Interview with Andrea Reynolds from Swoop on ep 41 – Irish Tech News
Andrea Reynolds, founder and CEO of Swoop, joins us on the show to talk about her journey as an entrepreneur, pitching in Downing Street…and her
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Locus Robotics raises $26 million for warehouse automation
Warehouse automation is all the rage in robotics these days. No surprise then, that another emerging player just got a healthy slice of venture funding.
Censinet launches with $7.8M in funding to help hospitals keep hackers at bay
For hospitals, cybersecurity can be a matter of life and death. The notorious WannaCry ransomware outbreak of 2017 hit an estimated 70,000 medical devices in the
Continuous app delivery firm Harness raises $60M
Continuous software delivery startup Harness Inc. has raised $60 million as it looks to capitalize on enterprise demands to deliver software updates faster, without breaking
GV-backed KeepTruckin nabs $149M at $1.25B valuation
KeepTruckin, a developer of hardware and software that helps truck drivers manage their vehicles and cargo, has raised $149 million in Series D funding. Greenoaks
Douyu, China’s Twitch backed by Tencent, files for a $500M U.S. IPO
Douyu, a Chinese live streaming service focused on video games, has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as it prepares to raise up
Smartcar accuses $50M-funded rival Otonomo of API plagiarism
Ruthless copying is common in tech. Just ask Snapchat. However, it’s typically more conceptual than literal. But car API startup Smartcar claims that its competitor
Tencent’s latest investment is an app that teaches grannies in China to dance
Besides churning out video games for China’s young generations, Tencent has also been attuned to the need of silver-haired users: its latest bet is an
Resurgent HappyFresh raises $20M for its online grocery service in Southeast Asia
It’s been a tricky past few years for HappyFresh, the startup seeking to bring Instacart-like grocery deliveries to Southeast Asia. It’s been through a series
Acquisitions, more than IPOs, will create Africa’s early startup successes
Africa has made its global IPO debut. Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia—a $1 billion-valued company—began trading live on the NYSE last week. The stock offering made
Phantom Auto raises $19M to expand its remote driving tech
Startup Phantom Auto today said it has raised $19 million in a round of financing that should help it to expand the scope of its technology,
Index Ventures, Stripe back bookkeeping service Pilot with $40M
Five years after Dropbox acquired their startup Zulip, Waseem Daher, Jeff Arnold and Jessica McKellar have gained traction for their third business together: Pilot. Pilot
New $50 Million Venture Fund Eyes Global Blockchain Adoption
A group of investors has launched a new blockchain-focused venture capital fund worth $50 million, aiming to bring the technology to the masses. The fund,
Co-Star raises $5 million to bring its astrology app to Android
Nothing scales like a horoscope. If you haven’t heard of Co-Star, you might just be in the wrong circles. In some social scenes it’s pretty
CloudGenix targets growth in software-defined networks with $65M funding
Software-defined wide-area network startup CloudGenix Inc. is looking to disrupt more established networking companies after announcing a hefty $65 million funding round today that takes