Tech News update LA-based Retina raises $2.5 million in new funding Feb 5, 2020 Casting a cold eye on customer behavior and their future lifetime value has brought the Los Angeles-based startup Retina $2.5 million in new…
Tech News update Verkada raises $80M at $1.6B to be every building’s security OS Jan 30, 2020 50 iPads were stolen from Verkada co-founder Hans Robertson’s old company. Only when they checked the security system did they realize the video…
App and Software Mobile payment app Lydia raises $45 million round led by Tencent Jan 16, 2020 French startup Lydia is raising a $45 million Series B round (€40 million). Tencent is leading the round with existing investors CNP Assurances,…
Tech News update Clearcover raises $50 million to find you a vehicle insurance policy with AI Jan 4, 2020 Millions of car owners in the U.S. have yet to secure automotive insurance of any kind, which isn’t surprising considering the average policy costs a…
Tech News update Helsinki’s Speechly raises €2M seed for its ‘natural language understanding’ API Dec 19, 2019 Speechly, a startup out of Helsinki that boasts an experienced team of speech recognition and “natural language understanding” experts, has raised €2…
Tech News update On-demand delivery startup Glovo raises $167 million at over $1 billion valuation Dec 19, 2019 European on-demand delivery startup Glovo has raised €150 million ($167 million) in a series E round of funding led by UAE-based investment firm…
Tech News update Yubo raises $12.3 million for its social app for teens Dec 16, 2019 French startup Yubo has raised a $12.3 million funding round led by Iris Capital and Idinvest Partners. Existing investors Alven, Sweet Capital and…
Tech News update Portify raises £7M Series A for its fintech app Dec 16, 2019 Portify, the London fintech startup that offers an app and various financial products to help gig economy and other modern, flexible or…
Tech News update Airbnb invests as Zeus corporate housing raises $55M at $205M Dec 10, 2019 As Airbnb absorbs more and more of the demand for housing, it’s exploring how to monetize opportunities beyond vacation rentals. A marketplace for…
Tech News update Foodvisor raises $4.5 million to track what you eat using AI Nov 29, 2019 French startup Foodvisor has raised a $4.5 million funding round after generating 2 million app downloads. Agrinnovation is leading the round and…