Before the coronavirus pandemic, the trends show some increased interest in use of telemedicine and telehealth services among patients and healthcare providers around the country. In the first half of 2020, healthcare providers have seen a sharp increase in utilization of […]
Last week, China passed a controversial national security law on Hong Kong, which many fear could be used to override existing legal processes and end China’s “One country, two systems” policy. In response, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that the United States […]
OwnBackup, a New Jersey-based cloud-to-cloud business continuity platform that provides backup and security services for Salesforce clients, today announced a $50 million in follow-on funding led by Insight Partners, with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Vertex Ventures, and existing investor Innovation Endeavors. This latest round, which […]
Data Dynamics, a Teaneck, New Jersey-based tech startup and a provider of unified unstructured data management platform, today announced it has recently closed on a $9 million financing round to support its strong product traction and market adoption. The round was led […]
Uber has bought San Francisco-based food-delivery service Postmates for $2.65 billion in stock, the two companies announced in a joint statement Monday. Postmates is the fourth-largest delivery food service in the U.S. Last month, we told you about Uber’s attempt to […]
Taking medication comes with certain risks: the recent controversy surrounding hydroxychloroquine has made this clear once again. More generally, drugs are responsible for 130,000 hospitalizations and 30,000 deaths annually in countries such as France. That is the equivalent to the […]
Anduril Industries, a 3-year-old Southern California startup that builds technology for military agencies and border surveillance, today announced it has closed $200 million in fresh funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and other VCs. […]
The Mom Project, a digital talent marketplace and a career destination for moms, today announced it has closed $25 million Series B funding to help women remain active in the workforce and also help businesses attract and retain female talent. The round, which brings […]
Revenued, a Jersey City, NJ-based financial technology startup announced today it has acquired Sky Bridge Business Funding to further establish the company’s vision of helping small businesses have access to the tools and solutions needed for growth. Founded in 2017, Sky […]
Kennet Partners, a London-based European technology growth equity investor focused on bootstrapped and capital efficient technology startup companies, has raised $250 million (€223m) for its fifth fund, Kennet V* in partnership with Edmond de Rothschild. The Fund exceeded its target […]
Hunters, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based cybersecurity startup and a provider of SaaS-based autonomous threat hunting solution, today announced it has closed $15 million in Series A funding to boost development of its XDR technology and expand North American operations. Backers include Microsoft’s venture […]
Late last year, we wrote about Mirror, when the fitness tech startup founded by Harvard grad, raised $34 million to revolutionize the in-home fitness experience. Mirror is the world’s first nearly invisible, interactive home gym featuring live and on-demand fitness […]
Cynet, a New York City and Rishon Le’Zion, Israel-based autonomous breach protection startup company, has raised $18m in Series B+ funding to expand in the U.S. and international markets and to further develop its CyOps team. The round was led by […]
The adoption of cloud-based email by companies large and small is now mainstream. According to Gartner’s Email Security Market Guide, more than 70 percent of corporate email will be cloud-native — principally Microsoft Office 365 and Google Gmail — by […]
Many Fortune Global 2000 companies have thousands of vendors with contracts that have been neglected for long periods of time because the value of the contracts are too small and too numerous to warrant proper procurement specialists’ time. Enter Pactum, a […]
Codefresh, a Mountain View, CA-based startup and a continuous delivery and collaboration platform for containers and microservices, today announced it has raised $27 million in Series C funding to accelerate growth and push their competitive advantage further as the first Kubernetes-native CI/CD […]
Lift Foils is a Puerto Rico-based startup and maker of Lift electric hydrofoil, or eFoil that lets riders experience flight over almost any body of water at up to 25 mph, with no waves required. The eFoil can rise up above water and […]
We’ve written several stories about TikTok, a popular app among teens and preteens that allows users to create and share short videos. The Chinese app is now the third most popular among teenagers in the US. Back in summer of last […]
First, China gave America the “gift”of coronavirus. Almost at the same time coronavirus started to spread around the world, the country gave another gift to a multinational technology company operating in China. This time, the gift is a software virus dubbed […]
Apple has acquired San Francisco-based device management startup Fleetsmith. The company makes it easier to deploy iPhones and Macs at workplaces. The total amount of the deal was not disclosed. Even though Apple offers enterprise-grade features and security on its devices, including […]
