Kanarys, a startup aiming to help employees and companies build diverse workplaces, has won a $3 million seed funding round, bringing its total backing to $4.6m. The Dallas, Texas-headquartered firm, launched in…
SparkBeyond Proves AI’s Place in Post-Pandemic World
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the world to confront harsh realities. First, our ultra-high-tech existence can be brought to its knees by even a modest display of nature’s destructive power. Second, the…
Atlanta Security Startup OneTrust Secures $300m Funding to Go On Spending Spree
OneTrust, a startup marketing itself as the “most widely used platform to operationalize,” has won a $300 million funding round, with which it plans to embark on a spending spree. The 2016-founded…
Better Dairy Wins $2.2m to Scale its Animal-Free Dairy Produce
London-based Better Dairy, a startup using fermentation technology to produce dairy proteins, has secured a $2.17m to continue researching its solution and bring products to market by 2022. The seed round was…
Flipkart’s Payments Firm PhonePe in Partial Spin-out, Valued at $5.5bn
Indian e-commerce giant has partially spun-out its mobile payments brand PhonePe, selling a stake in the startup to Walmart. The deal, which makes PhonePe $700 million in primary capital, boosts Bengaluru-based PhonePe’s…
During Native American Heritage Month, Here are Some of the Most Exciting Native-run Startups in the US
This month America celebrates Native American Heritage Month with a host of online and in-person events, covering historic issues, culture and modern politics affecting the country’s 562 tribes. The problems facing Native…
Restaurant Tech Firm Toast Reaches $8bn Valuation After Cutting Staff
Toast, a Boston-based restaurant point-of-sale (POS) tech startup, has soared to an $8 billion valuation just seven months after slashing staff numbers by half. Toast laid off 1,300 staff this April amid…
Milan’s Kampaay Wins $689,000 for Digital Events Platform
Italian startup Kampaay, a platform that streamlines event organization, has won a €580,000 ($689,000) funding round to expand its solution. The firm, founded out of Milan’s Politecnico university, hooks events planners up…
Spotify Buys Megaphone for $235m
Swedish music streaming giant Spotify has acquired podcast advertising and publishing firm Megaphone, in a deal worth a reported $235 million. The deal will help Spotify provide targeted ads, and expand advertising…
Cellwize Raises $32m Round to Accelerate 5G Adoption
Israeli startup Cellwize has won a $32 million Series B funding round, as it continues its project to accelerate deployment of 5G networks worldwide. The round, led by Intel Capital and Qualcomm…