LabGenius: London-based startup gets €11.5M for discovering next-gen drugs using AI
The growth in Artificial Intelligence (AI) has proliferated into various sectors. A lot of startups across the world are creating new approaches and seeking after the inventive business models in a bid to alter the pharmaceutical businesses.
Start-Up KoreConX Launches A New Blockchain Network To Connect The Private Capital Market
Do you know how to invest in the private capital market? Not many people do. It is complicated, requires a lot of paperwork, has low transaction volume, comes with risk and volatility, and not very liquid.
Startup Targets Cryptocurrency Crime - But Will The Big Banks Come On Board?
Will cryptocurrencies ever be considered mainstream? Millions of people around the world are invested in Bitcoin and its rivals, of course, but from the point of view of governments, regulators and financial institutions, virtual coins and tokens are still viewed with a considerable degree of suspicion.
10 French startups that are leading the AI race this 2019
All the roads in France lead to Paris! As we all know, Paris is home to some of the cutting edge startups, especially in artificial intelligence. In the way of acknowledging it, tech giants like Facebook and Google have opened research centers devoted primarily to artificial intelligence.
5 MadTech startups in Europe you should know about in 2019
MadTech is a new and fast-growing ecosystem of startups. These startups offer Artificial Intelligence and machine learning marketing and advertising technologies. The MadTech startups are aimed at making things possible for companies.
John Chambers’ band of Cisco geniuses have a new start-up aimed at Amazon Web Services
Sometimes when you work with successful people, you want to stick with them. That’s what ex-Cisco CEO John Chambers is doing with Mario Mazzola, Prem Jain, Luca Cafiero and Soni Jiandani.
New YC-Backed Startup Could Reshape The Service Industry Through Artificial Intelligence
Ever pound zero on a keypad to escape a phone tree, or scream into a microphone to get someone’s attention at a drive-thru? We’ve all had frustrating experiences like these and, let’s be honest, we weren’t our best selves.
Facebook’s London accelerator program expands to startups in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa: Here’s what you need to know
Social media giant Facebook announced the expansion of its startup accelerator program to support other potential startups developing technologies that have a positive impact on the world. In this regard, the third edition of its London accelerator program will be open to startups across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa for the first time.
Swedish startup Flow unveils its chatbot therapist to combat depression
Flow, a medical device and therapy app startup company from Malmo, Sweden which treats depression has now released its chatbot therapist. The medical device company also launched a brain stimulation headset for treatment of depression in June 2019, the first and only medically approved at-home treatment of its kind in the UK and EU.
Europe’s best: 25 extraordinary deep tech scaleups selected for EIT Digital Challenge 2019
Coming up with an idea for a startup and realising it to reach the status of a scaleup takes meticulous planning and execution. Additionally, deep tech scaleups face their own set of unique challenges, since they are working on a differentiating product offering that leverages sophisticated, hard-to-reproduce digital technologies.
Direct Listings Are All the Rage in Silicon Valley. Here’s Why VCs Favor Them Over IPOs
Venture capitalist Bill Gurley uses a fat black pen to circle the word “moronic” in a news story he has printed out. The recent article is a critique of the traditional process that startups use to go public: an initial public offering.
Cannabis Tech Startup Fyllo Announces New Funding As Advertising Execs Join The Board
Less than a month after announcing a $16 million seed round of funding, a marketing-tech startup for cannabis advertisers says it’s raised another $2 million while also adding several top marketing execs to its board.
Fidelity, Tencent, Rakuten Back $20 Million Round for UK Blockchain Provenance Firm
UK-based blockchain startup Everledger, which began as a platform using blockchain to verify the authenticity of diamonds, has attracted investment led by Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate but also backed by American multinational financial services corporation Fidelity, and Japanse electronic commerce and Internet company, Rakuten.
Facebook buys startup working on mind-control of machines
Facebook on Monday said it had made a deal to buy a startup working on ways to command computers or other devices using thought instead of taps, swipes, or keystrokes.
London-based simulated reality startup picks up €9M from internet giant Tencent
SenSat, a UK-based company using artificial intelligence (AI) to unlock value in the Infrastructure industry, by using digital representations of real-world locations has raised a $10 million (€9 million) Series A funding round. The round was led by internet giant Tencent, with participation from Sistema Venture Capital. The company has so far raised $14.5M (€13.2M) in venture funding.