by The Brio Team | Jun 19, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Catherine Shu / Source: TechCrunch In the U.S., childcare presents a nerve-wracking quagmire for parents. It’s expensive—almost a fifth of American families spend more than a quarter of their income on childcare—but that doesn’t mean it’s a lucrative...
by The Brio Team | Jun 19, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Fitz Tepper / Source: TechCrunch Vice Media has raised $450M in new funding from private-equity firm TPG, with a deal valuing the media company around $5.7 billion post-money. Shane Smith, co-founder and CEO of Vice was just on CNBC answering...
by The Brio Team | Jun 19, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Steve O’Hear / Source: TechCrunch Meltwater, the self-described ‘media intelligence’ company, continues on an acquisition spree. Following the purchase of Oxford Uni spin-out Wrapidity in February, it has acquired Hong Kong-Based startup...
by The Brio Team | Jun 19, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Natasha Lomas / Source: TechCrunch Hugsy, a Dutch startup that’s developing a ‘smart’ blanket designed to help the care of newborns and premature babies, has raised €200k (~$220k) in seed funding via the Leapfunder European angel investor network....
by The Brio Team | Jun 19, 2017 | Going Public
Author: Ryan Gray / Source: School Transportation News A video playing at ADOMANI’s booth during the Advanced Clean Transportation EXPO in May shows the company’s new all-electric, zero-emissions school bus. Newport Beach, Calif. – ADOMANI Inc....