Technology and venture development company, Technology Acceleration Partners (TechAccel), has invested in biotechnology startup Plastomics to accelerate the development of better crops using chloroplast engineering. The St Louis-based TechAccel announced in a company release that it has completed a science advancement investment with […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories today Thursday, February 8 Goldman Sachs is close to buying personal-finance startup Clarity. According to Bloomerberg, Wall Street giant, Goldman Sachs is in the final phase to buying […]
The AI-powered music video platform startup, Triller, today announced it has raised a $5 million Series A funding round to democratize music video creation. The latest round is led by Carnegie Technologies. With over 23M downloads worldwide, Triller is making […]
Joveo, an AI recruitment technology platform startup, has raised $5 million in Series A funding to continue to accelerate its product offerings, expand its partnerships and scale its AI/deep learning layer. The current funding round was led by Nexus Venture Partners. In addition, […]
Alibaba Cloud is partnering with Israel-based big data GPU database startup, SQream Technologies, to bring rapid query capability and large scale data analysis to Alibaba Cloud customers. SQream is a provider of the GPU database that consistently provides fast access and […]
SoftBank Group said on Wednesday that it will begin preparing for an initial public offering of its mobile unit, SoftBank Corp. In a press conference, SoftBank Group’s Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son said he hopes the unit will be listed within […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories today Wednesday, February 7. A little-known startup turned profitable by staying away from India’s Silicon Valley. A 7-year-old Indian startup, Vantage Circle, is able to become by taking a […]
Zycle is a new way to commute. It is a folding and fully electric bike with swappable battery for unlimited range. Developed by a California-based startup, Xing Technology, the ZYCLE has a range with throttle control of 20+ miles, while […]
Hyperscale storage startup Nyriad Limited announced it has closed a US$8.5 million in Series A funding round, bringing it to a total of over US$11 million raised to date. The funds will be used to support the continuing expansion of the […]
‘Airbnb for boats’ and boat-sharing marketplace startup Boatsetter announced today the launch of its new online community following its largest successful acquisition of Boatbound acquisition back in August 2017. Boatsetter has now expanded its market presence to a staggering 600+ rental locations […]
Blockchain startup Monaco Estate is launching the first cryptocurrency real estate investment fund. The startup that will be offering cryptocurrency-backed real estate rentals in Monaco, accepting rental payments in the form of Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Euros; making it the only rental service […]
Billionaire investor, Mark Cuban, just invested in a student loan app of a Chicago-based startup ChangEd. The startup’s loan app helps students pay off their loans with spare change from routine purchases. ChangEd appeared on appeared on ABC’s popular Emmy-Award winning […]
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While driving an automobile is safe, most of the time, there are frightening times. Not all of them happen when you’re actually behind the wheel. If your car won’t start, if you lock your keys inside a car, or if […]
World’s largest startup accelerator, Plug and Play Japan, yesterday announced the launch of Mobility as a new genre for its startup accelerator program in addition to Fintech, IoT, Insurtech for the Batch 1 program. This new Mobility program is being launched […]
Sydney-based blockchain startup Bloxian Technology announced that Dr. Vincent Gramoli, Australian researcher and world-renowned blockchain expert who gained his international reputation through his previous experiences at INRIA, France, Cornell, U.S., and EPFL, Switzerland has joined the team as a Senior Strategic Advisor. The […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories today Friday, February 2. Startup Joby Aviation has raised $100 million for a working prototype of air-taxi. Joby Aviation, the secretive aviation startup, announced today that it raised $100 […]
Facebook stock fell today after its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, said that people are spending 50 million fewer hours on Facebook a day. Even though Facebook has a very strong fourth quarter, its stock to fall as much as 7.9% in after-hours […]
Chicago-based Fixer.com is a new startup launched in 2017 to provide a on-demand handyman service to customers. Fixer is led by Grubhub co-founder Mike Evans, wants to bring handyperson services into the on-demand economy. The inspiration for Fixer.com came when Mike Evans […]
We covered AbiliTek back on January 9 of this year. AbiliTrek is a new startup founded by Western Washington University grad Daman Wandke, aims to provide comprehensive information about hotel accessibility and amenities for those with disabilities. Since the last time […]
