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Carbyne raises $25M for a next-generation platform to improve emergency 911 responses
Emergency services continue to be a major force when it comes to coping with the Covid-19 health pandemic, and today a company that is building technology to help them run better is announcing a round
Germany’s Xentral nabs $20M led by Sequoia to help online-facing SMBs run back offices better
Small enterprises remain one of the most underserved segments of the business market, but the growth of cloud-based services — easier to buy, easier to provision — has helped that change i
Vdoo raises $25M more to develop its AI-based security for IoT and connected devices
It’s estimated that there were some 50 billion connected devices globally in 2020, and while that really says a lot about how far we’ve come in tech, for many it also speaks to a big issue
Rapyd raises $300M on a $2.5B valuation to boost its fintech-as-a-service API
A wave of organizations — propelled by global COVID-19 pandemic circumstances — are moving their commercial and financial interactions online, and today one of the big players helping to e
Gett raises $115M for its on-demand ride-hailing platform for business users
As ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft continue to find their feet in a new landscape for transportation services — where unessential travel is being actively discouraged in many markets a
Descript raises $30M to build the next generation of video and audio editing tools
The popularity of podcasting and online video shows no signs of slowing down, and so we continue to see a wave of creators publishing a profusion of audio and video content to fill out the airwaves. T
Jedox raises over $100M to expand its financial modeling and analytics software to more verticals
Organizations today — perhaps more than ever before — are relying on technology to help them figure out what the next weeks, months and years will hold for their business at what has been
Jobber raises $60M as its platform for home services professionals hits 100K users
One of the technology byproducts of the COVID-19 pandemic is that it has raised the game for businesses to have better digital tools in place to interface with customers, and their own work, to get th
IBM leads US patent list for 2020 as total numbers decline 1% in pandemic year to 352,000
One year in, the COVID-19 global health pandemic continues to have something of a dragging effect on many aspects of life. But today, a key bellwether for how technology is developing underscored how
BBVA says that it is shutting down banking app Simple, will transfer users to BBVA USA
Some consolidation is underway in the world of challenger banking apps. BBVA today told users of Simple — the pioneering mobile and online banking app that it acquired for $117 million in 2014 &
Quantum Metric raises $200M, now valued at over $1B, for its digital product design platform
Digital product design — the process of building services like websites and apps that work without bugs and as you intend them to — has come into focus as an especially important thing to
Glia raises $78M for its integrated, hands-on, AI-based customer service platform
The ongoing push for social distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19 has meant that more people than ever are using internet-based services to get things done. And that is having a direct impact on d
Mambu raises $135M at a $2B+ valuation for a SaaS platform that powers banking services
Challenger banks, incumbent banks and all of the many businesses that are making inroads into any kind of banking service all have something in common: when it comes to launching a new product like a
Veo raises $25M for AI-based cameras that record and analyze football and other team sports
Sports have been among some of the most popular and lucrative media plays in the world, luring broadcasters, advertisers and consumers to fork out huge sums to secure the chance to watch (and sponsor)
Atlanta’s SalesLoft raises $100M for its digital sales platform, now valued at $1.1B
The COVID-19 pandemic and specifically need for social distancing to slow the spread of the virus have continued to keep many of us away from the office. Now, increasingly, many organizations and peop
Oxbotica raises $47M to deploy its autonomous vehicle software in industrial applications
While the world continues to await the arrival of safe, reliable and cost-effective self-driving cars, one of the pioneers in the world of autonomous vehicle software has raised some substantial fundi
AI chipmaker Graphcore raises $222M at a $2.77B valuation and puts an IPO in its sights
Applications based on artificial intelligence — whether they are systems running autonomous services, platforms being used in drug development or to predict the spread of a virus, traffic manage
Avenue 8 raises $4M to rebuild the traditional real estate brokerage model
We’ve seen a big wave of proptech startups emerge to reimagine how houses are bought and sold, with some tapping into the opportunity with distressed property, and others exploring the “iB
Update: Discord confirms raising $100M at a valuation of $7B
The world of virtual communications continues to hold a central place in our socially-distanced lives, and today it looks like one of the companies reaping some of the spoils is also reaping some fund
Spryker raises $130M at a $500M+ valuation to provide B2Bs with agile e-commerce tools
Businesses today feel, more than ever, the imperative to have flexible e-commerce strategies in place, able to connect with would-be customers wherever they might be. That market driver has now led to