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Rolling delivery drone startup Starship Technologies secures $17.2Mn in seed funding

According to a report by the WSJ, Daimler has led a new…
AWS, Amazon

Cloud skills program re:Start facilitates AWS’ move into IT training and job placement

Slowly but surely, Amazon’s cloud storage business AWS has been expanding into a…

UK tech investment surpassed all other European countries in 2016

In news that marks a credit to UK tech, according to research…

P2P lending platform Funding Circle raises $100Mn from Accel and others

The year 2017 has begun with a bang for fintech in Europe.…

GCHQ Cyber Accelerator makes its official debut with seven startup selections in hand

The new GCHQ Cyber Accelerator, powered by Wayra UK, is ready for…

Fintech firm CompareEuropeGroup secures €20m in Series A

London-based CompareEuropeGroup has succeeded in closing a €20 million Series A funding…
vector watch / fitbit

Fitbit acquires wearable startup Vector Watch to further strengthen team, software divisions

Defying visible slowdowns in the smartwatch ecosystem, Fitbit has today acquired yet another…
Snapchat, Snap

Snap Inc. has chosen the UK to set up its first international HQ

As it gears up for an initial public offering in the US,…

Connected car startup CloudCar rakes in $15Mn from Jaguar Land Rover

CloudCar, a cloud service provider for connected car companies, has managed to…

Boohoo inches closer to taking over Nasty Gal assets for $20Mn

British online fashion retailer boohoo.com has come a lot closer to acquiring…

What Can Augmented and Virtual Reality Do for Casino?

With all the articles and TV shows about the potential for virtual…

London-based fintech startup Monese raises $10 million in Series A

Monese is a fintech startup based out of London, offering a mobile…

Samsung intros water resistant Galaxy A lineup with improved 16MP front+rear camera

Samsung has kicked off 2017 in style, with the release of two…

Ubiquitous Gaming: Money on a click!

In this fast changing techno-friendly world, where everything is handled from the…

Peak, the subscription based cognitive learning game, sells huge stake to Hachette

The makers of Peak have sold a majority stake to French publisher…

Pricing optimization software company ‘Price f(x)’ raises €4 million in series A

Price f(x), a company specializing in pricing optimization SaaS, has raised €4…

Food delivery service HelloFresh mints a fresh $88Mn in equity financing

Berlin-based food delivery service HelloFresh has raised a fresh $88.5 million (€85…

Senjo Group to take over GVC Holding’s payment processing arm Kalixa for $30.3Mn

Global payments operator Senjo Group is all set to acquire online gaming and…
VR

Can VR Provide a Social Experience?

The gaming industry is one of the more fertile grounds as far…

Fintech startup Curve launches its services on Android

Launched way back in February on iOS, London-based fintech startup Curve has finally…

Legal-tech startup Luminance valued at $20Mn after investment from Talis Capital

Luminance, an AI-powered platform that seeks to disrupt the legal due diligence…