TechNews Report

UNICEF Funds 6 Blockchain Startups to solve global challenges

December 11, 2018
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Announced Monday, UNICEF is investing $100,000 in six blockchain startups to “solve global challenges using blockchain technology,” ranging from healthcare delivery transparency to managing finances and resources. The investments are part of…

Korea’s Payment service Toss raises $80M

December 10, 2018
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Viva Republica, the company beyond popular payment app Toss, announced it has raised an $80 million round at a valuation of $1.2 billion. This new round is led by U.S.…

China’s fleet manager G7 raises $320M in funding

December 10, 2018
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On Monday, Beijing-based fleet management company G7 announced that it had raised $320 million. The round was led by HOPU Investments with participation from new investors China Broadband Capital, Intelligent Fund of Funds, Mount Morning Capital, Total…

Crypto crash causing startups to scale down operations

December 7, 2018
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The plunge in the cryptocurrency market is weighing on the software-development community that spawned over 1,000 digital coins. ETCDEV, the startup that led development on Ethereum Classic, which is among…

Edtech startup Aceable raises $47M

December 7, 2018
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Edtech startup Aceable best known for the app that helps people earn their driver's license has announced it raised $47 million in Series B. The round, which was led by Sageview Capital, brings the company’s…

Anthill Studio accelerator showcase seven startups

December 6, 2018
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City-based investment and speed scaling platform for early growth stage startups, Anthill Ventures, along with film production and distribution firm, Suresh Productions, on Wednesday announced the conclusion of of its Anthill Studio…

Salesforce to invest in Japan startups

December 6, 2018
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Salesforce said Wednesday that it has formed a $100 million fund through a venture capital investing entity of its Japanese unit to invest in emerging Japanese developers of cloud-based services. The…

Insuretech Startup Bright Health raises $200M

November 30, 2018
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Bright Health, a Minneapolis-headquartered provider of affordable individual, family and Medicare Advantage healthcare plans in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, New York City, Ohio and Tennessee, has raised $200 million Series C. The company was founded by the former…

30 startups graduates from Google’s Indie Games Accelerator (IGA) programme’s

November 29, 2018
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30 startups have graduated from Google's Indie Games Accelerator (IGA) programme's. This was after participating in the four months-long programme run by Google in Singapore. The 30 startups, forms the first…

Techcelerator picks 8 tech startups for its accelerator programme

November 28, 2018
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Romania accelerator Techcelerator, that financially supports tech startups via its exclusive partner, GapMinder, has selected 8 startups for its second cohort. The 8 startups will benefit from intensive business mentoring…