DSP Concepts raises $14.5M for its Audio Weaver platform
February 21, 2020
DSP Concepts — a startup whose Audio Weaver software is used by companies as varied as Tesla, Porsche, GoPro and Braun Audio — is announcing that it has raised $14.5 million in Series B funding. The startup goal, as explained to me by CEO Chin Beckmann and CTO Paul Beckmann (yep, they’re a husband-and-wife founding […]
Why Dropbox shares are soaring after it reported earnings
February 21, 2020
While the broader SaaS category has seen huge valuation gains in recent quarters, Dropbox has not. But perhaps the environment is changing for the company with its latest results.
Equity is not always the answer
February 21, 2020
This week was a fun combination of early-stage and late-stage news, with companies as young as seed stage and as old as PE-worthy joining our list of topics.
Where top VCs are investing in manufacturing and warehouse robotics
February 21, 2020
Robotics and automation tools are now foundational parts of warehouses and manufacturing facilities around the world. Unlike many other robotics and AI use cases, the technology has moved well beyond the theoretical into practice and is used by small suppliers and large companies like Amazon and Walmart. There’s no doubt that automation will transform every […]
Volocopter extends Series C funding to $94M with backing from logistics giant DB Schenker and others
February 21, 2020
Autonomous air mobility company Volocopter has added to the Series C funding round it announced in September 2019. The German electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft maker announced €50 million ($54 million at today’s exchange rate) in funding at the time, and the C round has now grown to €87 million ($94 million) thanks […]
No Man’s Sky adds living ships and VR improvements
February 23, 2020
Developer Hello Games today introduced the Living Ship update, which adds a race of biological spaceships to the massive VR-compatible sci-fi adventure.
OneTrust Receives $210M Series B
February 20, 2020
ATLANTA, GA, Leading up to RSA Conference 2020, OneTrust today announced a $210 million Series B funding.
Leanplum Secures $27M Series D
February 20, 2020
SAN FRANSISCO, CA, Leanplum, the leading multi-channel customer engagement platform, today announced that it has raised an additional $27 Million as an extension of its Series D growth round.
Inpria Grabs $31M Series C Financing
February 20, 2020
CORVALLIS, OR, Inpria today announced that it has secured $31 million in Series C funding.
IntelyCare Lands $45M Series B Round
February 20, 2020
QUINCY, MA, IntelyCare today announced it has completed the largest venture round in the nursing technology space, raising $45 million in new equity and debt financing.
ZeroFOX Announces $74M Funding Round
February 20, 2020
BALTIMORE, MD, ZeroFOX, the global category leader in public attack surface protection, today announced the closing of a new round of financing led by Intel Capital.
Cloudbreak Health Nabs $10M
February 20, 2020
LOS ANGELES, CA, Cloudbreak Health today announced it has secured a $10 million investment.
M33 Growth Closes $260 Million Fund
February 21, 2020
Audio Weaver, the Industry Standard for Embedded Audio Processing, Attracts Series B investment from Sony, Porsche, ARM IoT Fund and More, Led by Taiwania Capital
February 21, 2020
Donald Trump ads will take over YouTube for Election Day
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
February 22, 2020
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
YouTube’s homepage will feature ads in support of Donald Trump’s reelection campaign on election day 2020, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
Trump’s reelection campaign bought out YouTube’s masthead ad space for “early November” including election day, November 3, according to Bloomberg. By purchasing this highly trafficked ad space, the Trump campaign is betting that the visibility could aid his candidacy in some of the most important days leading up to the election.
This isn’t the first time that the Trump campaign purchased the coveted masthead ads ahead of important election events. Last summer, Trump’s reelection campaign spent between $500,000 to $1 million on the ad space ahead of the first Democratic presidential debate in June....
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February 23, 2020
The sustainability of wearables will depend on how we use them
Did you know TNW Conference has a track fully dedicated to exploring how tech can help achieve the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) this year? Check out the full ‘Sustainable Societies‘ program here. The pace at which various high -tech products have proliferated in consumer markets during the past few decades has been furious. Think for instance the emergence of mobile phones in the 1980s in comparison to today’s nearly 5 billion mobile phone users. Yet the future forecast is even more inconceivable: the Internet of Things (IoT) is envisioned to have over 20 billion connected objects by 2020 (!).…
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February 23, 2020
Did you know TNW Conference has a track fully dedicated to exploring how tech can help achieve the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) this year? Check out the full ‘Sustainable Societies‘ program here. The pace at which various high -tech products have proliferated in consumer markets during the past few decades has been furious. Think for instance the emergence of mobile phones in the 1980s in comparison to today’s nearly 5 billion mobile phone users. Yet the future forecast is even more inconceivable: the Internet of Things (IoT) is envisioned to have over 20 billion connected objects by 2020 (!).…
This story continues at The Next Web
Watch the full interview with SentinelOne CEO Tomer Weingarten
February 19, 2020
SentinelOne just raised $200 million in its latest round. CEO and co-founder Tomer Weingarten joins 'Squawk Alley' to discuss if an IPO is on the horizon for the company and the company's outlook.
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Atlassian: Putting Australia’s tech scene on the map
February 23, 2020
How two college friends turned a start-up into the country’s biggest software company
Democratic volunteers go low-tech for Nevada caucus
February 22, 2020
Democrats use iPads and Google Forms to avoid woes that befell Iowa
World wide web founder scales up efforts to reshape internet
February 22, 2020
Sir Tim Berners-Lee’s start-up Inrupt to expand operational team and launch pilot projects
Streaming’s house of brands
February 21, 2020
Facebook to pay users for data, Pearson’s textbook failure, Microsoft’s ElectionGuard