Innovation Archives

Climb Credit: How This Student Lending Company Is Providing Schools With Affordable Financial Aid

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 8, 2019

New York-based Climb Credit is expanding access to quality education by partnering with schools. Recently the company raised $50 million in funding.

Databricks Raises $250 Million At A $2.75 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 7, 2019

Unified Analytics Platform company Databricks has raised $250 million in Series E at a $2.75 billion.

Property And Casualty Insurance Platform Company CoverHound Raises $58 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 7, 2019

CoverHound, a property and casualty (P&C) insurance platform company, has raised $58 million in Series D funding led by Hiscox.

iRobot Terra Features: What You Need To Know About The Robotic Lawnmower

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 7, 2019

iRobot recently unveiled the Terra robotic lawnmower. Here is a breakdown of the iRobot Terra features that you should know about.

Enterprise Guest Engagement And Staff Management Platform INTELITY Raises $44 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 6, 2019

Enterprise guest engagement and staff management platform company INTELITY has raised $44 million in funding from LLR Partners.

Tokyo-Based Intelligent Business Automation Cinnamon AI Raises $15 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 6, 2019

Tokyo-based intelligent business automation platform Cinnamon AI has raised $15 million in Series B funding.

Adaptive Behavioral Analytics Company Featurespace Raises £25 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 6, 2019

Featurespace, a Cambridge, U.K. based adaptive behavioral analytics company adaptive behavioral analytics company, has raised £25 million in funding led by Insight Venture Partners and MissionOG.

Warwick-Based Fertility Monitoring Tech Company Fertility Focus Secures $2.7 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 6, 2019

Fertility Focus, a Warwick, UK-based fertility monitoring technology company, has raised $2.7 million in Series A funding.

Jacksonville-Based SaaS Core Banking Company Finxact Raises $30 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 6, 2019

Finxact, a Jacksonville, Florida-based SaaS core banking company, has raised $30 million in equity funding from new and existing investors.

Seattle-Based Smart Home Technology Company Wyze Raises $20 Million

By Annie Baker ● Feb 6, 2019

Wyze Labs is a Seattle-based smart home products company that has raised $20 million in Series A funding.

Autonomous Vehicle Insurance Technology Company Avinew Raises $5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Feb 6, 2019

Avinew, a Westlake Village, California-based autonomous vehicle insurance technology company, has raised $5 million in seed funding.

Austin-Based Cloud Manufacturing Process Company CherryCircle Software Raises $2.3 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 6, 2019

Austin, Texas-based cloud software solutions company CherryCircle Software has raised $2.3 million in seed funding.

Chicago-Based SaaS Intelligent Automation Platform Catalytic Raises $30 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 5, 2019

Catalytic, a Chicago-based SaaS intelligent automation platform company, has raised $30 million in Series B funding led by Intel Capital.

Product Management Platform Company Productboard Raises $10 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 5, 2019

San Francisco-based Productboard has raised $10 million in funding, which is an add-on to the company's Series A round in July 2018.

Tesla Is Buying Battery Component Manufacturer Maxwell For More Than $200 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2019

Tesla Motors announced that it is acquiring San Diego-based ultracapacitor and battery component manufacturer Maxwell for more than $200 million.

Contract Management Company Ironclad Raises $23 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 5, 2019

Ironclad, a San Francisco-based contract management company, has raised $23 million in Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital.

How The Apple Watch Series 4 Fall Detection Saved A Man’s Life

By Annie Baker ● Feb 5, 2019

The Apple Watch Series 4 has saved a man's life in Norway thanks to the fall detection feature built into the device.

Logitech Tap: New Touch Display Systems For Conference Rooms

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 5, 2019

Logitech's new Tap system was designed to simplify the deployment and use of video conferencing in any meeting room.

Why Twilio Acquired SendGrid For $3 Billion

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 4, 2019

Why did Twilio buy SendGrid for $3 billion? Here are the details.

Belgium-Based Mobile Security Company Guardsquare Raises $29 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 4, 2019

Belgium-based mobile security company Guardsquare has raised $29 million in funding from Battery Ventures.

Dropbox Buys eSignature Company HelloSign For $230 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 3, 2019

Dropbox is buying eSignature company HelloSign for $230 million in cash. And HelloSign will continue operating normally within Dropbox.

Stripe Raises $100 Million At $22.5 Billion Valuation

By Noah Long ● Feb 3, 2019

San Francisco-based online payments company Stripe has raised $100 million in funding at a $22.5 billion valuation.

Hobbs & Shaw Trailer: Fast & Furious Spinoff Coming To Theaters On August 2

By Annie Baker ● Feb 2, 2019

Universal Pictures has released the trailer for the action-packed Fast & Furious spinoff ‘Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw.’

Virginia-Based Mobility And Roadside Assistance Platform Urgent.ly Raises $21 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 2, 2019

Vienna, Virginia-based global mobility and roadside assistance platform Urgent.ly has raised $21 million in Series B funding.

Carlsbad-Based Intelligent B2C Messaging Software Platform Zingle Raises $11 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 2, 2019

Zingle, a Carlsbad, California-based business-to-customer messaging solution, has raised $11 million in funding led by PeakSpan Capital.

Ann Arbor-Based Telehealth Addiction Treatment Company Workit Health Secures Series A Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2019

Ann Arbor, Michigan-based telehealth addiction treatment company Workit Health has raised Series A funding to provide affordable evidence-backed care.

New York-Based Better Mortgage Raises $70 Million

By Annie Baker ● Feb 2, 2019

Better Mortgage, a New York-based digital mortgage lender company, has raised $70 million in Series C funding.

United Airlines Has Added A Very Useful Feature To Its App

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2019

United Airlines recently updated its mobile app with a very useful feature. Here is a breakdown of some of the new features that United Airlines added.

Los Angeles-Based Media and Online Commerce Company FabFitFun Raises $80 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 1, 2019

Los Angeles-based lifestyle membership and subscription commerce company FabFitFun has raised $80 million in Series A funding led by Kleiner Perkins.

Automated Machine Learning Platform MyDataModels Secures €1 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 1, 2019

Sophia Antipolis, France-based company MyDataModels has raised €1 million seed investment to build on its automated machine learning software platform.