Huawei, the Chinese tech giant facing trade battle with the United States, today unveils its new 5G flagship smartphone lineup but without pre-installed Google-licensed apps. The new Huawei’s Mate 30 phone series will run on an open-source version of Google’s […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Thursday, September 19, 2019. Tencent Music is not in a hurry to launch its popular karaoke app ‘WeSing’ in more countries. WeSing is a popular app already being […]
Automattic Inc., the parent company of the popular web publishing and ecommerce platforms WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Jetpack, and enterprise WordPress VIP, has raised $300M in a Series D investment round to fuel the company’s growth. The fresh capital infusion will enable […]
Every time we go online, we create valuable data points for every action we take including clicks, searches, likes, posts, purchases, and many more. We leave behind our digital trails or data about actions and activities, with little or no […]
Today, the world faces tremendous uncertainty and volatility on various fronts. It is easy to lose sight of key sustainability issues in the face of growing economic pressure. To drive sustainable development, growth must be inclusive. It has to be […]
Nearly 12,000 new tech companies were registered in the UK in 2018, a 14% increase from the previous year*. Many of these tech startups are working on exciting solutions to address one of the biggest challenges facing the travel industry. […]
HELSINKI, FINLAND, September 17th — AppFollow, a Helsinki-based startup that helps businesses manage mobile apps and user feedback from all major app stores, has secured an investment of $1.1M The round was led by the company’s current investors — Vendep […]
Revelo, a São Paulo, Brazil-based recruiting startup that helps knowledge workers find new career, has raised a $15 million Series B round to accelerate growth and to launch new products for companies and candidates. The round, which was led by the IFC, is the largest […]
Splunk, a machine learning analytics company that produces software for searching, monitoring, and analyzing machine-generated big data, today announced the launch of $150 million Splunk Ventures Fund to invest in innovative technology and data startups and fuel the next generation of data analytics. […]
Apple continues to dominate the mobile phone market with solid sales of its iPhone. What a lot of people may not know is that Android smartphones, in fact takes the lion share of the market in terms of total smartphone […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Wednesday, September 18, 2019. TransferWise, the $3.5 billion fintech startup backed by Peter Thiel, posts its third year of profit. With many fintech startups struggling to break […]
GenomSys, a Swiss software startup company developing ISO compliant technology for efficient processing and sharing of DNA data, has raised $9.35 million (CHF 9.3 million) in Series A funding to accelerate development progress of its MPEG-G-based solution for DNA data […]
WhiteFox Defense Technologies, a tech startup that develops and provides drone threat mitigation device, has raised additional $12 million to fuel product expansion. With a total of $26M raised, the startup is well positioned for expansion in support of its rapidly growing […]
French President Macro has been a good advocate for technology startups. Back in January, we wrote about Mr. Macro and his effort to make France a place for artificial intelligence tech startups. Now, the French President is going extra mile. […]
Edtech startup Noodle has acquired Clark, a software for tutoring business startup for an undisclosed amount. Noodle makes the process of searching for education better through transparency and efficiency. In a blog post, Clark co-founders Megan O’Connor and Sam Gimbel, wrote: “Today […]
TuSimple, a San Diego-based autonomous trucking unicorn startup, has raised additional $120 million in Series D funding to expand long haul service for fleets and co-develop a commercial self-driving truck with OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers. The fresh fund, added with the […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Tuesday, September 17, 2019. Video creation and advertising startup VidMob has hired an executive from Amazon’s controversial facial recognition team. Humphrey Chen, the former senior executive and product management […]
VINCIVR, a Virtual Reality tech startup founded by a a 22-year-old college undergrad, secured a $1 million contract with the United States Air Force (USAF) to redefine next generation of VR training technologies. The contract is unique among VR companies as […]
GitLab, the popular open-source code collaboration platform that enables developers to create, review, and deploy code bases, has closed $268 million Series E round of funding. With plans to go public next year, GitLab plans to use the funding to further develop […]
Elon Musk is the most inspirational leader in technology, according to a new survey of global industry professionals titled: “2019 Global Brand Health Report” released Tuesday by Hired, the job search marketplace. Global tech professionals named Elon Musk as the most […]
