Candu raises $5M to help software companies onboard users intelligently
This morning Candu, a software startup that provides no-code web tools for SaaS apps, announced a $5 million funding round.
technewss caught up with founder Jonathan Anderson and lead investor Villi Iltchev, a partner at Two Sigma Ventures, to chat about the deal.
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Ava expands its AI captioning to desktop and web apps, and raises $4.5M to scale
The worldwide shift to virtual workplaces has been a blessing and a curse to people with hearing impairments. Having office chatter occur in text rather than speech is more accessible, but virtual meetings are no easier to follow than in-person ones — which is why real-time captioning startup Ava
Papercup, the UK startup using AI for realistic-sounding voice translation, raises £8M funding
Papercup, the U.K.-based AI startup that has developed speech technology that translates people's voices into other languages and is already being used in the video and television industry, has raised £8 million in funding.
The round was led by LocalGlobe and Sands Capital Ventures, alongside
Infra.Market raises $20 million for its B2B marketplace in India
A startup that is improving the way construction and real estate companies in India procure materials and handle logistics for their projects has received the backing of three new investors.
Mumbai-headquartered Infra.Market said on Thursday it has raised $20 million in a Series B financing round.
Airbnb said to price IPO between $67 and $68
The WSJ is reporting that Airbnb is expected to price its IPO at either $67 or $68 per share. The American hospitality unicorn raised its IPO price target earlier this week, from $44 to $50 to $56 to $60.
While we’re still waiting for official pricing, Airbnb is worth $41 billion at its IPO p
UK electric vehicle startup Arrival picks Charlotte for its North American headquarters
Arrival, the U.K. electric vehicle startup that plans to become a publicly traded company through a merger with special purpose acquisition company CIIG Merger Corp., has picked Charlotte for its North American headquarters.
The company said it will add 150 new employees to support the headquarters
Dear Sophie: Can founders get visas in 2021 through DACA or other means?
Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies.
“Your questions are vital to the spread of knowledge that allows people all over the world to rise above borders and pursue their dreams,” says
GetAccept raises $20M Series B, led by Bessemer, to expand its sales platform for SMBs
Last year all-in-one digital sales platform GetAccept raised a $7 million Series A funding round. The platform, which wraps in video, live chat, proposal design, document tracking and e-signatures, has now raised $20 million in Series B funding, led by Bessemer Venture Partners, as the company expa
Squire, a barbershop tech startup, triples its valuation to $250M in latest round
Squire, a startup that sells software to barbershops, has raised $59 million in a round led by Iconiq Capital. The raise is $45 million in equity capital, and $15 million in debt financing.
The round comes just months after Squire closed its $34 million Series B, led by CRV. With the new financing,
DoorDash, C3.ai skyrocket in public market debuts
Haters gonna hate, IPOs gonna pop.
That’s the story today as richly valued DoorDash and C3.ai, two American technology unicorns, saw their values skyrocket after they began trading today.
DoorDash shares are up just under 83% to $186.51. The company priced its IPO at $102 per
TC Sessions: Space 2020 launches next week
TC Sessions: Space 2020, our first conference dedicated to galactic endeavors, launches in just one week (December 16-17). We can't wait to host out-of-this-world experts, innovative agencies and the bold, boundary-breaking startups focused on building a future in space.
If you have not yet sec
MTG acquires mobile racing game studio Hutch Games for up to $375 million
Sweden's MTG is making a significant acquisition in the mobile gaming industry. The company is acquiring Hutch Games, the London-based game studio behind popular mobile racing games such as Rebel Racing, F1 Manager and Top Drives.
The acquisition is an important one for MTG as the company is sp
Stuf raises $1.8M to rethink self-storage
Stuf, a new startup transforming basements and other unused spaces into self-storage locations, is announcing that it has raised $1.8 million in seed funding.
Co-founder and CEO Katharine Lau previously led the real estate team at co-working company Industrious. She told me that she became interest
myInterview raises $5 million for its video-based job recruitment platform
Creating a resume is one of the most frustrating parts of job hunting. Though ubiquitous on social media, videos are still rare on job platforms, even though it’s difficult to capture your personality in a resume. Sydney, Australia-based myInterview wants to turn videos into an integral part