This US tech start-up helped a maker of football helmets tap investors with new VC funding platform
Buttonwood Buttonwood Network is attempting to disrupt the way in which late stage start ups secure VC funding by making.....»»
EdTech Startup AttainU Receives Angel Funding from Heavyweight Investors
Bangalore-based AttainU, an online platform offering live tuition courses, has won an angel investment funding round led by several of India’s leading tech lights. The backers i.....»»
Sales tech startup Map My Customers lands $2.6 million in financing
Map My Customers, which makes a software platform that helps a company’s outside sales teams and representatives manage customer accounts, said Tuesday it has closed on a $2.6 million series A funding round. The company’s investors included Ru.....»»
Token, an Open Banking Platform, Raises $16.5M in Funding
Investors in Token include Opera Tech Ventures, the venture arm of BNP Paribas, Octopus Ventures, and EQT Ventures......»»
After landing $50M, workplace benefit startup PerkSpot eyes growth
Chicago startup PerkSpot, the maker of an HR tech platform, made headlines earlier this month when it raised $50 million in venture capital funding from Susquehanna Growth Equity. The capital was the first outside funding the startup has taken in .....»»
Five things: Hilliards chocolates, cannabis funding, and do we have too much tech?
Good morning, Boston, and Happy National Haiku Poetry Day. Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your workday. Cassie McGrath reports that cannabis social equity businesses are finally set to see an infusi.....»»
Jay-Z and Andreessen Horowitz back a $19 million investment in NFT platform Bitski
An NFT platform branding itself as the "Shopify for NFTs" raised $19 million in funding from investors including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Jay-Z. Mike Blake.....»»
HelloFresh set to open its largest distribution facility — plus other NYC tech news
Pawp, a veterinary telehealth platform, has raised $13 million in funding, and mental health platform Headway has secured $70 million......»»
Earnings Results: GoPro stock on a joyride as camera maker sees high-end demand and reaches 1 million subscriptions
GoPro Inc. said Thursday that demand for its more high-end cameras, and an uptick in subscriptions helped boost its first-quarter revenue and get its year off to a "solid start.".....»»
Boulder-based IT management platform closes on $110M in Series C funding
Boulder-based tech company Automox has secured $110 million in Series C funding, which it will use to grow its employee base and expand its offerings. The round was led by Insight Partners, along with funds managed by Blackstone and existing.....»»
Market Snapshot: Tech stocks poised to rise as yields pull back but equities set for mixed open Monday
U.S. stock-index futures on Monday indicate a mixed start for the week, following losses for all three major benchmarks last week as investors weigh brightening economic prospects against worries that interest rates will climb sooner than anticipated......»»
IPO Report: Olo, maker of restaurant-ordering tech, shares pop 28% in IPO
Olo Inc., which makes online-ordering technology for restaurants, is set to go public Wednesday as it seeks to benefit from an on-demand boom that was helped further along by the coronavirus pandemic......»»
Nasdaq stumbles at the open after 10-year Treasury rises before Fed update
U.S. stocks were mostly lower at the start of Wednesday's session as a rise in long-term Treasury yields appeared to weigh on tech shares. Investors will watch the Federal Reserve's policy update in the afternoon where it could bring forward i.....»»
IPO Report: Olo, maker of restaurant-ordering tech, prices IPO at $25 a share for valuation above $3 billion
Olo Inc., which makes online-ordering technology for restaurants, is set to go public Wednesday as it seeks to benefit from an on-demand boom that was helped further along by the coronavirus pandemic......»»
Instacart valuation increased to $39 billion after new funding round
Instacart Inc. announced Tuesday that it raised $265 million as part of a new funding round, which raised the privately held online grocery platform's valuation to $39 billion. The investors in the new funding round included Andreessen Horowitz,.....»»
Indian HR Firm DarwinBox Raises $15m for Southeast Asia Scale
Human resources tech startup DarwinBox has raised a $15 million Series C funding round, as it aims to scale its platform deeper into the sou.....»»
Charlotte tech company to expand software platform with $130M in new funding
Charlotte-based LeanTaaS has raised a $130 million Series D funding round that it will use to expand its suite of products......»»
Bay Area software startup Harness hits $1.7B valuation with $115M funding
Another San Francisco tech company has signaled its entry into the 2021 unicorn club. Harness, which offers a platform for software delivery, announced Thursday that it has raised a $115 million Series C round, bringing its valuation to $1.7 billion......»»
A $21 Billion Wager on Who Will Build the Apple Car
Magna is helping tech groups and start-ups enter the auto business. Could the iPhone maker be next? .....»»
Laster to start volume production at Taiwan factory in 2Q21
LED automotive lighting module maker Laster Tech is installing automated equipment at a factory in northern Taiwan and expects volume production to begin in second-quarter 2021, according to the company......»»
Wall Street gains as U.S. states start to reopen
U.S. stock markets rose on Monday as more states prepared to lift coronavirus-induced curbs and investors geared up for the busiest week of quarterly earnings reports, including from tech titans Apple and Microsoft......»»