by The Brio Team | Apr 28, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Nicky Cappella / Source: The Stack Hong Kong Alibaba has kicked off Jumpstarter 2017, a competition between startups with a significant investment in their business as a prize. Each of the top three contenders will receive a prize of $1 million USD,...
by The Brio Team | Apr 28, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Lora Kolodny / Source: TechCrunch An early player in drone-tech, 3D Robotics Inc., announced that it has raised $53 million in a Series D round of funding on Thursday, including new equity funding and conversion of debt equity. Atlantic Bridge led...
by The Brio Team | Apr 27, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Anthony Ha / Source: TechCrunch Some big names are making an investment in food stamps — specifically in Propel, a startup that helps food stamp recipients manage their benefits. Propel is announcing that it has raised $4 million in seed funding from...
by The Brio Team | Apr 27, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Andreas Rekdal / Source: Built In Chicago On Thursday, Origin Ventures announced the closing of its fourth venture capital fund with $80 million in funding. The new fund brings Origin’s total assets under management to more than $135 million....
by The Brio Team | Apr 27, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Darrell Etherington / Source: TechCrunch SiriusXM has acquired Automatic, the maker of the Automatic Pro and Automatic Lite connected car OBD-II port accessories. The deal is acknowledged by SiriusXM CFO David Frear to be worth a little north of $100...
by The Brio Team | Apr 27, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Frederic Lardinois / Source: TechCrunch Zeta Global, the marketing tech company that has recently acquired the likes of eBay’s enterprise arm and Acxiom Impact, is preparing for another round of acquisitions and investments in its technology. To do...