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Unblockable is tackling a new area for blockchain technology — sports fandom, specifically collectibles and fantasy sports. CEO Jeb Terry (a former Fox Sports executive, and before that a former offensive lineman for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) said the goal is to connect pro sports and pro athletes with the technology, and to “create new […]... →

A lot of the innovation we’ve seen in the world of commerce has been focused on the front end of the business: how to use digital tools to improve shoppers’ experiences both online and offline — ultimately get them to buy more. Today, however, comes news of some funding for a startup that has built […]... →

Венчурный инвестор Леонид Соловьев вместе с Фондом развития интернет-инициатив (ФРИИ) и компанией Ernst&Young выпустили исследование «Стартап Барометр». Авторы исследования опросили 300 предпринимателей и инвесторов, чтобы составить портрет среднестатистического основателя технологического стартапа.  На данный момент статистика выглядит так: это москвич 30-32 лет с высшим технологическим образованием (47%), бизнес основал вместе с партнером (69%). В предпринимательстве не новичок и уже успел набить шишки на... →

Hot on the heels of Coinbase expanding its crypto fund to U.S.-based investors, the company’s own CEO has unveiled a fund of his own but this time it is focused on philanthropy. GiveCrypto.org is aiming to raise $10 million by the end of this year — it has already secured $3.5 million — with a […]... →

As the tech world continues to grapple with how best to deal with the growing issue of malicious hacking and other security breaches, a startup that has developed a ratings system to track how well businesses are faring has raised a large growth round to expand its business. BitSight, which provides an ongoing, changing “risk […]... →

If VR on the blockchain is all a bit too disruptive for you to handle, close the tab and carry on you luddite. High Fidelity, a social VR startup founded by one of Second Life’s original creators has bagged a $35 million Series D led by Blockchain investment firm Galaxy Digital Ventures. Also participating in […]... →

French startup Oh BiBi raised $21 million from Atomico with Korelya Capital also participating. Oh BiBi is a team of mobile gaming veterans trying to build the next big thing when it comes to mobile gaming. The company has already released a handful of games, such as LoL Kart, Motor World Car Factory, Dino Factory […]... →

Lyft has raised an additional $600 million in a Series I financing round led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, pushing its post-money valuation to $15.1 billion. The company’s value has more than doubled in the past 14 months. Senator Investment Group LP joined Fidelity in the capital raise. Fidelity has poured more than $800 […]... →

Cordial, a San Diego startup building what CEO Jeremy Swift described as a “truly next generation platform” for email marketing, has raised $15 million in Series B funding. Swift and his co-founders come from email marketing company BlueHornet/Mapp Digital, which he said gave them the background to see “the market was really screaming: There needs […]... →

DevOps — the branch of enterprise IT that involves both products and best-practices for developers to build, test and run apps and other software — is on track to be worth nearly $13 billion by 2025. Now, a startup that is building DevOps tools is announcing a significant funding round to capitalise on that opportunity. […]... →

Codefresh, a continuous integration and delivery platform built for the Kubernetes container ecosystem, today announced that it has raised an $8 million Series B round led by M12, Microsoft’s venture fund. Viola Ventures, Hillsven and CEIF also participated in this round, which brings the company’s total funding to $15.1 million. In a market where there are […]... →

CloudBees, the Jenkins-based devops platform that recently acquired Codeship, today announced that it has raised a $62 million funding round. The round consists of a traditional $37 million equity round led by Delta-v Capital and $25 million of growth financing from Golub Capital’s Late Stage Lending. Existing investors, including Matrix Partners, Lightspeed Ventures, Unusual Ventures […]... →

Security breaches are a disaster for corporate companies, but good news if you’re someone who offers preventative solutions. Today in 2018, wide-ranging attacks on the likes of Equifax, Sony Pictures and Target have only added value to those charged with safeguarding companies. Balbix, one such solutions provider, has pulled in a $20 million Series B to […]... →

UST Global is a multinational digital and tech services firm, but it is not your average unicorn. The U.S.-based firm was founded in 2009, it has “significant” revenues and is profitable. But nonetheless, it has joined the $1 billion-valuation club courtesy of a $250 million investment from Temasek, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund. The business may be […]... →

Honk Technologies, a marketplace for towing services for consumers and insurance companies, has raised $18 million in a new round of funding a little over a year after inking a massive contract with the insurance company, Farmers. The investment was led by Altpoint Ventures, with participation from existing investors Structure Capital and Venture 51. The […]... →

CarBlip, a new used car buying mobile application that’s aiming to compete with services like Wyper, has raised $2 million in a new round of financing. The investment was led by Nordic Eye Venture Capital with participation from the startup studio and seed investment firm, Science. CarBlip chief executive Brian Johnson, said that the company’s main […]... →

b8ta, the retail-as-a-service startup, has closed a $19 million Series B round led by Macy’s with participation from Sound Ventures, Palm Drive Capital, Capitaland, Graphene Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Plug and Play Ventures. This round brings b8ta’s total funding to $39 million. Macy’s decision to lead this round comes in light of its recent partnership […]... →

Because autonomous delivery drones are undoubtedly coming, Boeing HorizonX Ventures, the aviation company’s venture arm, led a $16 million round in drone startup Matternet . Other investors include Swiss Post, Sony Innovation Fund and Levitate Capital. With this funding, Matternet’s plan is to further expand throughout the U.S. and internationally in urban environments. “Matternet’s technology […]... →

As companies get bigger and bigger, all the critical information about a company — even its mission and culture statements — can get lost in a massive pile of Google Docs or files strewn across dozens of collaboration tools, making it nearly impossible to find. That’s where the team behind EveryTeam hopes to step in […]... →

The Elon Musk co-founded venture is aiming to raise awareness for where AI technologies are already and how the industry can promote safe advances that benefit everyone. While playing an unabashedly nerdy video game better than human opponents may seem to be a weird place to place extensive efforts, it’s all the continuation of where […]... →