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French startup Georges — or Georges.tech — is raising a new round of funding of $42.4 million (€35 million). The company is also getting a new name and will be called Indy going forward. The startup has been building an accounting automation application for freelancers and small companies. Singular is leading today's funding round. You […]

Affirm confirmed it has ended its relationship with My Pillow. CEO Mike Lindell told Insider the decision was because of "cancel culture." Affirm is...

A new study surveyed social media superusers on how their favorite platform stacks up against a set of characteristics that contribute to a thriving online space.

I understand how the trappings of tech culture seem alluring. Perhaps it's the open office spaces, the ping pong tables, or the ubiquitous bring-your-dog-to-work policy. Maybe it's the idea of…

The Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI), a non-profit organization comprising leading automakers, has launched the second instalment of its vehicle identity (VID) standard on the blockchain. A press release unveiled this news on January 19, noting that this release seeks to eliminate practices like rolling back odometers and selling flood-damaged vehicles. In so doing, the …

When you're starting out in business, you are hugely motivated. But success can render the most resourceful of people and companies lazy, causing them to regress. It's a trap many have fallen into.

LJA Engineering, Inc. (LJA), has acquired GXT, LTD (GXT), a Richardson-based company and a leading pioneer telecommunications design and project management consulting firm. With 54 personnel, their specialties include Telecommunications Project Management, Inside/Outside Plant Engineering, Jurisdiction Permitting, Inspection Services, As-built Drawings, Relationship Development and Business Negotiations, Equipment…

For those who are at the intersection of AI hardware and software, the open source Apache TVM effort is already well known and used among a number of

Bay Area-based construction startup TraceAir today announced a $3.5 million Series A. Led by London-based XTX Ventures, this round brings the company's total funding up to $7 million. The raise includes existing investor Metropolis VC, along with new additions Liquid 2 Ventures, GEM Capital, GPS Ventures and Andrew Filev. We first noted the company back […]

Investment pits Microsoft against Google sibling Waymo.

Microsoft is partnering up with Cruise, the self-driving subsidiary of General Motors, to provide cloud services and help accelerate the commercialization of autonomous vehicles. The software giant is also contributing to a $2 billion funding round for Cruise.

I invested in a company that developed SaaS tools for the mining industry. Monthly contracts ranged into the six figures, but the mining companies were happy to pay since improved productivity could…

SaaS innovator of call center software continues building leadership to drive explosive growth trajectory with new VP appointments in Sales, Engineering, and Customer Success.

Figures published by London & Partners indicate that VC investment in Europe was at record levels last year, despite the pandemic. London remains the main destination for funds, but it's not all good news. A separate investment tracker suggests funding for very new businesses is down.

Evive Jumps 38 Spots on Built In Chicago's Esteemed 2021 Best Midsize Places to Work List – The Company's Highest Rating to Date

Vise, a fintech firm that focuses on helping financial advisors rather than automating them out of existence, has today announced that its bringing on Andrew Fong as its Chief Technology Officer. Fong hails from Dropbox, where he served as VP of Infrastructure Engineering. He actually started out as a Site Reliability Engineer at Dropbox back […]

CNBC is now accepting nominations for its Disruptor 50 list of companies upending industries and altering the economy.

A startup based out of San Diego and Taipei is quietly nailing fundings and deals from some of the biggest names in electronics. Kneron, which specializes in energy-efficient processors for edge artificial intelligence, just raised a strategic funding round from Taiwan's manufacturing giant Foxconn and integrated circuit producer Winbond. The deal came a year after […]

Volopay, a Singapore-based startup building a "financial control center" for businesses, announced today it has raised $2.1 million in seed funding. The round was led by Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen, and included participation from Soma Capital, CP Ventures, Y Combinator, VentureSouq, the founders of Razorpay and other angel investors. The funding will be used on […]

How the AI revolution will force the creation of a new breed of software companies selling products not services