Sequoia leads $13M investment in Aalto, an online marketplace that lets homeowners sell directly to buyers
If you've ever sold a house, you know what a pain it is to go through the process of listing, showing and negotiating the sale of your home.
It's so much of a pain that many people put it off as long as possible because they don't want to deal with it. The result is fewer homes on the m
Foxconn plans to build EV factories in the US and Thailand in 2022
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Foxconn is getting more serious about its electric vehicle ambitions. The company told investors during an earnings call that it plans to build EV factories in the US and Thailand in 2022 and start mass producing vehicles the following year. Chairman Liu Young-way said the company is also in tal
Peer into the eyes of Cyberdog
When someone mentioned to me that Xiaomi was launching its own “robot dog,” my mind immediately went to Sony's Aibo. And honestly, it would have been difficult to be more wrong. Now that the news has been out for a few days, the company's heard all of your bad Black Mirror jokes, don
Affordable student passes available for TC Sessions: SaaS 2021
If you're a current student or a recent grad with a burning passion for data, software and artificial intelligence, we want you to join us on October 27 for TC Sessions: SaaS 2021. The software-as-a-service sector keeps growing rapidly — both in size and sophistication, and it's going to
Arrival is on track to begin production of its electric bus and van next year
Executives from London-based commercial EV company Arrival told investors Thursday the company was on track to meet planned product launch dates, but much will depend on whether or not the company can fulfill orders and turn letters of intent into sales — especially a crucial van order with U
Pyka shows off its new electric passenger plane, the P3
Pyka appeared out of nowhere in 2019 with an unusual take on electric aircraft: a pilotless crop duster. The success of this first plane led the company to begin developing its next one, the P3: a nine-passenger craft with a totally unique propeller setup aimed at making regional flights cheaper an
Crypto tax software provider TaxBit raises $130M at a $1.33B valuation
Just five months after raising a $100 million Series A, TaxBit announced today it has raised $130 million in a Series B round of funding.
The latest financing officially makes the Salt Lake City, Utah-based provider of crypto tax and accounting software a unicorn, with a valuation of $1.33 billion.
Motivo raises $12M Series A to speed up chip design with AI
Chip design is a long slog of trial and error, taking years to bring a design to market. Motivo, a five-year-old startup from a chip industry veteran, is creating software to speed up chip design from years to months using AI. Today the company announced a $12 million Series A.
Intel Capital led th
Youreka Labs spins out with $8.5M to provide smart mobile assistant apps to field workers
Mobile field service startup Youreka Labs Inc. raised an $8.5 million Series A round of funding co-led by Boulder Ventures and Grotech Ventures, with participation from Salesforce Ventures.
The Maryland-based company also officially announced its CEO — Bill Karpovich joined to lead the company af
Wonder Brands picks up $20M, aims to build marketplace of Latin American e-commerce brands
E-commerce roll-up companies are big in the United States, and Wonder Brands wants to be that for Latin America.
The Mexico-based company closed on $20 million in seed funding, co-led by ALLVP and Mountain Nazca, with participation from CoVenture, Victory Park Capital, GFC, QED (Fontes), Korify Cap
Plex’s new feature matches your ‘sonically similar’ music to make playlists
Last year, media software maker Plex released Plexamp, a subscriber-only music app whose name was a nod to the classic Winamp player it aimed to replace. Today, the company is upgrading the app with a new feature called Super Sonic, which offers new ways to mix up your playlists — including b
Reddit is raising up to $700M in Series F funding
Earlier this year, Reddit raised $250 million, bringing the 16-year-old site up to around $800 million in total funding. Today, it announced plans for an even more massive windfall, with a Series F led by Fidelity. The company confirmed with technewss that it has raised $410 million thus far, with
TikTok to add more privacy protections for teenaged users, limit push notifications
TikTok today becomes the latest tech company to roll out increased protections for minors on its platform in the wake of increased regulatory scrutiny. The company says it will introduce a series of product changes for teen users aged 13 to 17, aimed at making their TikTok experience more private,
Contact, a platform for creatives backed by Maisie Williams, raises $1.9M seed led by Founders Fund
With the pandemic digitizing every aspect of our lives, the Creator Economy has taken off like never before, with some estimates saying it’s now a $100 billion+ market. And yet, managing your professional life as a model, actor, writer or designer remains a mish-mash of emails, manual booking