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PagerDuty, a global leader in digital operations management, today announced it has closed a $90 million Series D investment, raising the value of the company to $1.3 billion. The latest round of funding was led by funds and accounts managed by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. and Wellington Management, with participation from existing PagerDuty investors Accel, Andreessen … [Read more...] about PagerDuty Raises $90M Series D Investment to Expand Its Platform for Real-Time Operations

The GSMA today announced that the 2019 Global Mobile Awards (GLOMO Awards) are now open for entry. The GLOMO Awards honour the greatest achievements and innovations across the mobile industry, with 42 awards presented over 10 categories. Entries for the 2019 awards will be accepted through Wednesday, 21 November 2018, with the winners announced at the GSMA Mobile World Congress … [Read more...] about GSMA Announces 2019 Global Mobile Awards Open for Entry

WHAT: CES Unveiled Paris is a sneak peek into the innovation that is showcased at CES, the largest and most influential technology event on the planet. Tech industry leaders and government officials will headline CES Unveiled Paris in its first ever Executive Forum on Innovation, in collaboration with the Connecting Leaders Club, a speaker series highlighting emerging … [Read more...] about French Government Officials and Tech Industry Leaders to Headline CES Unveiled Paris

Pagaya, a global financial technology company using AI to reshape the asset management and institutional investment markets, today announced a $14 million Series B funding round co-led by Oak HC/FT (a premier venture capital fund) and Harvey Golub, former Chairman and CEO of American Express. A diverse group of world-class investors participated in the round, including GF … [Read more...] about Pagaya Raises $14 Million in Series B Funding

The project funded by the European Commission will award the best projects in additive manufacturing, CPS, IoT, robotics, HPC or laser technologies The European Commission’s Initiative I4MS has created the Disruptors Awards contest, a competition that aims to award the most innovative experiments and best cases in additive manufacturing, CPS, IoT, robotics, HPC or laser … [Read more...] about The I4MS Initiative Launches the First Disruptor Awards Contest for the Best Experiments Featuring Digital Transformation

What: Startup Boston 2018 When: September 10-14, 2018 Where: Attendees can register here for these free events Details: As a center for innovation and entrepreneurship, Boston has one of the strongest startup communities in the country. Startup Boston brings together its key contingents – including investors, business and community leaders, entrepreneurs, civic supporters … [Read more...] about Startup Boston Returns to the Hub September 10-14th

Zadara, provider of zero-risk enterprise cloud storage, today announced that it has signed a $25 million funding round led by IGP Capital with participation from existing investors. The closing of the investment round is conditioned upon the approval of the general meeting of Zadara. This brings the total equity raised to over $60 million. Zadara plans to use the investment … [Read more...] about Zadara Announces a $25M Investment Round

Recently, Plug and Play China celebrates the 3rd anniversary of its launch in China. Since its inception, Plug and Play China has invested in more than 200 startups and accelerated over 500 startups across 8 major cities in China, including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. Plug and Play Tech Center is a global innovation platform headquartered in Silicon Valley. The center has … [Read more...] about Plug and Play China has invested in more than 200 startups and accelerated over 500 startups across 8 major cities in China

NEC Corporation (NEC; TOKYO:6701) today announced an investment in Tascent, Inc., a U.S.-based biometric system company, with the aim of accelerating the global expansion of its safety business. The amount of the investment is not disclosed. Recently, the demand for multimodal biometric identification to further bolster security is rapidly growing. Within this environment, the … [Read more...] about NEC Invests in Tascent, a U.S.-Based Iris Biometric System Company

From artificial throats helping the deaf or hard of hearing to "speak", to electronic skin that can feel hot, cold and pain, 10 mind-boggling tech products were launched at the first Smart China Expo (SCE 2018) that opened this week in China's western city of Chongqing. Referred to as "Cool tech", or "Black Technology" in China, these amazing products – also including … [Read more...] about 10 Mind-boggling Tech Products Launched at SCE 2018 in Chongqing