Startups

HopSkipDrive, a Los Angeles based transportation company for children, has received a  $22 million in funding in the latest round. The round, largest yet, saw participation from 15 investors which include Cyrus Capital Partners, State Farm Ventures, Upfront Ventures, and FirstMark Capital. The...

Facebook has acquired PlayGiga, a startup focused on cloud video games, as reported by CNBC. PlayGiga has one of the advanced video game streaming platforms in Europe. PlayGiga, based in the Spanish city of Madrid, has been working on online and cloud-based gaming since...

Apple has acquired Spectral Edge, a startup with technology that improves photos taken on smartphones. According to a report by Bloomberg, the startup based in Cambridge, UK, has made some filings public on Thursday, which shows Apple has acquired the company. Peter Ronald Denwood is made their...

Apple is suing former employee Gerard Williams for allegedly breaching terms of his employment contract and loyalty. Gerard Williams is the former chief architect of iPhone and iPad chips (A-series chips). Due to engaging in activities that are related to Apple's chipmaking business,...

WeWork’s Chief Technology Officer Shiva Rajaraman has decided to step aside from his designation. He will remain in office for three months transition period, reported by Business Insider. Shiva Rajaraman joined WeWork in 2017 and lead the technology team, with various responsibilities including engineering,...

Asana, a team management app founded in 2008, is planning a direct listing as it aims to go public next year, according to a report by Miles Kruppa on Financial Times. It was founded by Dustin Moskovitz, who co-founded Facebook with Mark Zuckerberg while at Harvard,...

The second-hand clothes marketplace 'Vinted' has raised $140 million in Series-E at a value of over $1 billion. Founded and headquartered out of Vilnius, Lithuania, this used clothing startup is the first tech unicorn popping from the tiny east European country. The second-hand...

Indian financial startup Paytm has secured a funding of $1 billion in the latest funding, as reported. Paytm was valued $15 billion in 2019, and over 400 million people in India use its services. The company raised $1.4 billion from SoftBank in 2017. Till day,...

Online payments and money transfer platform PayPal Holdings, Inc has made an agreement with Honey Science Corp, a company that owned Chrome extension honey which helps find the best deals, coupons, and rewards while you are doing online shopping and apply the maximum...

Bunch, a soical gaming party app, which allows you to play your favorite games with friends in a group with a video chat, has raised $3.85 million in funding from gaming giants like Supercell, Tencent, Miniclip, Riot Games, and Colopl Next.  Before the fresh funding,...