Innovation Archives

Helsinki And Reykjavik Based Gaming Studio Mainframe Raises $8.1 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 21, 2020

Mainframe Industries, a mobile gaming company that operates from studios in Helsinki and Reykjavik, announced it raised $8.1 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz.

UserTesting Raises $100 Million To Help Organizations Deliver Better Customer Experiences

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 20, 2020

UserTesting, a leading provider for on-demand human insights, announced it has raised $100 million in funding led by Insight Partners

Mya Systems Closes $18.75 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Mar 20, 2020

Mya Systems, a leading conversational AI platform for hiring teams, announced it has raised $18.75 million in Series C funding led by Notion Capital.

Robin Games Raises $7 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 20, 2020

Lifestyle gaming company Robin Games announced it has raised $7 million in a seed round of funding.

Report: Sequoia Looking To Raise $7 Billion In New Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2020

Sequoia Capital is reportedly planning to raise around $7 billion for a set of venture funds, according to sources with Bloomberg.

Why Some Spider Family Is Buying Fatherly

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2020

Online media company Some Spider Studios announced it has acquired a parent-focused media company called Fatherly.

Novartis Sets Up $20 Million COVID-19 Response Fund

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 19, 2020

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis announced it has launched a $20 million response fund to combat the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

AI Product Analytics Company Convizit Raises $5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Mar 19, 2020

Convizit, a company that is applying unique AI technologies to disrupt the product analytics market, announced it closed $5 million in seed funding.

Stanford Alumni Scientists And Physicians Launch StartX Med COVID-19 Task Force

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2020

StartX, a startup community comprised of over 1,500 Stanford faculty and alumni founders, announced it has launched the StartX Med COVID-19 Task Force.

Digital Data Validation Platform Attestiv Closes Series Seed Round

By Noah Long ● Mar 19, 2020

Digital data validation platform Attestiv announced it has closed a series seed offering led by Castle Island Ventures.

Microsoft Executive Sophia Velastegui Joins BlackLine’s Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2020

BlackLine has announced that Microsoft executive Sophia Velastegui joined the company’s board of directors. These are the details.

Bank Of America Commits $100 Million To Help Communities Impacted By COVID-19

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2020

Bank of America recently announced it is committing $100 million to support local communities affected by COVID-19 (coronavirus). These are the details.

Mastercard And Samsung Sign Major Digital Inclusion Partnership

By Annie Baker ● Mar 19, 2020

Mastercard announced it signed a global partnership with Samsung to enable digital access to consumers and small businesses in emerging markets through its extensible Pay on Demand platform.

Dating.com Group Launches $50 Million Corporate VC Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2020

Dating.com Group announced it has launched a $50 million corporate VC fund. These are the details.

JPMorgan Chase Committing $50 Million To Help Combat COVID-19 Disruptions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2020

JPMorgan Chase announced it is making a $50 million global philanthropic commitment for the immediate public health and long-term economic challenges from the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Why Fox Is Buying Tubi For $440 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2020

Fox Corporation recently announced it is buying streaming video startup Tubi for $440 million in cash. These are the details about the deal.

Smart Ring Company Oura Raises $28 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2020

Oura announced it raised $28 million in Series B funding from Gradient Ventures, Square, and Forerunner Ventures.

Autonomous Cloud Governance Company CoreStack Secures $8.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Mar 19, 2020

Seattle-based venture-backed startup CoreStack announced it raised $8.5 million in Series A funding led by Naya Ventures.

Macrocycle Drug Discovery Company Circle Pharma Raises $45 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 19, 2020

Circle Pharma, a macrocycle drug discovery and development company, announced it raised $45 million in Series B funding.

Facebook Sets Up $100 Million Program To Help Small Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2020

Facebook has just announced it launched a $100 million program to help small businesses that are dealing with economic slowdowns.

North Carolina-Based Fluree Receives Investment From Engage As Part Of Seed Extension

By Noah Long ● Mar 18, 2020

North Carolina-based company Fluree announced it raised a seed extension round of funding with participation from Engage.

Ride-Sharing Company Gojek Closes $1.2 Billion In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Mar 18, 2020

Gojek, a Southeast Asia based ride-hailing company, announced it raised $1.2 billion. Including this funding round, Gojek has raised a total of nearly $3 billion.

One Raises $17 Million To Simplify Finances

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2020

Digital banking service One announced it raised $17 million in Series A funding.

Microsoft: Windows 10 Hits 1 Billion Active Devices

By Noah Long ● Mar 18, 2020

This week, Microsoft revealed that there are now 1 billion active Windows 10 machines. These are the details about the milestone.

SAP And Goldman Sachs Sign Momentous Partnership For Global Payments On Ariba Network

By Annie Baker ● Mar 18, 2020

SAP SE and Goldman Sachs announced that they have signed a partnership to make it easier for companies to do business with the millions of suppliers worldwide on Ariba Network.

Microsoft Unveils Xbox Series X Specifications And Details

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2020

Microsoft recently unveiled the specifications of the upcoming Xbox Series X gaming console. These are the details.

Bakkt: $300 Million In Funding And Starbucks Integration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2020

Bakkt, a company unlocking over $1.2 trillion of digital assets, announced it raised $300 million in funding. And it is also integrating with Starbucks.

Why Microsoft’s GitHub Is Buying Npm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2020

Microsoft subsidiary GitHub announced it is buying Npm. These are the details about the deal you should know about.

Tempus: $100 Million Funding And $5 Billion Valuation

By Annie Baker ● Mar 17, 2020

Chicago-based health tech company Tempus announced it raised $100 million in Series G funding at a post-money valuation of $5 billion.

Risk-Based Vulnerability Orchestration Company ZeroNorth Raises $10 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Mar 17, 2020

ZeroNorth, the first provider of risk-based vulnerability orchestration across applications and infrastructure, announced it raised $10 million in Series A+ funding.