Tech stocks are expected to fall following tomorrow’s US Presidential election – no matter who emerges victorious. Incumbent Donald Trump faces Democrat challenger Joe Biden for the country’s leadership. Yet despite the…
Deck The Halls: Christmas 2016’s Top 10 Tech Gifts
2016 may have been a mixed bag for many reasons. But a mixed stocking is no bad thing–especially when it’s chocked full of the latest gadgets and gizmos across the spectrum of…
Tech investors could lose out as Kremlin counter-sanctions E.U., U.S.
Tech businesses face setbacks due to a round of sanctions imposed by the Russian government on the U.S. and European Union. The bans, which come amid heightened political tension in war-torn Ukraine,…
College startups on the rise as students flock to entrepreneurial pursuits
Sean Branagan is bullish on college startups. Not just the wunderkind, drop-out-of Harvard Microsofts and Facebooks; he believes that there are thousands of students across the country who can build and run…
Amazon’s new ventures worry investors further
So far 2014 has been a tough year for Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. In recent weeks, his net worth reportedly shrank by up to $1 billion thanks to a 16% drop in…
Altitude Digital raises $7m as ad tech market continues to attract investment
Altitude Digital, a video and display advertising technology startup, recently announced a $7 million credit facility from Silicon Valley Bank. The funding is the latest milestone in the company’s rapid growth, and…
Buzzfeed raises $50 million funding round – Investment Round Up
Series A Plated, a meal-kit provider, has raised $15 million in Series A funding in a round led by Greycroft Partners. Formation 8, ff Venture Capital, Lerer Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital,…
Social media giants enjoy encouraging quarter
The last quarter saw strong results nearly across the board in the social media sector. Even Snapchat, neither public nor two years old, was able to latch on to the positive momentum,…
Social Tables secures $8m funding round – Investment Round Up
Seed funding Two Tap, an in-app e-commerce platform, has raised $2.7 million in seed funding. Digital Garage, Green Visor Capital, Initialized Capital, Khosla Ventures, SV Angel and Transmedia Capital all took part…
Vectra Networks secures $25m – Investment Round Up
Series A Palo Alto, Calif.-based big data analytics company Metanautix has raised $7 million from Sequoia Capital and angel investor Shiva Shivakumar, an early Google employee and current CEO of UrbanEngines. CEO…