Memphis Meats, the company growing meat from animal cells, just got a huge cash injection as it looks to upset an industry which is already evolving fast. The California-based startup, which has…
Casper Files for IPO Despite Perilous Conditions
Casper, the mattress startup, has filed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange, prompting a flurry of jokes about the company not being spooked by the IPO troubles of other…
Toyota Revs Up Flying Car Plans with $394m Joby Funding
Japanese automaker Toyota has invested $394 million in Joby, a Californian startup specializing in flying taxis. The 11-year-old tech firm, which boldly markets itself as an air-transportation-as-a-service, adds Toyota’s cash to a…
Layoffs Hit Hard as Unicorns Place New Focus on Profitability
There’s a new craze sweeping through Silicon Valley – profitability. After the public markets largely rejected technology’s loss-making giants last year, startups are now taking steps to hurriedly turn user growth into…
Coachhub co-founder and MD Niebelschuetz: “Most organizations still look at the problem of turnover through traditional glasses”
Yannis Niebelschuetz is co-founder and managing director Coachhub, a Berlin-based startup offering a wide range of digital coaching courses. Last month the company won a further $4 million in VC funding, bringing…
SoftBank-backed Zume Cuts Staff, as Japan Investor Rolls Back Startup Ambition
Robotic pizzamaker Zume is laying off half its staff and will stop making pizzas, its co-founder and CEO has announced. Alex Garden said the California-headquartered firm will now concentrate on its packaging…
Israeli Tech Firms Pull in Record Funding in 2019
Israeli tech firms received $8.3 billion in venture capital last year, crowning a record-breaking decade for the digital nation. The figure, which represents a 30% increase on 2018’s $6.4bn, and caps the…
Romanian Startup TypingDNA Wins $7m Funding from Google’s AI VC
Romanian typing biometrics startup TypingDNA has secured a $7 million Series A funding round, led by Google’s AI-focused VC firm Gradient Ventures. The 2016-founded company, based in Romania and New York City,…
Trump is Hailing his Robocall Bill – But Change will be Slow
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed into power a bill he hopes will curb the scourge of automated “robocalls” in America. But fears are the law will do little to solve a…
Indonesian EdTech Startup Ruangguru Wins $150m Series C Round
Ruangguru, an education tech startup founded by one of Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s “millennial advisors”, has secured a $150 million Series C funding round led by General Atlantic and GGV Capital. The…