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TikTok is being used by vape sellers marketing to teens
TikTok has a vaping problem. Although a 2019 U.S. law made it illegal to sell or market e-cigarettes to anyone under the age of 21, TikTok videos featuring top brands of disposable e-cigarettes and va
SetSail nabs $26M Series A to rethink sales compensation
SetSail wants to upend the way sales people get compensated by paying them throughout the sales cycle, rather than a single commission after the sale closes. Today, the startup announced a $26 million
Does a $27 or $29 billion valuation make sense for Databricks?
This is one S-1 that we very much want to read.
Ex-Uber team raises $6M seed for geospatial analytics platform Unfolded.ai
Years ago, Uber had a problem. With millions of users and tens of thousands of drivers scattered across a widening expanse of the globe, the fast-growing mobility startup wanted to display more accura
India retains ban on TikTok, UC Browser and 57 other Chinese apps
TikTok, UC Browser, UC News, Baidu Map, Xiaomi’s Video and Community and 53 other Chinese apps that India banned in late June won’t be returning to the country anytime soon, the Indian government
Vectorized announces $15.5M investment to build simpler streaming data tool
Streaming data is not new. Kafka has existed as an open source tool for a decade. Vectorized was founded on the premise that the existing tools were too complex and not designed for today’s stre
Fast raises $102M as the online checkout wars continue to attract huge investment
This morning Fast, a startup that provides online checkout and identity products, announced that it has closed a $102 million Series B. The new funding event was led by Stripe, a previous investor in
Jam collaborative software launches Jam Genies to give small startups access to experts
As the world moves towards remote work, the collaborative tools market continues to expand. Jam, a platform for editing and improving your company’s website, is adding to the trend by introducin
Talent Hack raises $4.7M for its B2C fitness platform, Spaces
It’s been a wild 12 months for fitness platforms, as the world’s population has struggled to adapt to workouts outside of the gym. From Lululemon’s massive Mirror acquisition to companies like A
Treadly’s next-gen compact treadmill is ideal for small spaces and features app-based social workouts
As the global pandemic continues, having options for keeping active at home is increasingly top-of-mind. Treadly is a startup focused on building a home treadmill that’s compact and convenient,
PepsiCo and Beyond Meat launch poorly named joint venture for new plant-based food and drinks
PepsiCo, the planetary purveyor of sugary drinks, greasy chips, and (weirdly) oatmeal, hummus, and gazpacho(?) is partnering with Beyond Meat, the publicly traded plant-based protein provider, on a po
Facebook’s secret settlement on Cambridge Analytica gags UK data watchdog
Remember the app audit Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg promised to carry out a little under three years ago at the height of the Cambridge Analytica scandal? Actually the tech giant is very keen that
Voice recognition features return to TiVo through a partnership with Atlanta-based Pindrop
TiVo devices are getting new voice recognition capabilities thanks to a partnership with the Atlanta-based startup Pindrop, which is now offering its voice recognition and personalization technologies
Stacker raises $1.7M to help nocoders build apps from spreadsheets
Stacker, a company that helps non-developers create software from spreadsheets, announced that it has raised $1.7 million in a seed round. Stacker fits inside the growing no-code, and low-code niche t
Run:AI raises $30M Series B for its AI compute platform
Run:AI, a Tel Aviv-based company that helps businesses orchestrate and optimize their AI compute infrastructure, today announced that it has raised a $30 million Series B round. The new round was led
Bloomreach raises $150M on $900M valuation and acquires Exponea
Bloomreach, an API company that helps eCommerce customers with search and web site creation, announced a $150 million investment today from Sixth Street Growth. Today’s funding values the compan
10 VCs say interactivity, regulation and independent creators will reshape digital media in 2021
The digital media industry will give us plenty to talk about this year.
LA-based Sidecar Health’s low-cost, cash-pay health insurance service is now valued at $1 billion
Meet Sidecar Health, the newest member of the tech industry’s billion dollar healthcare startup club. The valuation comes thanks to $125 million in new funding that the company will use to expan
Span, the smart fusebox replacement founded by an ex-Tesla engineer, gets an Alexa upgrade
Automating and controlling devices and energy usage in homes has potentially become a bit easier thanks to an integration between Span, the startup making a digital fusebox replacement, and Amazon&#
EdgeQ reveals more details behind its next-gen 5G/AI chip
5G is the current revolution in wireless technology, and every chip company old and new is trying to burrow their way into this ultra-competitive — but extremely lucrative — market. One of the mos