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Crypto Bahamas signals stronger ties between old and new worlds of finance
Some Crypto Bahamas attendees were dressed in suits, while others wore T-shirts and casual shorts, juxtaposing the professional financial world against the new digital age.
Amazon Freevee increases its slate of originals, establishes itself as a competitor to watch
During the Amazon NewFronts, Freevee (formerly IMDb TV) announced an increased slate of original programs and FAST (free ad-supported streaming TV) offerings, along with a short-term film licensing a
Tubi reports record growth, expands original content and linear channel offerings
Tubi, a division of Fox Entertainment, highlighted its growth in streaming over the past year as well as its increase in original content and entertainment FAST (free ad-supported streaming TV) channe
Upgrade gives hair stylists tools to market, sell custom wigs from one marketplace
Remember Mary J. Blige’s hair at the Super Bowl? That was via Upgrade.
Kintent aims to automate away enterprise compliance tasks
Kintent, a startup providing enterprise compliance and security solutions, today announced that it raised $18 million in a Series A round led by OpenView with participation from Tola Capital at a $64
Americana’s chip turns physical objects into NFTs
NFTs are being used for far more than just proving you own a JPEG on the internet. Americana Technologies, a startup founded early last year by designer Jake Frey, allows brands and creators to turn p
Sila buys new factory to produce next-gen EV battery tech on US soil
Battery technology company Sila announced the purchase of a new facility in Washington state that will see its next-generation battery chemistry in hundreds of thousands of electric vehicles by the en
Teleport nabs $110M to provide identity-based infrastructure access
Teleport, a platform that assigns identities to hardware, software, and users to replace the need for passwords, today announced that it raised $110 million in a Series C fundraise at a $1.1 billion p
AccelByte, a backend services platform for game developers, raises $60M led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2
AccelByte, a platform that helps game creators build backend services and tools, has raised $60 million in Series B led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, with participation from Sony Interactive Entertainmen
What most startup founders get wrong about financial projections
Financial projections are essential for any business, but in the case of tech startups, a financial model is one of the most important and overlooked tools available to a founder.
LottieFiles raises Series B to make the animation format even more ubiquitous
Lottie animations are everywhere. The JSON-based file format, first introduced as an open-source library by Airbnb engineers, can now be seen in the top 500 iOS and Android apps, said LottieFiles co-f
HOF Capital brings in $300M for second early-stage fund
The new fund complements the firm’s ability to follow on in multiple rounds through the lifecycle of the company, from pre-seed to pre-IPO or token listing.
Prisma raises $40M for its open source ‘Rosetta stone’ for database languages
When it comes to building databases and other backend software development, different organizations and developers do not always speak the same language. Today a startup called Prisma that’s bui
Backed by Tiger Global and Sequoia India, Toplyne helps product-led growth teams tackle user conversion
For product-led growth companies (PLG), the perennial question is: how do we get non-paying customers to subscribe? Then the second question is: how do we get paying customers to move to higher tiers?
Sleuth wants to use AI to measure software developer productivity
As knowledge workers including software engineers shifted to remote work during the pandemic, executives expressed a concern that productivity would suffer as a result. The evidence is mixed on this,
Point closes on $115M to give homeowners a way to cash out on equity in their homes
Historically, homeowners could only tap into the equity of their homes by taking out a home equity loan or refinancing. But a new category of startups have emerged in recent years to give homeowners m
Spotify becomes first music streamer to launch on Roblox
Spotify announced today it will become the first music streaming brand to have an official presence within Roblox, with the launch of “Spotify Island,” a place where artists and fans will
Kevin raises $65M as it charges ahead on account-to-account payments over point-of-sale terminals
Payments remains a very fragmented business around the world: depending on where you’re buying or selling something (and whether you are selling online or offline) you will have different “
Banking giant Truist acquires fintech startup Long Game in effort to reach younger demographic
Truist — one of the nation’s largest financial institutions — has acquired Long Game, a 12-person fintech startup that has raised over $20 million in venture capital, executives have
Hetz Ventures closes third fund of $123M to focus on DevOps tools, Open Source, Fintech and Cyber
Hetz Ventures, a seed-stage VC out of Israel launched in 2018, has closed its third fund of $123 million. The new (described as ‘over-subscribed’) fund, Hetz III, brings the firm’s total