SoftBank is back with its spending spree after it made its foray into real estate with a $200 million investment in Clutter at a $600 million valuation in February 2019. Now, SoftBank is making another big bet, this time the tech giant […]
With billions of dollars in war chest, Spotify announced Tuesday that it is buying Washington D.C.-based Megaphone for $235 million. Megaphone offers the technology for podcast publishers and advertisers seeking targeted slots on podcasts. It offers podcast hosting, distribution, and ad-insertion tools […]
SME Finance, a Lithuanian-based fintech startup and leading fintech platform for non-banking financing in the Baltic states, today announced it has received €80 million in back from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support small and medium-sized Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian enterprises […]
JumpCloud, a Denver, Colorado-based cloud directory platform startup today announced it has raised $75 million Series E funding to expand product development, marketing, and sales globally. The round was led by BlackRock, with participation from existing investor General Atlantic. JumpCloud said it […]
Kochava, a Sandpoint Idaho-based mobile attribution tech startup announced today that it has acquired database maker Thalamus to connect ad buyers and vendors as the ad industry adjusts to the ever-changing landscape. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. With this acquisition, […]
Local Logic, a Montreal, Canada-based tech startup on a mission to change the world of investing, buying, and building real estate using urban planning and data science, announced today it has raised $6.1 million ($8 million CAD) in funding to expand its […]
While the travel industry had suffered extensive furloughs and layoffs, this travel tech startup is not only thriving but also maintaining its workforce and continuing to expand with new hiring. CuddlyNest is an Orlando-based travel tech startup that offers accommodations at millions of properties all […]
Coronavirus pandemic has forever changed our ways of life. It has also changed the way do businesses. Product demonstrations are key to the success of most companies, especially technology companies. With the current pandemic climate, it is even much more challenging […]
We’ve all heard of Moore’s law which simply states that the number of transistors on a chip doubles every 24 months. In its very basic meaning, the law is an empirical observation that the density of semiconductor integrated circuits one […]
We covered Softline back in August after the Moscow, Russia-based global information technology solutions and services provider announced the launch of Maestro, a proprietary cloud management platform. Softline Maestro supports an enterprise cloud portal with a simplified interface for solving IT tasks in self-service mode. […]
TripAdmit, a Dublin based travel tech startup that provides sales and distribution solutions for tours and activities, has raised €500,000 in seed funding to expand its global footprint and increase its international reach. The round was backed by both international and Irish […]
Atos, a French digital transformation company, announced today it is partnering with French startup Pasqal to develop a quantum accelerator based on neutral atom technology for High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems. The technology would make it possible to strengthen the computing […]
It’s been over two years since we last wrote about Udacity. In July 2018, the EdTech startup launched a blockchain nanodegree program for the Middle East and North Africa. Since then, Udacity has seen exponential growth. The nine-year-old Udacity provides online education […]
3Commas.io, a Tallinn, Estonia-based cryptocurrency startup and a provider of a crypto-asset management platform that offers a unified access point and interface with the 23 of the world’s top crypto exchanges, today announced it has closed $3M in a Series A financing led […]
inRiver, a Malmo, Sweden-based tech startup that helps businesses sell more products online via better product information, today announced that they have closed $32 million in funding to support the rapid growth planned to meet accelerated customer demand, continued product development, […]
Today, with thousands of organizations moving their IT operations to the cloud, they are now faced with new ubiquitous and fundamental challenges of asset discovery and visibility that’s preventing enterprises from efficiently managing, securing, and transforming technology. Enter Lucidum, a California-based […]
Sony Corp is in final talks with AT&T to acquire San Francisco-based animation-streaming service Crunchyroll in a deal worth more than $957 million (100 billion yen), according to a Friday report from Reuters, citing Nikkei business daily. Crunchyroll is a San Francisco-based […]
Whoop, the Boston-based health tech startup and the maker of a wearable device that tracks sleep among other health metrics, has raised $100 million Series E funding with back from investors including venture capital firm IVP, SoftBank Vision Fund, and athletes […]
Over the years, the number of startup investments at the seed and early-stage has dropped off, according to data provider PitchBook. And even when the funding is available, some venture firms simply follow the mantra of “invest to divest,” meaning […]
UC Berkeley SkyDeck, the startup accelerator of the University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley), today announced today that it is launching its fall 2020 startup cohort program with 16 tech startups from eight countries and the U.S. The new group […]
