Operator, the Chinese startup that is betting Chinese citizens will want to buy American products on its shopping app, raised $15 million in a round of venture funding. According to a report, the Series B round of venture funding gives the startup a pre-money valuation...
By some estimates, a passenger riding in a “smart car” that is essentially doing the driving could produce nearly a gigabyte of driving data every second. That is a lot of data to be tracked and analyzed — and the databases by Oracle and SQL just...
Gametime, the mobile last-minute ticketing company, announced on Wednesday (Sept. 21) it raised $20 million via a Series B round of financing. In a press release, the company said the funding will help it extends its lead in giving people access to last-minute tickets to events....
Just two years old, Nucleus, a home intercom system, just brought in $5.6 million in Series A funding. Considered a “promising startup” that incorporates Amazon’s Alexa, investments were made by BoxGroup, Greylock Partners, FF Angel, Foxconn, SV Angel, Liquid2, as well as Amazon’s Alexa fund....
This self-driving car trend is something it seems everyone is talking about, and many companies are trying to jump in on it. From self-driving cars already turning over engines in Pennsylvania, to Lyft saying close to no one will own a car by 2025, to...
It’s not an idle question, according to TechCrunch, which reports that some industry watchers cheering the eventual displacement of traditional financing mechanisms, at least for tech, may be misguided. In fact, said the outlet, Kickstarter and other sites have been finding traction and helping to...
Is QVC an investor’s gold mine? That’s certainly what a new report from Boyar Research seems to indicate, arguing that shares of the shopping network are being overlooked by investors due to a confusing corporate structure. According to the report, QVC shares have been on...
ViSenze, the artificial intelligence company that develops visual technology for eCommerce and digital businesses, announced on Friday (Sept. 16) it has completed a $10.5 million Series B round of financing. The financing will be used to invest further in the company’s proprietary image recognition technology, expand...
Ripple, the provider of financial settlement services, announced on Thursday (Sept. 15) it completed a $55 million Series B round of financing. Ripple said the funds will be used to accelerate customer growth, pursue strategic partnerships and grow the company’s team internationally. According to a...
