Decentralized finance (DeFi) has been hailed as a new way for users to lend, borrow and save while bypassing traditional gatekeepers of finance such as banks and government regulations. DeFi is built on the premise that the technology will potentially eliminate […]
Technology has been leaving its mark on real estate. From novel land record storage solutions to innovative listing platforms, buyers and sellers can now rely on technical solutions to solve their issues. When speaking of real estate negotiation and related […]
Employees’ wellness is one of the major challenges for most organizations. More than 90 percent of business leaders say that promoting wellness can affect employee productivity and performance, according to survey results from the nonprofit Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO). […]
CloudWalk, a fintech startup that is democratizing the payments industry in Brazil, has raised $150 million in funding led by Coatue, an investment firm focused on companies in the technology, media, and telecommunications space. The latest round brings the company valuation to $2.15 billion, making […]
Just a few weeks ago, Facebook announced it was changing its name to Meta to reflect its focus on building the metaverse, a new concept that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg described as the “embodied internet.” The announcement also marks the start of […]
Upgrade, a neobank that offers credit to mainstream consumers through cards and personal loans, announced Tuesday it has raised $280 million in a funding round is a Series F round valuing the fintech startup at a $6 billion pre-money valuation. The round […]
Alluxio (formerly Tachyon Nexus), a provider of an open-source cloud data orchestration platform, announced today it raised $50 million in Series C funding led by a leading global investment firm, with participation from existing investors including a16z, Seven Seas Partners, and […]
Did you know that skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States and worldwide? According to data from SkingCancer.org, more than two people die of the disease every hour and more than 9,500 people in the United States are diagnosed […]
We first covered SoundHound back in 2018 when the conversational AI tech startup raised $100 million to drive the adoption and distribution of its Houndify voice AI platform across verticals including automotive, Internet of Things, consumer products, and enterprise apps and […]
You will likely have heard of blockchain-based protocols and products like NFT’s, DeFi, and Cryptos, but have you heard that the blockchain also plays host to a new gaming arena, one which is enticing hundreds of thousands of new players […]
We covered Monograph back in late 2020 when the Silicon Valley-based tech startup unveiled Resource, a solution to help the AEC industry, architects, and engineers better manage their time and resources. The architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry is widely known for […]
Last month, we wrote about A.L.I. Technologies after the Japanese drone startup unveiled XTurismo, the world’s first flying motorcycle that can hover that can fly above public roads. Also known as a hovercycle, the hoverbike looks more like what you’d get if you crossed a […]
The last time we covered WeWork was back in March when the embattled co-working startup announced its plan to go public in a $9 billion SPAC deal after losing a whopping $3.2 billion in 2020. Then on October 21, WeWork […]
Late last year, we wrote about Tier Mobility after the Berlin, Germany-based e-scooter rental startup received a $250 million investment led by the Japanese giant SoftBank. The Series C funding round was also supported by additional funding existing investor Mubadala Capital alongside Northzone, Goodwater […]
The hunter has become the hunted. On Saturday, cybers hackers successfully hacked into the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI’s) email system on Saturday, using it to send over 100,000 fake emails warning of a possible cyberattack, according to a report […]
With growing concerns about climate change, global automakers are slowly transitioning away from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to electric vehicles as part of their efforts to reduce carbon emissions. For example, after 113 years of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, […]
The tiny island of Taiwan currently accounts for 63% of the global semiconductor market share. So why are U.S. venture capital (VC) firms ramping up investments in Chinese semiconductor companies instead of Taiwan with a track record of chip manufacturing? Do […]
In June, self-driving truck tech startup Embark announced it was going public via a SPAC deal with Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II, a special purpose acquisition company, at a market capitalization of $5.2 billion. About five months later, Embark completed its SPAC merger and began […]
Imagine you want to go on a long ride on your electric scooter but are unsure of how long the battery charge will last. This is one of many challenges facing users of e-scooters around the world–getting enough juice to […]
With growing demands for electric vehicles across the globe, more charging points are needed to power millions of new electric vehicles that are going to hit the roads in years to come. That’s why charging platform ElectricPe is leading the […]
