To build a billion-dollar company from scratch is still an incredibly difficult feat. Last year, CB Insights reported that the odds of becoming a unicorn — a company valued at $1 billion or…
Marqeta, a U.S. financial technology startup that helps young companies including digital-only banks issue payment cards, has expanded into Europe, the company said on Sunday. The company will service the…
Toronto-based adtech startup Cluep raised less than $500,000 from angel investors before selling their company to Impact Group for $40 million ($53 million CAD) this week. Founded in 2012, Karan Walia, Sobi Walia…
Nigerian biotech startup Coating+ pitched the innovative solution to the 2018 Thought For Food Summit judges, and brought the team to victory taking home $10,000. The startup, which was founded by a group…
Your-Space announced the opening of 7 new co-living facilities across Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Jalandhar and Pune. The startup now host 1200 beds across six operational cities with an average occupancy of 80-85…
When Paul Kimani and Jackson Kung’u came up with the idea of TozzaPlus, they had one thought in mind – to create a three-in-one, cloud based end-to-end solution for employee…
Less than two weeks after Bird announced it had raised $300 million at $2 billion valuation, on monday, scooter rival Lime announced a new funding round of $335 million. The round was…
The World Economic Forum announced its annual list of Technology Pioneers late last month with 61 startups making the cut. Of the 61 early-stage companies recognized for their design, development…
The creators of the photo app Prisma, which went viral back in 2016 for making images look like works of art, are quitting launch an AI startup. Prisma CEO Alexey Moiseenkov and…
In an attempt to gain an edge in the education market, Microsoft Corp.Microsoft has announced the acquisition of Flipgrid, a Minneapolis-based educational software startup. The technology giant announced the acquisition of the…