Series A Xapo, which keeps Bitcoins safe both online and offline, has announced a $20 million Series A investment. Benchmark led the round; Fortress Investment Group and Ribbit Capital participated. The Palo…
Xapo raises $20m – Investment Round Up
Series A Xapo, which keeps Bitcoins safe both online and offline, has announced a $20 million Series A investment. Benchmark led the round; Fortress Investment Group and Ribbit Capital participated. The Palo…
Internet’s founding father proposes digital Magna Carta
This week the Internet turned 25 years old. In this post-Snowden and not-so-net-neutral era, some might argue the World Wide Web’s fate no longer rests in the world’s hands. But with 60…
Banjo secures $16m funding – Investment Round Up
Series B Banjo, called “The Live Internet,” has realized a $16 million Series B funding led by Balderton Capital. New and current investors such as BlueRun Ventures and Vegas Tech Fund contributed.…
Helsinki calling: seven Finnish game winners
We’ve all heard of Angry Birds. But what about King of the Cabbage World? The less-catchy title was Finland-based Rovio’s first development – 51 before their most famous, whose many versions have…
Worldremit raises $40m – Investment Round Up
Series A Remittance company Worldremit has raised $40 million in a Series A funding round from Accel Partners. The World Bank reports $519 billion in remittance payments were completed in 2012. Through…
U.K. government looks to Internet of Things for ‘industrial revolution’
The U.K. government will spend an extra £45 million ($75 million) on the Internet of Things (IoT) sector, in an attempt to put the country at the forefront of a technology-led “industrial…
Lumena Pharmaceuticals raises $45m – Investment Round Up
Series A Octopus Investments had led a $7.5 million Series A investment in Adbrain, which delivers advertising technology. Notion Capital participated in the round. Funding will be used to accelerate U.S. and…
Weekly Digest: Media hounds man that denies creating bitcoin, Samsung-Apple rivalry still kicking, Facebook wants drones
The man who could be Bitcoin king Bitcoin’s origin myth begins with a person or people that built the cryptocurrency, launched it on the world, then faded into the shadows. Most seemed…
Optio Labs raises $10 million – Investment Round Up
Series A Tips and tutorials app Trusper has gained $6.17 million in a Series A investment led by DCM. Charles Schwab and other backers contributed to the round. The Los Altos Hills-based…