Innovation Archives

Student Loan Fintech Company MPOWER Raises $110 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 3, 2018

MPOWER, a student loan fintech company, announced that it has raised $110 million in funding led by Gray Matters Capital and Community Investment Management.

Collaborative Workspace Company NeueHouse Raises $30 Million

By Annie Baker ● Dec 3, 2018

NeueHouse, a collaborative workspace company for creatives, artists and entrepreneurs, has raised $30 million.

Phiar Secures $3 Million To Develop An Augmented Reality GPS App

By Noah Long ● Dec 2, 2018

Phiar, an augmented reality app company that is developing a GPS app for mobile devices, has raised $3 million in seed funding.

Minneapolis-Based Healthtech Insurance Startup Raises $200 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 2, 2018

Minneapolis-based healthtech insurance company Bright Health announced that it has raised $200 million in an oversubscribed Series C funding round.

Australia-Based Workforce Management Company Deputy Raises $81 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 2, 2018

Deputy, an Australia-based workforce management platform company, has raised $81 million in Series B funding led by IVP.

Microservices-Based API Integration Company OpenLegacy Raises $30 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 1, 2018

OpenLegacy, a Tel Aviv-based leader in microservices-based API integration for back-end applications, has raised $30 million.

Helsinki-Based Matchmade Secures €4 Million To Help Brands Connect With Gaming Influencers

By Noah Long ● Dec 1, 2018

Helsinki, Finland-based Matchmade has announced that it raised €4 million in funding to connect gaming companies with influencers.

Asana Hits $1.5 Billion Valuation Through New Funding Round

By Dan Anderson ● Dec 1, 2018

San Francisco-based work management platform company Asana has raised $50 million Series E at a $1.5 billion valuation.

Robinhood Hires CapitalG Partner Gretchen Howard As Operations Head

By Annie Baker ● Dec 1, 2018

Commission-free stock trading app company Robinhood has announced that it has hired Gretchen Howard as the head of operations.

DHL Is Investing $300 Million In Robotics Process Automation, IoT, And AR

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 30, 2018

Supply chain solutions giant DHL has announced that it is investing $300 million on robotics process automation, Internet of Things, and augmented reality.

DJI Osmo Pocket Features: What You Need To Know

By Annie Baker ● Nov 30, 2018

DJI recently announced a new gimbal device called the Osmo Pocket. Here is a breakdown of the DJI Osmo Pocket features.

Apple: iPhone XR Is The ‘Most Popular iPhone’

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 30, 2018

Apple’s VP of product marketing Greg Joswiak said that the iPhone XR has been Apple's "most popular iPhone each and every day" since it became available.

Brazil-Based QuintoAndar Raises R$ 250 Million To Expand Its Real Estate Platform

By Noah Long ● Nov 29, 2018

QuintoAndar has raised R$ 250 million in a Series C round of funding led by General Atlantic.

Technology-Powered Custom Hair Care Company Prose Raises $18 Million

By Annie Baker ● Nov 29, 2018

Prose, a New York-based technology-powered custom hair care company, has raised $18 million in Series B funding led by Insight Venture Partners.

Rheostat Therapeutics Raises $23 Million To Develop Potential Treatments For Neurodegenerative Diseases

By Noah Long ● Nov 29, 2018

Rheostat Therapeutics is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotech company that announced it raised $23 million in Series A.

Fluidic Analytics Raises $31 Million To Develop Protein Analysis Tools

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 29, 2018

Fluidic Analytics, a company that developes protein analysis tools, announced that it has raised $31 million in funding led by Draper Esprit.

Financial Artificial Intelligence Chatbot Company Charlie Raises $9 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 29, 2018

Charlie, a financial aritifial intelligence chatbot company that helps users save money, has raised $9 million in funding.

Boston-Based ClearSky Data Raises $20 Million To Accelerate Customer Deployments And Sales

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 29, 2018

Boston-Based ClearSky Data has announced that it has raised $20 million in funding to deliver on-demand primary storage with offsite backup and disaster recovery services.

Mixtroz: This Alabama-Based Startup Launched By A Mother-Daughter Team Raises Over $1 Million

By Annie Baker ● Nov 29, 2018

Mixtroz is a Birmingham, Alabama-based minority owned startup founded by a mother-daughter team that has raised $1 million. Here are the details.

Ellie Mae Hires Dan Madden As CFO And EVP

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2018

Ellie Mae, a Pleasanton, California-based cloud platform provider for the mortgage finance industry, has hired Dan Madden as CFO and EVP.

E-Commerce Page Building Service Shogun Raises $2.1 Million

By Annie Baker ● Nov 28, 2018

E-commerce page building service Shogun announced it has raised a $2.1 million seed round of funding.

Cloud-Based Business Management Software Company Deskera Raises $60 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 28, 2018

Singapore-based cloud-based integrated business management software company Deskera announced it raised $60 million.

Amazon Makes Its Machine Learning Courses Free

By Noah Long ● Nov 28, 2018

Amazon announced that developers who have signed up for AWS can take its machine learning courses for free.

NASA InSight Lander Facts That You May Find interesting

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2018

These are some NASA InSight Lander facts that you may find interesting.

Clyde Raises $3 Million To Help Companies Offer Product Protection

By Noah Long ● Nov 28, 2018

Clyde is an insurance technology startup company that has raised $3 million in funding to provide better ways for companies to offer product warranties to customers.

Ann Arbor-Based Cybersecurity Company Censys Raises $2.6 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2018

Ann Arbor, Michigan-based cybersecurity cybersecurity startup Censys announced it raised $2.6 million in a seed round of funding.

Samsung Starts Mass Producing Phones With ‘Infinity-O’ Display Holes, Says Report

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 28, 2018

Samsung is reportedly mass producing smartphones with ‘Infinity-O’ display holes, according to a report by Korean media company ET News.

Tesla Says Report About 70% October Sales Drop In China Is ‘Wildly Inaccurate’

By Annie Baker ● Nov 27, 2018

Tesla has dismissed a report that said the automaker saw a 70% drop in sales last month in China as "wildly inaccurate."

Brooklyn-Based Online Oral Care Company quip Raises $40 Million

By Annie Baker ● Nov 27, 2018

Brooklyn-based online oral health company quip announced that it has raised $40 million in funding in a combination of equity and debt financing.

Waymo Hires First Chief Safety Officer And Chief Commercial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 27, 2018

Self-driving car company Waymo has hired first Chief Safety Officer Deborah Hersman and first Chief Commercial Officer Amee Chande.