ScriptDrop, the startup that helps pharmacies deliver prescriptions to customers’ doors, recently raised $1 million in seed funding and is on the hunt for more capital to further its reach in the gig economy. That’s according to a news report in TechCrunch, which profiled the...
Juvo, the San Francisco tech startup that focuses on financial inclusion and helps unbanked consumers in emerging markets improve their standing from a financial perspective by giving them micro-loans, raised $40 million in a venture capital funding round. According to a news report in TechCrunch,...
Vouchr co-founders, Robert Balahura and Suresh Bhat, say there’s a lot of noise in the P2P payments space and a lot of players making that noise. Apps like Square Cash, Snapcash, Messenger, Venmo and newcomer Zelle are all in the business of making the process...
ObEN, which uses artificial intelligence-powered tools to create avatars that look and sound like real people, announced it has raised $5 million in strategic investment from Tencent so that it can enter the AI celebrity scene. According to Tech Crunch, Li Ruigang, chairman of CMC...
From alcohol to food and more, there are a variety of delivery services available for today’s tech-savvy consumer. One of the more popular choices for on-demand delivery is in the alcohol industry, with the likes of Drizly, Thirstie and Swill. Los Angeles-based, alcohol delivery startup Saucey...
Pets can make a house feel like a home. While the addition of a small puppy can be one of the best things for a family, it can also be one of the most expensive. As lucrative as the dog boarding business is, the American...
In the quest for the fabled unicorn, the tech kind, a new VC fund is taking shape. As reported in news by TechCrunch, two tech mavens hailing from India have started a new venture capital fund, which will look to shepherd tech startups toward billion...
Class is in session! For the summer. Today, (June 26), Mastercard announced news that it admitted six new startups into the Start Path program’s class of 2017. So far, Mastercard says that Start Path has helped 150 later-stage tech and FinTech startups grow from “good to great to...
Kids these days. Millennials are using FinTech to pay back their college loans, cover health care expenses and now, through FinTech startup Future Family, to get pregnant. More and more women are waiting until their 30s to have children. There are plenty of good reasons...