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Nikola’s sleek hybrid semi could be the Tesla of trucks

By Daniel Laury | Autonomous Driving, tech news, Transportation | Comments are Closed | 20 May, 2016 | 0

Original Source: http://fxn.ws/25d4zv4 By Gary Gastelu Published May 11, 2016 FoxNews.com  (Nikola Motor Company) Tesla is getting into trucking. At least his first name is. The Nikola Motor Company, a Utah-based startup, has unveiled a compressed natural gas-electric hybrid semi aimed at disrupting the long-haul trucking industry the way the Tesla Model S did the carRead more

Dedrone raises $10 million to protect the airspace

By Daniel Laury | Drones, tech news, Venture Capital | Comments are Closed | 20 May, 2016 | 0

Original Source: http://bit.ly/25d4dV1 Dedrone Founders Ingo Seebach, Joerg Lamprecht & Rene Seeber 17. May 2016 Fast-Growing Dedrone Raises $10M Series A Menlo Ventures leads round to accelerate growth of drone detection market San Francisco, CA – May 17, 2016 – Dedrone, developer of a market-leading civilian drone detection system, today announced that it has raisedRead more

How Reducing BI Latency Can Bring Your Company to the Next Level

By Daniel Laury | Big Data, Portfolio Companies, portfolio company news | Comments are Closed | 19 May, 2016 | 0

Original Source: http://bit.ly/1TkUdOw Diogo Costa

Fundraising is a numbers game

By Daniel Laury | Venture Capital | Comments are Closed | 18 May, 2016 | 0

Original Source: http://bit.ly/1TjYsdd By Nic Brisbourne – May 4, 2016 These are Forward Partners dealflow stats for the first four months of 2016 832 leads 47 first meetings (6% of leads) 8 second meetings (17% of first meetings) 2 deals (25% of second meetings) We met an additional 53 companies at FP Office Hours. In some ways they are likeRead more

Global market for commercial applications of drone technology valued at over $127bn

By Daniel Laury | Drones, tech news, Transportation | Comments are Closed | 14 May, 2016 | 0

Original Source: http://bit.ly/1sbVIb3 The drone revolution is disrupting industries ranging from agriculture to filmmaking. According to a new study by PwC on the commercial applications of drone technology, the emerging global market for business services using drones is valued at over $127 bn. With drones poised to have an impact on business operations of companies inRead more

Top Business Intelligence Trends for 2016 – Sisense Round Table

By Daniel Laury | Big Data, Portfolio Companies, portfolio company news | Comments are Closed | 14 May, 2016 | 0

Original Source: http://bit.ly/1Otp35H Webinar Recording: Top Business Intelligence Trends for 2016 Round Table

Why The Internet of Things (IoT) Won’t Survive Without Satellite

By Daniel Laury | Big Data, IoT, Space, tech news | Comments are Closed | 12 April, 2016 | 0

Original Source: http://bit.ly/1S2p5CR Author:  Janine E. Mooney   Editorial Content Director Why The Internet of Things (IoT) Won’t Survive Without Satellite 2 weeks 4 days ago by Janine E. Mooney  It’s been a topic of conversation for a while now, the expected transformation in order to support, and in some cases compliment, the Internet of Things (IoT). FromRead more

After considering Tesla, Uber reportedly placed an order with Mercedes for 100,000 self-driving cars

By Daniel Laury | Autonomous Driving, tech news, Transportation | Comments are Closed | 30 March, 2016 | 0

Original Source: http://bit.ly/1omzm4e Fred Lambert – 2 weeks ago @FredericLambert   CARS TESLA Last year, famous Silicon Valley venture capitalist and early Tesla investor Steve Juvertson recalled a conversation he had with Uber CEO Travis Kalanick: Travis recently told me that in 2020, if Telsas are autonomous, he’d want to buy all of them. He said all 500,000 of estimated 2020Read more

Betterment raises a $100 mln Series E

By Daniel Laury | Fintech, Venture Capital | Comments are Closed | 30 March, 2016 | 0

Original Source: https://www.pehub.com/2016/03/3323309/ March 29, 2016 By Mark Boslet Betterment said it raised a $100 million Series E round of funding with Swedish investment company Kinnevik leading the deal and previous investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Anthemis Group, Menlo Ventures and Francisco Partnersparticipating. Fortune reported the transaction gives the company, which has developed a robo investment advice service, aRead more

The balloons that could fly tourists to the edge of space

By Daniel Laury | Space, tech news, Transportation | Comments are Closed | 30 March, 2016 | 0

Original Source: http://cnn.it/1okJTgo By Sarah Cruddas, for CNN Updated 4:12 AM ET, Fri March 6, 2015 Two companies are racing to take passengers to near space using helium balloons. Pictured, a rendering of a World View balloon. Hide Caption Tomorrow Transformed explores innovative approaches and opportunities available in business and society through technology. (CNN)Instead of rocket-poweredRead more

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