Sweetch raises $20M for a personalized engagement system designed to boost health outcomes
You've just sat down to dinner and your wearable device reminds you to get up and get in your steps for the day. Maybe the app has a point, but odds are you'll push the notification to the side. The founders of Sweetch, an Israeli company creating its own AI-driven behavior change app, are
Microsoft secures court order to take down malicious ‘homoglyph’ domains
Microsoft has secured a court order to take down several malicious “homoglyph” domains that were used to impersonate Office 365 customers and commit fraud.
The technology giant filed a case earlier this month after it uncovered cybercriminal activity targeting its customers. After receiving a
Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou is coming to Disrupt
If you spent any time this year desperately trying to figure out what the heck NFTs are, you probably have Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou to thank for that.
His startup’s crypto trading card marketplace NBA Top Shot went viral earlier this year with users dropping hundreds of millions of d
The Zoom-Five9 deal is a big bet for the video conferencing company
Zoom, a well-known video conferencing company, will buy Five9, a company that sells software allowing users to reach customers across platforms and record notes on their interactions. As technewss noted this morning, the deal is merely “Zoom's latest attempt to expand its offerings,̶
Meet the startups competing in the Extreme Tech Challenge Global Finals on July 22
There's not much that thrills us more than a startup competition — and we mean deep down in our bones thrilled. That's why we're beyond excited to host the Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) Global Finals on July 22 starting at 9:00 a.m. (PT). This event is virtual and free to attend — bu
Colombian on-demand delivery startup Rappi raises ‘over’ $500M at a $5.25B valuation
Rappi, a Colombian on-demand delivery startup, has raised “over” $500 million at a $5.25 billion valuation in a Series F round led by T. Rowe Price, the company announced late Friday.
Baillie Gifford, Third Point, Octahedron, GIC and SoftBank also participated in the new funding event. Previous
LeagueApps raises $15M to be the ‘operating system’ for youth sports organizations
Youth sports are an integral part of our communities, bringing families together and helping kids all over gain confidence and skills.
Most of us don't think about all the work that goes into setting up, growing and maintaining these leagues. It's a lot. Today, LeagueApps, which aims to be
The Station: Aurora SPACs, a spin on the VanMoof X3 and a chat with Outdoorsy founders
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Dover raises $20M to bring the concept of ‘orchestration’ to recruitment
Despite being one of the earliest adopters of using the world wide web to disrupt how its business is done and connect with more potential customers, the recruitment industry ironically remains one of the more fragmented and behind the times when it comes to using new, cloud-based services to work
AngelList Venture’s Avlok Kohli on rolling funds and the busy state of VC
Few companies have deeper insights into the day-by-day state of venture capital than AngelList. According to the company’s data, over 51% of the “top tier U.S. VC deals” involve their platform and tools, giving them a remarkably expansive view of everything going on.
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Recapped lands $6 million for collaborative sales software that gets the customer in the mix
Recapped, a startup building collaborative sales software, announced the close of a $6.3 million seed round today. The deal was led by CRV. Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, CoFound, AirAngels, Prime Set, Twenty5Twenty, Peter Kazanjy, Alan Chung and other angels also participated in the round.
JLL, Khosla lead Jones' $12.5M Series A for real estate vendor compliance
Commercial real estate tenants and property managers have to abide by strict liability rules that any vendor entering the property must have insurance certificates and meet other requirements. The approval process for this currently can take days and is still largely done on paper.
Enter Jones. The
Kdan Mobile gets $16M Series B for its cloud-based content and productivity tools
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Kdan Mobile, a company that provides a wide range of cloud-based software, including AI-based tech for organizing documents, has raised a $16 million Series B. The round wa
US blames China for Exchange server hacks and ransomware attacks
The Biden administration and its allies have formally accused China of the mass-hacking of Microsoft Exchange servers earlier this year, which prompted the FBI to intervene as concerns rose that the hacks could lead to widespread destruction.
The mass-hacking campaign targeted Microsoft Exchange em