been betting on […]
CMX (ComplianceMetrix), a La Jolla, California-based tech startup that provides a platform to enable companies of all sizes to gain control and transparency over their supply chains, announced today it has closed a $50 million Series A investment led by Morgan […]
Patrick Shyu is an Ex-Google Tech Lead and Ex-Facebook Software Engineer. After leaving the corporate world, Shyu launched TechLead, an online training program, and professional community. TechLead is a great platform for those who’re interested in Tech, programming, Big Tech companies, money, […]
The coronavirus pandemic has forever changed our ways of life. Millions of people lost their jobs and thousands of businesses were decimated. Some of the sectors most impacted by this deadly virus are the foods and the travel industry. Thanks […]
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) are fast becoming central to corporate reporting. In 2019, 90 percent of S&P 500 companies disclosed ESG-related metrics in some form, compared to just 20 percent in 2011. Until now, there’s been a deficit of ESG […]
Made.com is a London, England-based e-commerce platform that directly provides designer furniture without third-party involvement. The company was founded by serial entrepreneurs Ning Li and Brent Hoberman, together with Julien Callède (COO) and Chloe Macintosh. Brent Hoberman is also the […]
AnyClip, a video analytics platform that provides media companies with tools to analyze and catalog their video libraries, said on Tuesday it raised $47 million in a funding round led by venture capital firm JVP, with participation from La Maison, Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot […]
With millions of Americans now working from home, consumers are looking for ways to achieve their health and wellness goals during this pandemic time. Noom is a popular diet app launched in 2016. The Noom app has been downloaded more than 50 […]
SiLC Technologies, a Monrovia, California-based Silicon photonics startup focusing on photonic Sensors and 3D imaging applications, announced today it has closed a $17M in Series A funding round to advance machine vision applications. The round, which brings SiLC’s total funding to over $30 […]
