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Black Ops Ventures Launches $13M Seed Fund to Help Black Tech Founders Get Their Startups off the Ground
Black Ops Ventures, a venture capital fund managed and led by an all-black team of founders, has closed its first fund with a total investment of $13 million to help black founders succeed. The fund has the support of partners Heather Hiles, James Norman, and Sean Green, all of who have helped black tech entrepreneurs […]
Curie Therapeutics Raises $75M to Change Cancer Care Forever
Curie Therapeutics, a biotechnology startup based in Boston, has raised $75 million in Series A funding to develop precision radiopharmaceuticals that change how solid tumors are dealt with by medical professionals. The funding round saw the participation of RA Capital Management, Atlas Venture, and Access Biotechnology, the three firms that incubated Curie Therapeutics. The capital […]
Delos Raises $5.3M to Help California Homeowners Insure Against Wildfires
Delos, a San Francisco-based insurtech startup, has raised $5.3 million in seed funding to harvest cutting-edge technology to provide insurance protection to homeowners in wildfire risk areas. The funding round was led by IA Capital, with participation from Avanta Ventures, and Red Dog Capital. A group of strategic investors led by insurance executive Jonathan Crystal […]
Procurated Raises $10M to Bring Supplier Peer Reviews to the Public Sector
Procurated, a procurement startup based in Washington, has secured $10 million in seed funding to change how supplier selection is done in the public and private sectors. The funding round was led by Greycoft with participation from Tribeca Venture Partners, TDF Ventures, and Limerick Hill. This brings the total funding raised by Procurated to $12.5 […]
COVID Normalcy Depends on Improving Indoor Air Quality
2022 will mark the third year that the world must deal with the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. With its rising death toll and massive impact on human behavior and the world economy, COVID has changed the way we live, including how we work, play, socialize, shop, and travel. And while much of the world population has […]
Top 24 Fintech Firms to Watch in 2022
In the last several years, the fintech industry has exploded, particularly during the pandemic. This exponential growth can be attributed to a variety of factors such as greater automation needs from both companies and consumers, remote work demands during the pandemic and digital transformation. Even governments have taken note of the success of the fintech […]
WAX Partners with Sony Pictures and AMC to Bring Exclusive “Spider-man: No Way Home” NFT Promotion
Wax, one of the leading NFT blockchains, has been chosen by Sony Pictures and AMC theatres as the official blockchain for their “Spider-Man: No Way Home” NFT Promotion. The NFT promotion will mark a major milestone for the industry as it is the first of its kind to be run between a studio and a […]
How Niche Social Media Platforms Like Stage 32 Are Creating Digital Safe Havens
The creative sector took a hard hit during the pandemic. Most of the industry was shut down, and for many, it was as if the world had stopped. This presented a stark juxtaposition to what was happening at home, as people streamed movies and consumed content at a record pace. Inevitably, during this prolonged period […]
Wispr AI Raises $4.6M to Develop The Next Generation of Neural-Interfaces
Wispr AI, a neurotechnology and AI startup based in San Francisco, has raised $4.6 million in seed funding to integrate deliberate thought into neural interfaces to create truly immersive technology. The funding round was co-led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and 8VC, with participation from CTRL-Labs CSO & Co-founder Josh Duyan, Berkeley Neuroscience Professor & […]
MetaMundo Raised $2.7M to Bring NFTs and the Metaverse Together
MetaMundo, a 3D technology startup based in Amsterdam, has raised $2.7 million in seed funding to develop a 3D NFT marketplace that boosts the development of the metaverse. The funding round was led by Animoca Brands, with participation from Hypersphere Ventures, Digital Currency Group (DCG), OP Crypto, Metacartel Ventures, Marshland Capital, Own.fund, Polygon Studios, Ascensive […]
Massive Raises $11M to Change How Internet Users Pay for Premium Content
Massive, an Internet startup based in New York, has raised $11 million in seed funding to allow internet users to pay for premium content by sharing idle processing power. The round was led by Point72 Ventures with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Kraken Ventures, BlockTower Capital, and CoinShares Ventures. Several angel investors like Ryan Selkis of […]
Pluto Capital Raises $30M in Crypto to Help Blockchain Projects Get off the Ground
Pluto Capital, a blockchain venture capital firm based in Singapore, has raised $30 million to create a crypto fund to support early-stage blockchain-based projects. The funding will allow the fund to create new investment opportunities to invest in a diversified, institutional-quality portfolio of digital assets. For this purpose, the organization will provide investment insights, incubation […]