Training platform Virti raises $10M Series A led by IQ Capital to teach soft skills in VR
As the pandemic took hold, training staff had to “go virtual.” Typically, that would have meant falling back on existing corporate training solutions, which we all know and “love.” Could there be another way?
In 2018, trauma surgeon Dr.? Alex Young took the training required for h
Max Q: Licensed to space
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Space this week was all about preparatory steps — and it’s looking more and more like we’re setting up for an out-of-this-world July, with just a few days left bef
Digital greeting card startup Givingli raises $3 million seed round
While the digital revolution has transformed nearly every social interaction and communication type in the past couple decades, the humble birthday card has shown surprising resiliency.
Givingli, a small LA-based startup with an app aiming to challenge how Gen Z sends digital greeting cards, is pic
Doug Landis, Emergence Capital growth partner, will talk startup storytelling at TC Early Stage in July
How psyched are you about our TC Early Stage: Marketing & Fundraising event? Still need some convincing? Here's another great session we've got planned for the show, which will span July 8 and 9.
Emergence Capital Growth Partner Doug Landis will be joining us to discuss how early-stage
Revel unveils electric vehicle fast charging superhub with 25 chargers in Brooklyn
On a muggy Tuesday morning in Brooklyn, electrified mobility company Revel unveiled its first electric vehicle fast charging superhub. U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm joined the New York-based startup, alongside Revel's founder and CEO Frank Reig in a ribbon cutting ceremony.
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Soft Robotics raises another $10M, citing pandemic-related demand
Add Soft Robotics to the long list of automation companies that have seen a boost in investment interest amid the pandemic. The New England-based firm announced this morning a $10 million raise that serves as an extension of the $23 million Series B it announced in January of last year.
The extensi
Beeflow raises $8.3 million to save the bees AND put them to work
Bees are absolutely critical to the health of our agricultural system, ecosystem, and overall wellbeing as a species here on Earth. And yet bee populations are decreasing and extinction concerns are growing.
Beeflow, a startup that today announced the close of a $8.3 million Series A round, is look
Amazon introduces Reading Sidekick, a kids reading companion for Alexa, and Voice Profiles for Kids
Amazon today announced a new feature that will turn Alexa into a reading companion for children, as well as new support for Alexa Voice Profiles for Kids, which personalize the child’s Alexa experience across all Echo devices in the household. The two features go hand in hand, as the Voice Pr
Co-op raises $5.8M to help online merchants land customers for less
Ask anyone looking to sell online about their customer acquisition costs compared to a few years ago, and you’ll hear a tale of woe. Channels that were once a cost-effective ground for acquiring customers, like various social networks, have become increasingly pricey real estate. FacebookR
Arrows raises $2.75M to build out its customer onboarding software
This morning Arrows, a startup building software to help software companies onboard their customers, announced that it has raised a $2.75 million round led by Google’s Gradient Ventures. The round was joined by a host of angels, including funds from Sprout Social founder and CEO Justyn Howard
Construction robotics company Toggle raises $8M
New York-based construction startup Toggle this morning announced that it has raised an $8 million Series A. The round was led by Tribeca Venture Partners and featured Blackhorn Ventures, Point72 Ventures, New York State and Twenty Seven Ventures. It follows a $3 million seed round raised in late-2
SaaS-focused Acceleprise rebrands, raises $30M in new capital
technewss has covered Acceleprise several times over the years, including a look at its mid-2020 accelerator startup batch from its three accelerators. The firm has long focused on business-to-business SaaS startups, helping them get their start in a competitive global software market.
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Orum raises $56M to help speed up interbank transfers
Orum, which aims to speed up the amount of time it takes to transfer money between banks, announced today it has raised $56 million in a Series B round of funding.
Accel and Canapi Ventures co-led the round, which also included participation from existing backers Bain Capital Ventures, Inspired Cap
Visier raises $125M at a $1B valuation for its big-data approach to HR analytics and planning
The world of work has changed massively in the last year, and with it a rush of startups have emerged with new technology and approaches to improve how it is shaped, and specifically how human resources departments do their jobs.
In the latest chapter, Visier, a Canadian startup that has built a bi