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 Investment LLC. PRESS RELEASE SANTA MONICA, CALIF., January 8, 2015 – StartEngine Crowdfunding, Inc. (StartEngine), an industry-leading equity crowdfunding platform, has secured $5.5M in funding from SE Agoura Investment LLC, anRead more
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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 ZenPayroll, has raised over $50 million in what its CEO calls an “opportunistic insider round.” The company also disclosed that it now counts more than 25,000 businesses in the U.S as customers, or 0.5 percent of all U.S. employers. A filingRead more
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 Motors(GM) and San Francisco-based Lyft are forming a partnership for mutual benefit and also with the ultimate aim of beating rivals in the emerging ‘self-driving’ sector. Lyft announced on Monday that GM had invested $500 million in the company as part of a $1 billion round. LyftRead more
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 first: Are you ready to fly inside a drone?The Chinese drone maker unveiled a high-flying 500 lb. drone, which in theory would also be able to serve as an autonomous transportation vehicle for realRead more
Author: Brian Barrett Original 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 might picture overeager dads abandoning their Christmas presents on the roof. You shouldn’t, not anymore. The ready availability of easy-fly, easy-buy hardware has dramatically transformed the industry. Anymore, the most important drones of tomorrowRead more
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 that stick of dynamite, and hand it to me. Now let’s light it together!” he instructs me, as it explodes in a cloud of sparks. “Now let’s try to hit these moving targets with our catapults,” heRead more
Author: Laurie Sullivan Original Source: http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/266015/ces-googles-new-smart-home-partners-products-ann.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=readmore&utm_campaign=89211 Google’s Internet of Things platform and language, Brillo and Weave, announced last March have new partners. The relationships were announced Tuesday at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016 in Las Vegas. Brillo and Weave comprise Google’s communication framework for connected devices supporting the Internet of Things that Juniper Research forecasts willRead more
Original 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 business analytics for complex data with its innovative In-ChipTM analytics, today announced that it has more than doubled its revenue for the fifth consecutive year. The company is revolutionizing the $33 billion business analytics market, empowering everyday business users to manage, analyze and visualizeRead more