by The Brio Team | Jul 5, 2017 | Getting Funded
Source: DW.COM Abuse towards women is rife in Silicon Valley’s macho culture. Meanwhile just 7 per cent of cash goes directly towards women-led startups based in the main US IT hub. So, why aren’t women a larger driving force in Tech? Sheryl Sandberg is...
by The Brio Team | Jul 5, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Ingrid Lunden / Source: TechCrunch China’s search giant Baidu has made another acquisition to continue its push into artificial intelligence, and specifically carving out a place for itself as a platform for developers who want to create chatbots and...
by The Brio Team | Jul 5, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Katie Roof / Source: TechCrunch Cooking kit delivery company Blue Apron traded up 3.5% on the stock market Monday, erasing some of the losses from its first two days as a public company. Shares closed at $9.67, which was still beneath last week’s $10...
by The Brio Team | Jul 4, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Rita Liao / Source: TechCrunch Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on TechNode, an editorial partner of TechCrunch based in China. URWork, a billion-dollar-valued co-working in China, announced today that it has closed a RMB 200 million ($30...
by The Brio Team | Jul 4, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Jon Russell / Source: TechCrunch Cross-border payment startup InstaRem has raised $13 million in new financing as it looks to expand its business, which is rooted in Asia, into Europe and North America ahead of an eventual public listing as soon as...
by The Brio Team | Jul 3, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Ryan Lawler / Source: TechCrunch Online lending company SoFi is closing down Zenbanx, the online banking provider it bought earlier this year. In an email sent to Zenbanx customers, the company announced that it will close all accounts at the end of...