Nura finally goes fully wireless with the NuraTrue buds
As I write this, I have no fewer than five recently reviewed earbuds sitting on the desk in front of me. And you know what? They're all pretty good. Some are better than others, of course — that's why they invented gadget reviews. But as far as consumer electronics go, the category seemed
ASCAP Lab highlights a quartet of early-stage music startups
Music rights giant ASCAP said today that a quartet of early-stage startups/university music projects will compete in its Immersive Music Studio Challenge. The 12-week project is a partnership between ASCAP Lab and NYC Media Lab (NYCML) that offers the teams grants and access to development resource
Brain Technologies raises $50M+ for the launch of Natural, a natural language search engine and ‘super app’
Voice-based and other personal assistant apps — which use natural language and hefty AI engines in the back end to source information to address your various questions, do your e-commerce bidding, or control one electronic device or another in your home — have been around for years, but
Redwood Materials raises $700M to expand its battery recycling operation
Redwood Materials CEO JB Straubel shared his aspirations last year to turn the startup he co-founded in 2017 into one of the world's major battery recycling companies. Now, the former Tesla co-founder and CTO has the money to accelerate those plans.
Redwood Materials said Wednesday it raised $7
Noetic Cyber emerges from stealth with $15M led by Energy Impact Partners
Noetic Cyber, a cloud-based continuous cyber asset management and controls platform, has launched from stealth with a Series A funding round of $15 million led by Energy Impact Partners.
The round was also backed by Noetic's existing investors, TenEleven Ventures and GlassWing Ventures, and bri
Insurtech startup Spot brings in $17.5M equity, debt to fill insurance gaps for accidental injuries
Affordable healthcare continues to be a major problem in the U.S., with roughly 30 million people without comprehensive healthcare and high medical costs causing many to go into debt. Spot is tackling this issue with a digital, on-demand injury insurance product that can be as-is or as a complement
Launch vehicle startup Isar Aerospace lands an additional $75M in funding
A slew of launch startups have emerged in recent years to help meet growing demand from satellite providers, biotech companies and others looking to send payloads to space. One such startup is Germany's Isar Aerospace Technologies, which is focused on building orbital launch vehicles designed t
Customer engagement platform Dixa raises $105M Series C led by General Atlantic
European customer engagement platform Dixa has raised a Series C funding round of $105 million, led by growth equity investor General Atlantic. Existing investors Notion Capital, Project A and Seed Capital also participated. In February last year, it raised $36 million in Series B funding, led by N
MedRhythms raises $25M to get patients back in tune after a stroke
MedRhythms secured $25 million in Series B funding to advance its digital therapy platform aimed at measuring and improving someone's ability to walk after they have experienced a neurologic injury or disease.
Morningside Ventures and Advantage Capital co-led the round, with participation from
Search API startup Algolia raises $150 million at $2.25 billion valuation
Algolia has raised a $150 million Series D funding round at a post-money valuation of $2.25 billion. Compared to the Series C round from October 2019, the company's valuation has more than quadrupled. It means that Algolia is now a unicorn with a valuation above $1 billion.
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Former Iora Health execs raise $13M to guide seniors through Medicare enrollment
Employers typically offer three options for healthcare insurance. When it’s time to switch to Medicare, particularly Medicare Advantage, there are over 3,500 plans available nationwide, and an average of 30 plans someone can choose from in their particular area. Connie Health is leading senio
High-profile entrepreneurs launch $85 million fund to back Indian SaaS startups
Four high-profile Indian entrepreneurs who are among those who kickstarted India's SaaS journey, building and helping startups scale and win customers globally and also backed about 100 such firms, are ready for their next phase of participation in the country's startup ecosystem.
The group
Contentful raises $175M at a $3B valuation from Tiger for its content delivery service
Contentful this morning announced a $175 million Series F round of capital, led by Tiger Global, valuing the unicorn at around $3 billion. Contentful, formerly known as a UI-free content management system (headless CMS), now views itself in a broader light. More simply, Contentful provides customer
Atera raises $77M at a $500M valuation to help SMBs manage their remote networks like enterprises do
When it comes to software to help IT manage workers’ devices wherever they happen to be, enterprises have long been spoiled for choice — a situation that has come in especially handy in the last 18 months, when many offices globally have gone remote and people have logged into their sys