A few hours ago, we wrote about why NFTs are harmful and bad for the environment. As NFT mania reaches a fever pitch level, there are growing concerns about the environmental impacts of blockchain technology and NFTs. However, there are a […]
In late 2019, French President Macron announced a €5 billion investment to boost homegrown tech startups in France. Unlike most funding that comes directly from the government, the €5 billion did not come from the French government but from institutional investors including […]
Charge Amps, a Swedish green tech startup and maker of electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions, announced today it raised $15 million (€12.8 million) to further expand and establish Charge Amps’ European presence in key markets for 2021 including the Nordics, the […]
Just last week, we wrote about Citadel Defense after the AI-powered drone startup launched a mobile app for U.S. military and federal agencies to neutralize drone threats. The startup has been on a winning streak since the beginning of this […]
As the battle against climate change rages on, people are now turning to alternative foods to save the planet. According to a recent study conducted by Ipsos Retail Performance, there has been a 300% increase in veganism in the United […]
Socure, a New York-based cybersecurity startup that provides a predictive analytics platform for digital identity verification of consumers, announced it has raised a $100 million Series D round of funding to accelerate product innovation and attract top talent. The round, which follows a […]
Back in 2018, we wrote about eToro (formerly called RetailFx) after the blockchain startup pledged a $1 million fund to support a research initiative on humanitarian blockchain to reduce wealth inequality and it is recruiting partners. eToro, a social trading and investment marketplace […]
Last summer, we wrote about BitPanda after the European cryptocurrency exchange startup raised $52M Series A funding led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Venture to drive expansion and transform Europe’s financial industry, an important step for us to realize its ambitious plans. […]
We wrote about Stripe when the digital payments behemoth acquired Nigeria’s fintech startup Paystack for over $200 million to expand its footprint in Africa. The startup continues to grow with no sign of slowing. Stripe now operates in 42 countries. Of this […]
DNA, which stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, is the genetic code that determines all the characteristics of a living thing. The genome of every organism, be it bacteria, virus, potato, human, is made up of DNA. Each organism has a unique DNA sequence that […]
Last July, NASA successfully launched the Mars Perseverance rover into space. After traveling for 203 days and 300 million miles at the speed of about 24,600 miles per hour, NASA Perseverance Rover landed on Mars on February 18, 2021. Today, the […]
It’s been a while since we last featured the daily and weekly top tech startup news. We needed to catch our breath, and now we’re back in full force. Here’s your weekly tech news roundup for the week ending March 12, 2021. […]
If you have ever bought a home in the past, you know that closing a home sale still involves mountains of paperwork. The traditional home closing process is not only manually intensive but also time-consuming and error-prone with a bonus case of […]
FalconX, a Silicon Valley-based cryptocurrency brokerage and digital asset trading platform that uses data science to provide institutions with trading, credit, and clearing, announced it has secured a $50 million investment to scale its team and further expand its business lines to […]
In late 2019, we shared the story of how a Harvard dropout created the largest e-commerce company in South Korea. Kim Beom-Seok, also known as Kim Bom, was born in Seoul, South Korea. He migrated to the US with his parent at the […]
Flatfile, a Dever, Colorado-based data onboarding software startup, announced a $35 million in Series A funding to grow its all-remote team to meet the increasing demand for its solutions. The round was led by Scale Venture Partners, with participation from Workday Ventures. and […]
We wrote about Bluzelle back in February after the blockchain startup launched its first developer grant program, focused largely on the creation of the censorship-resistant application. As a provider of the decentralized database for Web3, Bluzelle enables Dapps (decentralized applications) to […]
We wrote about Greensill in May 2019 after SoftBank invested $800 million in London, England-based FinTech startup. The company claims to be the world’s leading non-bank provider of working capital finance for companies globally. A lot has happened since our […]
Aqua Security, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based cybersecurity tech startup that helps enterprises secure their cloud-native, container-based, and serverless applications from development to production, has closed $135 million in Series E funding to become a member of the highly-coveted unicorn club. […]
We wrote about Cedar almost a year ago after the New York-based medical billing startup raised $102M in Series C funding led by Andreessen Horowitz to accelerate the growth of its patient payment and engagement platform. Today, Cedar announced it has […]
