Several companies have scrambled to offer collaboration and security solutions for employees working from home, as the Coronavirus spread forces increasing numbers to avoid the office. Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook have advised…
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Edete CEO and Co-Founder Ran: “Our Tech is a Leading Plan-B for Global Agriculture”
Bees perform around 80% of all pollination worldwide, and support around $20 billion of crop production in the United States alone. Their numbers are in rapid decline. For over a decade bees…
Speedinvest Raises $206m Fund for “Deep Tech” Investments
European investment firm Speedinvest, which focuses on seed-stage startups, has closed a €190m ($206m) fund, with which it will target a number of “deep tech” outfits working across different verticals. The company,…
London Hotel Startup Mews Wins $33m Funding for U.S. Expansion
London property management startup Mews has raised a $33 million Series B funding round, as it plans to export its hotel-focused software solution to the United States. The round, led by Boston’s…
Former Apple Employee Charged for Stealing Self-Drive Tech
Federal prosecutors have charged a former Apple employee with stealing trade secrets associated with the company’s self-driving vehicle technology. Xiaolang Zhang stole the information on the same day he handed in his…
Miami Dolphins Owner Buys NYC Cybersecurity Firm for $30m
Oxford Solutions, a New York City-based cybersecurity company, has been bought by a venture capital outfit co-led by the owner of the Miami Dolphins football franchise. The company, whose name will change…
Aryaka CMO Gary Sevounts on the Wonder-Connectivity “No Other Company Has Right Now”
Gary Sevounts has a long history in cybersecurity and is currently CMO at cloud networking and security company Aryaka. He talks to Red Herring about the shift to cloud-based applications, MPLS and…
Personio CEO Renner: “Focus on the Future, Not Just Now”
Hanno Renner is co-founder and CEO of Personio, a cloud-based HR management and recruitment solution for small and medium businesses (SMEs). The Munich-based startup has won over $14m in funding since its…
Kreditech Learns to Innovate Like a Startup, and Work Like a Bank
Kreditech’s high-flung office offers a spectacular, 360-degree view of its hometown of Hamburg. That is, when it is sunny. When Red Herring visited the fintech firm’s HQ earlier this year, the German…
Appodeal Europe Chief Baidachnaya: 2017 “Transformative” for Mobile
Anna Baidachnaya is the Barcelona-based, head of Europe for Appodeal, a San Francisco-headquartered app monetization platform that has won $3.26 million in funding since its 2015 foundation in Russia. Baidachnaya speaks to Red…