VC Daily: Indian Ed-Tech Startup Boosts U.S. Expansion With Summer Deals
Good day. Indian education-technology startup Think & Learn Pvt Ltd., which does business as Byju’s, is gaining traction on its plans to aggressively expand in the U.S. after an acquisitive summer. The Bangalore-based company sees India and the…
This startup wants you to get a credit card and bank account even before you land in US
© Faizan Javed This startup wants you to get a credit card and bank account even before you land in US Neobanks are the new ‘in’ thing with many fintech startups offering digitised banking-related services to fill the gaps for what traditional banks…
TU uses renovated armory for StarTUp Accelerator program
The old Towson armory has a new use.Towson University cut the ribbon Monday on the brand new StarTUp Accelerator, taking over the armory space.The accelerator is an eight-week fellowship program that’s part of the university’s entrepreneurial…
NFT craze fuels $4.3 bn French football card startup
© GABRIEL BOUYS France’s Antoine Griezmann is among several football stars who have invested in French gaming startup Sorare Sorare, the French startup behind a game that lets players trade…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 Announces Startup Battlefield Competitors and Judges
News and research before you hear about it on CNBC and others. Claim your 1-week free trial to StreetInsider Premium here. Leading Technology Innovators and Investors Set to Judge World’s Top Technology and Startup Event at Virtual Disrupt 2021 SAN…
Startup AMAI is developing AI voices that can express human-like emotion
A startup is developing AI voices that can be edited to present different emotional intonations. Why it matters: The voiceover industry — including everything from video games to audiobooks — stands to be disrupted if tech companies can deliver…
Valley News – Biotech startup sells for $150 million
LEBANON — An Upper Valley biotech startup co-founded by Dartmouth engineering professor Tillman Gerngross is being acquired by a Boston-area biotech firm in a cash and stock deal valued at $150 million, the latest milestone for the star Thayer School of…
Chinese 3D printing startup Polly Polymer secures new funding
BEIJING — Polly Polymer, a stereolithography, or SLA 3D printing startup in China, has raised nearly 100 million yuan ($15.5 million) in a Series A+ funding round from a group of investors led by Vitalbridge. Polly Polymer offers various high-speed…
A startup called UnBiasIt says its software can spot racial bias within companies. Will this surveillance scare employees?
In August, the company began using software from a startup called UnBiasIt to monitor for signs of or keywords related to racial, gender, or age bias, Telhio spokeswoman Jessica Bing told CNN Business. For instance, she said, if an email from one…
A startup says its software can spot racial bias within companies. Will this surveillance scare employees?
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Employees at Telhio Credit Union are already used to having their internal communications monitored to ensure compliance with US financial rules. But Telhio, which is based in Columbus, Ohio, and has over 250 employees,…