Demand for contactless payments and e-commerce has grown in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is good news for payment service operators, but the market is very fragmented, so […]
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Back to news homeNewly funded OfficeTogether looks to help employees return to work safely
Amy Yin doesn’t foresee startups resuming a five-day-a-week in-office work schedule, even after COVID-19 has been battled back. It’s probably a safe bet. Many companies have learned this year that […]
Lawn startup Sunday raises millions to help you with your backyard
Inspiration to launch a lawn-care company struck Coulter Lewis when he was shopping for lawn-care products one day. The entrepreneur, who previously worked as a designer and co-founder of a […]
Neuroglee gets $2.3 million to develop digital therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases
There are now about 50 million people with dementia globally, a number the World Health Organization expects to triple by 2050. Alzheimer’s is the leading cause of dementia and caregivers […]
Cast.ai nabs $7.7M seed to remove barriers between public clouds
When you launch an application in the public cloud, you usually put everything on one provider, but what if you could choose the components based on cost and technology and […]
YC-backed Cashfree raises $35.3 million for its payments platform
Cashfree, an Indian startup that offers a wide-range of payments services to businesses, has raised $35.3 million in a new financing round as the profitable firm looks to broaden its […]
Kea raises $10M to build AI that helps restaurants answer the phone
Kea is a new startup giving restaurants an opportunity to upgrade one of the more old-fashioned ways that they take orders — over the phone. Today, Kea is announcing that […]
Steve Case’s Revolution is targeting $500 million for its fourth growth fund
Revolution, the Washington, D.C.-based investment firm founded by AOL co-founder CEO Steve Case and former AOL senior exec Ted Leonsis, is raising $500 million for its fourth fund, shows a […]
Abacus.AI raises another $22M and launches new AI modules
AI startup RealityEngines.AI changed its name to Abacus.AI in July. At the same time, it announced a $13 million Series A round. Today, only a few months later, it is […]
AI-tool maker Seldon raises £7.1M Series A from AlbionVC and Cambridge Innovation Capital
Seldon is a U.K. startup that specializes in the rarified world of development tools to optimize machine learning. What does this mean? Well, dear reader, it means that the “AI” […]