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Original Source: http://on.wsj.com/2a50vYb German tech company has created 100 startups, many of which remain unprofitable Rocket co-founder and Chief Executive Oliver Samwer once was hailed as Europe’s great hope at rivaling the startup prowess of Silicon Valley. These days, the 43-year-old and his executives are explaining why Rocket isn’t another tech-bubble bust. PHOTO: BRITTA PEDERSEN/DPA/ZUMA PRESSRead more

Original Source: http://fortune.com/2016/07/15/amazon-echo-sisense/ by Heather Clancy @GreenTechLady JULY 15, 2016, 12:40 PM EDT Instead of typing a query, just ask Alexa. Picture this. You’re meeting with your board of directors. Someone requests more details about a sales forecast. Instead of booting up a laptop computer to dig up those numbers, you address the question verbally toRead more

Original Source: http://tcrn.ch/29NQv5y Sisense, a company which helps customers link multiple data sources and summarize them in a single dashboard view, has been working on ways to understand the data outside of the context of a computer. Today, the company announced an initiative called Business Intelligence Virtually Everywhere. That could involve asking questions to a voice-driven system like the Amazon Echo or linkingRead more

Original Source: http://bit.ly/1Yqhowj Company recognized for impressive growth, driven by innovative technology and superior self-service approach to business intelligence June 14, 2016 12:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sisense, the leader in simplifying analytics for complex data, today announced it has been ranked as a winner among the Red Herring Top 100 North America, aRead more

Original Source: http://bit.ly/1TIYqfa Sisense earned high rankings for ease of use, expertise and customer experience May 31, 2016 09:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sisense, disrupting the BI market by simplifying business analytics for complex data, today announced that it has been positioned as both an “Overall Experience” and “Credibility” Leader, placing in both topRead more

Original Source: http://bloom.bg/1sZ7Xsq The secretive startup is reportedly building an Uber-like service with driverless vehicles. A funding round could value Zoox at more than $1 billion. Ellen Huet May 27, 2016 — 1:11 PM PDT Updated on May 27, 2016 — 2:04 PM PDT Zoox Inc., a secretive autonomous-driving startup in Silicon Valley, is seeking to raise as muchRead more

Original Source: http://on.wsj.com/1sZ95fJ Recent investment implies a $1 billion-plus valuation for the secretive startup By MIKE RAMSEY – michael.ramsey@wsj.com May 27, 2016 The backer of a Silicon Valley autonomous car developer called Zoox said the secretive startup raised a fresh round of capital valuing it at more than $1 billion, roughly equal to a similar company GeneralRead more

Original Source: http://for.tn/1TDDKFr The bizarre billionaire backs batteries. While billionaire investor Peter Thiel has been grabbing headlines for his reported support of Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit against Gawker (as well as his backing of Donald Trump), one of his investment firms has shown interest in something that’s a lot less contrarian: batteries. On Wednesday, battery startup StemRead more

Original Source: http://bit.ly/1WQ1zzo NuTonomy Raises $16 Million in Funding for Self-Driving Taxi Pilot May 24, 2016 Jennifer van der Kleut NuTonomy, a self-driving car startup that is backed by Ford Motor Co., announced today it has raised $16 million in funding, which it says will help them achieve their goal of having autonomous taxis on theRead more

Original Source: http://bit.ly/1NNcQho It’s hard to believe that it’s only been three months since we launched the eero WiFi system to the world. As we continue to improve the product and grow the business, I’m excited to announce that we’ve raised $50 million in new funding, led by Menlo Ventures. Mark Siegel of Menlo will joinRead more