Alchemist Accelerator has closed a $2.5 million fund for very early-stage investments in tech startups serving large organizations in an era when robotics, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things
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HPE acquires SimpliVity for $650M in cash
HPE today announced that it has acquired data management platform SimpliVity for $650 million in cash. SimpliVity is one of the many companies in this space focused on what is often
Measure raises $15 million to fly drones as a service for other companies
Measure may not be building the ultimate flying camera, or drones that drop burritos at your door. But the Washington D.C.-based startup has raised $15 million in Series B funding to
Neurala closes $14M Series A to bring machine learning to the edge
Artificial intelligence is swiftly becoming a commodity thanks to the rise of AI-as-a-Service offerings from Amazon and IBM. Today, Neurala is joining this list thanks to a $14 million Series
Shiftgig raises $20M more to connect hourly workers with open jobs
The rise in on-demand services from the likes of Uber, Lyft and Postmates is fuelling a new workforce of freelancers in the service industry who are not tied to single places
Salesforce’s Quip acquires ex-Facebook designer studio Unity&Variety
Some ex-Facebook designers will be adding extra pizzazz to Salesforce’s word processing company Quip, which today acquired UnityVariety. Founded in 2015 by Joey Flynn and Drew Hamlin after several years designing
Saleforce’s Quip acquires ex-Facebook designer studio Unity&Variety
Some ex-Facebook designers will be adding extra pizzazz to Salesforce’s word processing company Quip, which today acquired UnityVariety. Founded in 2015 by Joey Flynn and Drew Hamlin after several years designing
Social media startup CultureSphere sues HCL, alleges misuse of confidential information
Acquisition talks fall through all the time, but a new lawsuit from social media startup CultureSphere accuses global IT company HCL of something more serious — using those talks as
Microsoft launches StaffHub, a new Office 365 app aimed at shift workers
Microsoft today unveiled the newest addition to its Office 365 suite with the debut of an application for shift workers and management, called StaffHub. The program is aimed at those who
Talend looks to ease big data prep with latest release
Talend, the big data integration vendor that went public last July, announced its winter release today with new tools to help automate data preparation, a sticky problem for enterprise customers. Surely, there
Talend looks to ease big data prep with latest release
Talend, the big data integration vendor that went public last July, announced its winter release today with new tools to help automate data preparation, a sticky problem for enterprise customers. Surely, there
Roambee adds $3.1M and a partner to help businesses monitor assets in real-time
Internet of things news in the wake of CES is a bold move, but Roambee isn’t letting the over-saturation of connected everything (hairbrushes!) get in the way of its mission to take
Dedrone racks up 5 new investors, including CEOs of Aruba Networks and Meraki
It’s hard to build a drone that’s high performance and affordable enough to compete with DJI’s popular and pervasive models. That’s something drone companies who built their own “platforms,” a.k.a.
DeDrone racks up 5 new investors, including CEOs of Aruba Networks and Meraki
It’s hard to build a drone that’s high performance and affordable enough to compete with DJI’s popular and pervasive models. That’s something drone companies who built their own “platforms,” a.k.a.
Financial comparison site CompareEuropeGroup scores $21M from Thiel, ACE and more
As consumers have shifted to the web to order and pay for services like broadband and insurance, price comparison sites have become one of the main ways that they search for the best