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171 articles on emerging technology, venture capital, and the companies shaping what comes next.
MENLO PARK, Calif., March 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Avails Medical, a pioneer in automated, accelerated antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) for septic patients announced today the participation of OMRON VENTURES…
Read articleStephen George, CEO and founder of Surkus and co-founder of Groupon believes current downturn presents plenty of opportunities https://bit.ly/2Xb1zAl Businesses impacted by the current coronavirus crisis are being…
Read articlehttps://techcrunch.com/2020/01/09/sisense-nabs-another-100m-at-a-1b-valuation-for-its-big-data-business-analytics-solutions/
Read articleOriginal Source: https://read.bi/2nQNPIn PRESS RELEASE PR Newswire Aug. 17, 2018, 08:34 AM NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sisense, disrupting the BI market by simplifying business analytics for complex data,…
Read articleOriginal Source: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/318251 Stephen George GUEST WRITER CEO of Surkus August 17, 2018 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Tell me if you've heard…
Read articleOriginal Source: https://read.bi/2MofKd8 Graham Rapier Aug. 7, 2018, 11:48 AM JLR/Waymo Morgan Stanley says Waymo, Google's self-driving car unit, could be worth $175 billion, its highest valuation yet. That number…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2Mh6CHg VENTURE July Sets A Record For Number Of $100M+ Venture Capital Rounds Jason D. Rowley 18 hours ago Jason D. Rowleyjason_rowley In July 2018, the tech sector’s leisure…
Read articleOriginal Source: https://prn.to/2tbHadS Air Canada, Skullcandy, WeWork and ResMed among Key Speakers at Premier Event for the Business Analytics Community Sisense also announced a virtual data scientist bot that…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2ITGBA5 Surkus Inc is based out of Los Angeles as one of the leaders in the crypto industry for event technology. Due to recent changes in their investments, they’ve managed to raise…
Read articleOriginal Source: https://prn.to/2IXuoKA The MarTech Platform Plans to Use Funds To Help Expand Globally, Implement Blockchain Technology NEWS PROVIDED BY Surkus May 24, 2018, 09:12 ET SHARE THIS ARTICLE LOS ANGELES,…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://fortune.com/2018/03/13/self-driving-delivery-vehicles-pizza/ By BLOOMBERG March 13, 2018 In the wait for self-driving technology, cell-phone toting tech bros may have to cede their spot in…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2BIp6hk AT&T has started the first phase of a trial to test and improve augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) experiences on mobile devices. The operator has joined with GridRaster…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://prn.to/2op3uhH LOS ANGELES and CHICAGO, Feb. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Surkus Inc, the Los Angeles-based industry leader in event technology, has acquired Chicago-based Craze Promotions LLC, a…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2BwdpqR POST WRITTEN BY Victor Snyder Victor Snyder , Forbes Councils Shutterstock Data is everywhere in business, and teams that are adopting data-driven cultures are making huge…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2jk9Bl1 November 21st, 2017 - 10:10am By Alexander Jones, Intern Staff Writer Californian tech start-up, GridRaster, has raised $2 million to progress development of its cloud-powered…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2zAuq3l By: Zohreen Adamjee POSTED: NOV 09 2017 08:20PM PST (FOX 11) - No reservation, no problem! There's a new app out where you can get paid to party. On a Friday night they lined up…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2zalEuR “Net new buying in the market is being dominated by vendors that are focused on agility and ease of use for business users coupled with the ability to govern deployments and…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2wLWUVp Virtual reality start-up GridRaster will use the funds for product development and marketing Salman S.H. GridRaster is currently working with a select group of clients including…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://cnb.cx/2ysQMGo A Senate panel on Wednesday unanimously gave the green light to a bill aimed at speeding the use of self-driving cars without human controls. After unanimous approval by the…
Read articleOriginal Source: https://bloom.bg/2xUCkT6 Bloomberg News September 9, 2017, 4:54 AM PDT September 10, 2017, 10:01 AM PDT Regulators working on timetable for the ban, official says China joins U.K., France to phase…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2wENTyk 09/04/2017 | By Netmanias (tech@netmanias.com) SK Telecom today announced that it, together with Nokia, has successfully reduced latency between the handset and base station to…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://detne.ws/2wqXkBg Ian Thibodeau, The Detroit NewsPublished 12:01 a.m. ET Aug. 29, 2017 | Updated 11:57 a.m. ET Aug. 29, 2017 The automaker and the pizza company are partnering to make…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2ix2kkv The boring machine will dig 44 feet underground outside SpaceX headquarters by Sean O'Kane@sokane1 Aug 24, 2017, 6:10pm EDT The City Council in Hawthorne, California voted four…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://wapo.st/2whg3kQ By Peter Holley August 16 at 2:43 PM A recent Surkus event in Los Angeles draws a crowd eager to sample food and mingle. (Surkus) Pretend for a moment that you’re walking…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2utuluZ The App That Lets You Hire Party Guests BY HADLEY TOMICKI · AUGUST 08, 2017 Surkus is a new app that allows you to hire people to fill a room. The idea is that you’ve got a…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://nyti.ms/2ut2lYj By BEN WIDDICOMBE AUG. 4, 2017 When the vibrating yoga pants were switched on, the party perked up considerably. “Oh, I like this,” said Briana Siaca, facing the floor in a…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2sYGbfY Drinks are expensive, right? What if you were getting paid to buy those drinks? By Kimberly M. Aquilina Published : July 13, 2017 | Updated : July 13, 2017 Partying might not be…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2sRRXIL July 11, 2017 12:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sisense, disrupting the BI market by simplifying business analytics for complex data, is named to the…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://intel.ly/2sApRVA Study Estimates the Value of Goods and Services in the Early Years of the ‘Passenger Economy’ Will Be More Than Twice the Size of the ‘Sharing Economy’ » Click to view full…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2rerPac LOS ANGELES - June 12, 2017 - PRLog -- Surkus Inc. (www.Surkus.com) lead investor Global Trust Group (www.GlobalTrustGroup.com) is joined by CUI, EverBright Financial Group, Nan…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2oJOw3T PAUL SAWERS@PSAWERS APRIL 26, 2017 6:30 AM Above: OverOps Software analytics company OverOps has raised $30 million in a Series C round of funding led by Lightspeed Venture…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2oJxHq8 April 25, 2017 The US venture market was a bit unsettled heading into 2017. Dealmaking last year was a bit frosty compared to 2014 and 2015, when capital seemed easy to come by.…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://on.inc.com/2oki4Wt Last week, SpaceX made history. Then, Elon Musk showed us what great communication looks like. Founder, Insight@JustinJBariso Elon Musk. CREDIT: Getty Images Last week,…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2oQpLqs By CHARLES PILLER @cpiller APRIL 13, 2017 Dr. David Axelrod with KC Grewal, wearing a virtual reality headset, and her son Rowan, a patient at Stanford's Lucile Packard…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2opXsNA Sisense is betting that machine learning algorithms can improve its data discovery experience, a move that could soon become the new standard in self-service analytics. These…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://tcrn.ch/2oq7i20 Posted 12 hours ago by Ron Miller (@ron_miller) Sisense introduced a new tool today called Pulse, which uses machine learning to trigger an alert when it detects results…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2naWcwZ An emerging leader in airline crew and flight schedule management systems embeds market-leading business analytics capabilities to strengthen its customers’ situational…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://go.theinformation.com/bfzBYJuXXcI By Amir Efrati Mar. 13, 2017 7:02 AM PDT · Lots of things are holding up the development of self-driving cars, including government regulation and the sheer…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://engt.co/2lOK4V9 It wants to eliminate the need for steering wheels and pedals, as well. shutterstock The Departmen of Motor Vehicles in California will make it easier for automakers and tech…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://wapo.st/2lhWwrj By Christian Davenport and Joel Achenbach February 27 at 6:15 PM SpaceX said Monday it plans to fly two private citizens on a mission around the moon by late 2018 as part of a…
Read articleOriginal Source: https://yhoo.it/2lNao1f NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sisense, disrupting the BI market by simplifying business analytics for complex data, today announced that it has been recognized by Gartner, Inc.…
Read articleFolks' imagination is boundless... but the Orem, UT, Police Department deserves the prize for the greatest sense of humor! See their FB post: http://bit.ly/2kxVbRE
Read articleOriginal Source: https://yhoo.it/2lRo2ke NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sisense, disrupting the BI market by simplifying business analytics for complex data, today announced that it has been recognized for its…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2l0SWFU Josh Ye China’s top economic planning agency has approved a 1.15 billion yuan (HK$1.3 billion) rainmaking project for the country’s dry northwestern provinces in one of the…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2ksfLP7 Chinese Government’s Path into Silicon Valley By Yunan Zhang Jan. 25, 2017 7:02 AM PST · Comment by John Landers Share full article Westlake CEO Yi Zhao. Photo by Westlake. This…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2jaAGJY CHRIS O'BRIEN@OBRIEN JANUARY 11, 2017 3:15 AM Image Credit: Shutterstock In terms of venture capital, 2016 was a great year to determine whether you’re a glass-half-empty or a…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2hzpt0M Sisense, disrupting the BI market by simplifying business analytics for complex data, announced early users of its Sisense BI Bots program are driving increased BI engagement…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2h2wvhd Sisense: one of the hot enterprise startups to keep an eye on in 2017 Here is a list of top enterprise startups -those that sell services to businesses, as opposed to selling to…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://read.bi/2fJ1v4A Benjamin Zhang Nov. 23, 2016, 12:23 PM A hybrid UPS truck outside the New York Stock Exchange.AP Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, Americans are expected to ship more than 1…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2fJRlPl Inaugural definitive list of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, developed in partnership with Bessemer Venture Partners, names Sisense amongst industry…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2fYFujs KHARI JOHNSON NOVEMBER 15, 2016 6:00 AM Above: Screenshots of Sisense bots on Skype and Slack Image Credit: Sisense Business intelligence company Sisense has launched its…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://on.wsj.com/2ey5RMn As they struggle to predict what tech might spark a new boom, investors spread their bets Virtual reality is one of the technologies attracting venture-capital investment.…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2dwz4m6 by Meghan Ottolini on October 21, 2016, 2:06 pm EDT Software company Sisense has a goal of simplifying the world of complex analytics, offering an elegant solution for business…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2emcNcF Top private cloud company to work for opens 2nd key US office in Scottsdale, AZ; aims to tap local talent pool to spur innovation October 19, 2016 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2dqUC3A Joshua Mayers October 18, 2016 We recently released our inaugural PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor as a comprehensive resource on all matters venture capital. You can download the…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://go.theinformation.com/qo9FCaPekYc Going Public and the Illiquidity Tax By Jessica E. Lessin Oct. 07, 20167:01 AM PDT Mentions Jeremy Liew,Snap and 4 others SHARE FULL ARTICLE…
Read articleThis article below substantiates a trend that we have felt over the past few months without being able to quantify it. We have indeed noticed a drop in great investment opportunities. Like in every story, there is a…
Read articleInaugural definitive list of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, developed in partnership with Bessemer Venture Partners, names Sisense amongst industry heavy-hitters September 07, 2016 10:00 AM Eastern…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://tcrn.ch/2c8l4PK Posted 7 hours ago by Frederic Lardinois (@fredericl) Parrot, the French company that is probably best known for its AR.Drone and Bebop drones, today announced the Parrot…
Read articleOriginal Source: Kickstarter campaign: http://kck.st/2c3kl4l It is not usual for us to publish a Kickstarter page in this blog but this product is so amazing that we wanted to bring it to your attention. by Innomdle…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://on.wsj.com/2bTZ2jt Rare look at startup investors’ performance shows Andreessen Horowitz lags behind Sequoia, Benchmark, Founders Fund Andreessen Horowitz, co-founded by web pioneer Marc…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2crbbBU BRETT, the Berkeley Robot for the Elimination of Tedious Tasks, ties a knot after watching others demonstrate it. UC Berkeley artificial intelligence (AI) expert Stuart Russell…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2cr9DaP Powered by a chemical reaction controlled by microfluidics, 3D-printed ‘octobot’ has no electronics August 24, 2016 | Editor's Pick Popular By Leah Burrows, SEAS Communications…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2byQFLc The Race to Patent Augmented Reality Augmented Reality Patent Filings Source: Envision IP. Graphic by Peter Schulz. By Reed Albergotti Aug. 25, 201610:00 AM PDT Mentions…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bloom.bg/2bmVds8 As fads go... In a world of accelerated change, are we going to see these fads come and go like comets? And if yes, what lessons to be learned? A number of important metrics…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://for.tn/2bTHcxQ by Claire Zillman @clairezillman AUGUST 25, 2016, 8:53 AM EDT “This isn’t a pie-in-the-sky idea.” Some of the world’s biggest companies—Amazon, Google—are itching to make…
Read articleRead more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/3049327#ixzz4IMZaR2eM NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--Sisense, disrupting the Business Intelligence (BI) market by simplifying analytics for complex data, continues its momentum…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2bhx7JM I've talked to some of you who are really bummed about negative press coverage or online comments about your company. Often this takes the general form of "ugh, all these new…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2bBEFvY BY SARAH ALLIDINA Published August 22, 2016 Artificial intelligence received $974m of funding as of June 2016 and this figure will only rise with the news that 2016 saw more AI…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2bcQRnz ...at the DFJ steps for an autonomous test drive. Congrats to Anthony, Lior and the Otto team on their acquisition by Uber to run their autonomous drive efforts. It is…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://tcrn.ch/2b52NaG Posted Aug 17, 2016 by Darrell Etherington (@etherington) Ford might be looking to put self-driving cars into service for on-demand taxi scenarios by 2021, but that’s thinking…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2aZXPMA Ford to Make Autonomous Cars for Ride-Hailing, Ride-Sharing by 2021 By Nick Bunkley. Published on August 16, 2016. Ford fully autonomous Fusion Hybrid research vehicle on…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2bdR1u0 Taylor Majewski on Aug 12th, 2016 Covertly tucked into one of the top floors of a shiny high rise in Manhattan’s Financial District, there is a tech company on a mission to…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/29Sxlux RENO, Nev. July 22, 2016 – 7‑Eleven, the world’s largest convenience retailer, and Flirtey, a leading independent drone delivery service, announced they have completed the first…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://tcrn.ch/2aeVGf6 Posted yesterday by Gené Teare, Joanna Glasner Gené Teare CRUNCH NETWORK CONTRIBUTOR Gené Teare is the Head of Content atCrunchBase. Joanna Glasner CRUNCH NETWORK CONTRIBUTOR…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://www.driverlesstransportation.com/13690-13690 July 19, 2016 Jennifer van der Kleut Ford Motor Company has joined a $6.6-million funding round for a startup company working on 3-D mapping. The…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://engt.co/2abMNAh You can pick one up from Kickstarter for €5,000. Andrew Tarantola , @terrortola 07.19.16 in Security The manufacture, dissemination and use of anti-personnel mines were…
Read articleThis year's edition of AUVSI in San Francisco gathered a large crowd comprised of industry experts, OEMs, automobile suppliers, startup companies, government officials, regulators, lawyers, insurance professionals,…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-government-requests-for-user-data-hit-all-time-high-in-second-half-of-2015/ Governments from around the globe made 40,677 requests for user data from Google during…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/2a4HrXt Sisense leverages AI and IoT devices such as the Amazon Echo and IoT Light Bulbs as first two innovations in program; early customers experience up to 500% increase in BI…
Read articleOriginal 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…
Read articleOriginal 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…
Read articleOriginal 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…
Read articleOriginal 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…
Read articleOriginal 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…
Read articleOriginal 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 —…
Read articleOriginal 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…
Read articleOriginal 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…
Read articleOriginal 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.,…
Read articleOriginal 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…
Read articleOriginal 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…
Read articleOriginal 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…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/1TkUdOw Diogo Costa
Read articleOriginal 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…
Read articleOriginal 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…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/1Otp35H Webinar Recording: Top Business Intelligence Trends for 2016 Round Table
Read articleOriginal 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…
Read articleOriginal 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…
Read articleOriginal 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…
Read articleOriginal 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…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://tcrn.ch/1RxAvOJ Peter Thiel’s decades old Founders Fund pulled together another $1.3 billion dollars today for Founders Fund VI. Thiel, a billionaire investor in Facebook and SpaceX and…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/1UzYNOn There is a race on to develop analytics software that can turn the vast amounts of data generated these days into something useful for businesses—and it will likely get harder…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://apne.ws/1Mw6NwI In this Friday, March 25, 2016, photo provided by Flirtey, an independent drone delivery company,... Read more RENO, Nev. (AP) — A drone has successfully delivered a package to…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://on.wsj.com/1nWpIoH Move is part of Chinese tech giant’s effort to develop a commercially viable driverless vehicle by 2018 http://on.wsj.com/1R52LIc Chinese search giant Baidu will soon start…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/1WqVQgd Accel Partners blog on Medium.com A fascination with a technology-driven future There are a lot of big and compelling ideas that fascinate us. For example: The march towards a…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/1WqUQsz BLAISE ZEREGA MARCH 15, 2016 4:12 PM TAGS: ACCEL PARTNERS, FUNDING DAILY, RYAN SWEENEY Image Credit: Steve Bowbrick/Flickr Even with all the talk these days of investors having…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/1WqTduT PAUL SAWERS MARCH 16, 2016 4:00 AM TAGS: FUNDING DAILY, RING, TOP-STORIES Above: Ring: Video Doorbell Pro Image Credit: Ring Smart doorbell startup Ring has raised a further…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/1RVDeUq The competition to capture big industrial customers is heating up By Ben Popper on March 7, 2016 12:47 pm The drone business is booming, and companies which manufacture these…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://for.tn/1U6XTb9 by Dan Primack , Kirsten Korosec @danprimack MARCH 11, 2016, 9:36 AM EST Automaker spends big to help cars drive themselves. General Motors GM 1.27% this morning announced that…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/227bl0l JORDAN NOVET MARCH 10, 2016 11:06 AM TAGS: MICROSOFT, MICROSOFT RESEARCH, QUANTUM COMPUTING, STRUCTURE DATA, TOP-STORIES Above: Peter Lee, left, corporate vice president of…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://www.fastcompany.com/3057670/wework-valuation-soars-to-16-billion The office-rental company is now the sixth most valuable private company, tied with Snapchat. [Photo: courtesy of WeWork] SARAH…
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Original Source: http://bit.ly/1W9IWD6 Author: John Beltz Snyder PayScale's survey of employees from top tech companies finds good news and bad. How do you decide whether a particular job or employer is good or bad,…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://wapo.st/1U8z5OT By Matt McFarland March 1 Sitting cramped in coach on a long flight can be unbearable. And NASA feels your pain. The agency is funding early efforts to build a plane so fast it…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/21cHwsQ Sisense enables EXL Healthcare to simplify complex data analytics for business and medical users March 03, 2016 09:00 AM Eastern Standard Time NEW YORK--(BUSINESS…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/1LEUvSg JILLIAN D'ONFRO, BUSINESS INSIDER MARCH 3, 2016 6:24 PM TAGS: FIDELITY, FUNDING DAILY, SNAPCHAT Image Credit: Reuters/Lucas Jackson Snapchat has raised $175 million from…
Read articleOriginal Source: https://www.pehub.com/2016/02/hydra-leads-1-2-mln-seed-round-for-genomenext/ February 25, 2016 - By Stephanie Rogan GenomeNext LLC, an automated genomic analysis platform, raised $1.2 million in a…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://diamandis.com/tech-blog Virtual Reality – Context At A360 this year, my expert on VR/AR was Philip Rosedale. Philip really is one of the world's leading experts in AR and VR. Earlier in his…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://on.wsj.com/24syGeQ For United Parcel Service, investment is an opportunity to observe a market in which it doesn’t yet compete A guest-services representative uses the Deliv app on an iPad at…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/1S4gymG by Chuck Martin, Staff Writer, Yesterday, 7:15 PM Wearable Internet-connected devices are shipping by the millions, with a focus on fitness leading the way. More global year-end…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/24/google-robot-is-the-end-of-manual-labor-vc.html Boston Dynamics' new "Atlas" robot is a game changer, not just for companies, but for society, Insider.com CEO Jason…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2016/02/24/alphabet-unleashes-new-humanoid-robot/ By JACK NICAS The Boston Dynamics unit of Alphabet Inc.GOOGL +0.50% released a video showing a new version of its…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/1RUfwd3 By Koren Wetmore / Tue Dec 8, 2015 Image credit: Steve Babuljak Healing Hands: Pharmacist Janel Boyle, PharmD, PhD (far left), who is developing dosing models tailored for…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/20J0jvv Author: Heidi Roizen, Operating Partner at DFJ There are storm clouds gathering over Silicon Valley – and it’s more than just El Nino. As a venture capitalist, I see a lot of…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://tcrn.ch/20IY2jY Nathan Eagle was a Fulbright scholar from MIT, teaching at the University of Nairobi, when he had his “aha moment.” Specifically, Eagle was teaching a mobile phone programming…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/aarontilley/2016/02/17/mindmaze-raises-100-million-at-a-1-billion-valuation-for-neural-virtual-reality/#1dac368b7557 Swiss virtual reality startup MindMaze announced it…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2016/01/07/under-new-ceo-sisense-raises-50m/ By DEBORAH GAGE [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="553" class="caption-centered "] Sisense CEO Amir OradU-Shin…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/1Q7R5t3 DFJ team members announce new fund to continue backing extraordinary entrepreneurs who are changing the world Backing the Future with DFJ Venture XII by Steve Jurvetson, DFJ…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://onforb.es/1Q7PTG6 The DFJ investment team, with Steve Jurvetson and Josh Stein at center. As DFJ looks to invest its new $350 million fund, Elon Musk’s phone might ring. The venture firm has…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/23TxgtK To learn more about Spark, attend Spark Summit East in New York in Feb 2016. Neural networks have seen spectacular progress during the last few years and they are now the state…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bit.ly/1SbuT1i If you do the math, becoming an entrepreneur is insane. The odds of success are tiny; failure is almost guaranteed. To make the leap, you have to be fearless. Or so I thought. I…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2016/01/29/self-driving-car-tech-mit-spinoff-nutonomy-receives-3-6m/ Some of Nutonomy's team, which is split between Cambridge and Singapore. At an office in Kendall…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://www.engadget.com/2016/02/05/google-is-exploring-wireless-charging-for-self-driving-cars/ Noah Berger/AFP/Getty Images Self-driving cars are poised to be an incredible tool of the future, but…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/06/expand-five-questions-for-witricity-ceo-alex-gruzen/ First came Qi, and now we have Rezence. These are the two big names in the wireless power industry, except the…
Read articleOriginal Source: http://pitchbook.com/news/articles/7-top-vcs-on-what-will-be-the-biggest-change-in-tech UpFront Ventures, which is hosting a VC conference this week in Hollywood, recently released a video where they…
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Author: Nick Frost Original Source: http://mattermark.com/the-14-techstars-nyc-fall-2015-demo-day-startups-sorted-by-the-growth-score/ Today, Techstars NYC hosts their Demo Day for their Fall 2015 batch in New York…
Read articleAuthor: Chris O'Brien Original Source: http://venturebeat.com/2015/12/24/somewhere-way-way-under-the-rainbow-the-10-worst-unicorns-of-2015/ A venture capitalist may have pumped enough money into your company’s bank…
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Author: Jordan Novet Original Source: http://venturebeat.com/2015/12/25/5-deep-learning-startups-to-follow-in-2016/ So much has happened this year in the world of deep learning, that trendy type of artificial…
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Original Source: http://pitchbook.com/news/articles/a-visual-summary-of-vc-activity-in-2015-datagraphic PitchBook January 11, 2016 As we continue the release of our popular year-end datagraphics, posted below is a…
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Author: Iris Dorbian Original Source: https://www.pehub.com/2016/01/online-lender-loannow-pulls-in-50-mln/ Orange County, California-based online lender LoanNow has secured $50 million in financing. The investor was…
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Author: Iris Dorbian Original Source: https://www.pehub.com/2016/01/657625/ Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Exosome Diagnostics Inc, a liquid biopsy platform developer, has raised $60 million in Series B funding. The…
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Author: Iris Dorbian Original Source: https://www.pehub.com/2016/01/657621/ Los Angeles-based equity crowdfunding platform StartEngine Crowdfunding Inchas raised $5.5 million in funding. The investor was SE Agoura…
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Author: Ken Yeung Original Source: http://venturebeat.com/2015/12/18/gusto-formerly-zenpayroll-raises-30m-opportunistic-round-boasts-25000-customers/ Gusto, the payroll and benefits service provider formerly known as…
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Author: Harshith Mallya Original Source: http://yourstory.com/2016/01/gm-lyft-investment/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cb-user-follow-indra_20160106&utm_source=cb-user-follow-indra Automobile giant General…
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Author: Lance Ulanoff Original Source: http://mashable.com/2016/01/06/ehang-184-drone/?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-main-link#1LyZeAyS.uqk LAS VEGAS — Ehang has a crazy, and maybe brilliant, idea. We just have one question…
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Author: Brian BarrettOriginal Source: http://www.wired.com/2016/01/drones-arent-just-toys-anymore/#slide-1 WHEN YOU THINK of a certain kind of drone—the quadcopter, not those UAVs running missions in Waziristan—you…
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Author: Madhumita Murgia Original Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/12047279/How-virtual-reality-is-going-to-change-our-lives.html 23-year-old Palmer Luckey is like a kid in a candy store. “Pick up…
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Read articleOriginal Source: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160107005677/en/Sisense-Delivers-Record-Breaking-Year-Doubles-Revenue-Acquires NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sisense, disrupting the BI market by simplifying…
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Food delivery startup DoorDash is in talks to raise more financing at a valuation of $1 billion, just eight months after raising a $40 million Series B round. Sequoia Capital is expected to lead the round, Bloomberg…
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Four term sheet provisions that protect VC interests Robin Riddell, Alyssa Riddle and George Gaprindashvili November 23, 2015 Venture investing is risky. That’s why VCs are experts at building downside protections…
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Secretive, Sprawling Network of ‘Scouts’ Spreads Money Through Silicon Valley Sequoia Capital has funneled millions of dollars to scores of well-connected entrepreneurs and academics, who invest and look for ideas…
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Maya Kosoff For startups, it's getting tougher to raise money in Silicon Valley right now, according to Keith Rabois, a Khosla Ventures partner and former executive at LinkedIn, PayPal, and Square. The investor went…
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BY TESS TOWNSEND Staff reporter, Inc.com@Tess_Townsend As a question, "Are we in a bubble?" has reached that "Is climate change real?" stage.Yes, we are, and The Information has published some interesting numbers…
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RUTH READER NOVEMBER 24, 2015 3:06 PM TAGS: AMAZON, JET Amazon competitor Jet.com has raised a gargantuan new round of funding, giving the company a valuation of $1.5 billion. Today, Jet announced the close of a $350…
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JORDAN NOVET NOVEMBER 17, 2015 10:24 AM TAGS: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, DEEP LEARNING, DESCARTES LABS Descartes Labs, a startup with image recognition technology that can help companies answer questions related to…
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MICHAEL DE WAAL-MONTGOMERY NOVEMBER 17, 2015 8:05 PM TAGS: LYFT, UBER The same day that U.S.-based ridesharing startup Lyft said it’s on track to hit $1 billion in gross annual revenue this year, the New York Times…
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SINDY NANCLARES NOVEMBER 24, 2015 7:34 AM TAGS: CLARISITE, LAZARUS ISRAEL OPPORTUNITIES FUND Behavioral analytics startup Clarisite raised $5.5 million for its series A round led by Lazarus Israel Opportunities Fund,…
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By Aliya Barnwell — November 18, 2015 Fitting rooms can feel like a coffin for your self-esteem. Even the kindest “Everything OK in there?” from a salesperson can sound like the buzzing of a million mosquitoes to a…
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STEPHEN KLECKNER NOVEMBER 23, 2015 5:31 PM With virtual reality now becoming an actual thing with the launch of theSamsung Gear VR and the Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR in the wings ready to launch, analyst…
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Written by: Matt Simon STANDING IN FRONT of a drone in a mesh cage, a somewhat nervous man with a somewhat Southern accent tells us about his machine, which a pilot is banking left and right and flinging up and down.…
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Original Source: https://what-if.xkcd.com/58/ Orbital Speed What if a spacecraft slowed down on re-entry to just a few miles per hour using rocket boosters like the Mars-sky-crane? Would it negate the need for a heat…
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Emily Calandrelli is a producer and the host of FOX's Xploration Outer Space. Posted Nov 29, 2015 by Emily Calandrelli (@TheSpaceGal) Last week the space tourism company Blue Origin became the first company to launch…
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Posted by NEW YORK, November 10, 2015 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- NEW YORK, November 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sisense, the leader in simplifying business analytics for complex data, today announced that it was ranked…
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Rodrigo Martinez In recent times, investing in hardware startups used to be a no go for VCs and angels. Their challenges are well known: they are intensive in capital, complex to run operationally, have lower…
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In its usual monthly report on the progress of its self-driving cars — which are now being tested in and around Mountain View and Austin, Texas — Google waxes philosophical this month on the state of autonomous…
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The recent large Series A financings in digital health caught my attention. Clovergrabbed $100 million in equity and debt financing, Color Genomics raised $15 million, Cure Forward raised $15 million,Honor raised $20…
Read articleSisense, the leader in business analytics for complex data, bringing disruptive simplicity for big or multi-source data preparation & analysis, announced today that respected research firm Frost & Sullivan…
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Sisense, a leader in business analytics for complex data, bringing disruptive simplicity for big or multi source data preparation & analysis, announced today a collaboration offering direct integration and a…
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Most people I talk to are genuinely confused by eSports. I often hear, “who in their right mind watches this stuff?”, or “those nerdy dudes make how much money!?” The incredulity goes on. The fact is, eSports is…
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I started angel investing almost by accident, which sounds strange to say. Who “accidentally” invests tens of thousands of dollars into highly speculative ventures? Well, I did. A friend introduced me to Clayton…
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We live in an age of disruption – and that’s a good thing. Industries will be transformed. Major companies will fall. Old systems will collapse as entrepreneurs figure out how to optimize and reinvent inefficient…
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