09.19.19

Darkstore raises $21M Series B

TechCrunch

Darkstore raises $21M Series B

TechCrunch

CenturyLink Acquires Video Delivery Innovator Streamroot

PR Newswire

The best UX design of 2019

Fast Company

NCAA Approves ShotTracker for Mountain West Basketball, FIGUR8 Launches Digital Health Platform

SportTechie

Swish Analytics Heads to The Major Leagues In New Partnership With MLB

CheddarTV

WSC Sports raises $23 million to turn sports broadcasts into highlight reels with AI

VentureBeat

Elixinol Global strikes exclusive multimillion-dollar deal with Pet Releaf

PR Newswire

Smart-Lock Startup Latch Opens Door to New Funding $126M Series B

Wall Street Journal

Mixlab Raises $8.5M for its Modern Pet Pharmacy

AlleyWatch

Wild Earth raises $16M to make dog food without hurting animals

Veg News

Bob Greenberg named vice chairman of Whalar

The Drum

ShotTracker partners with entire NCAA conference, taking shot at potential in-game analytics

Startup Land

Adludio secures $6 million investment

Press Release

Awair raises $10 million to help monitor air quality in more homes and offices

VentureBeat

Blockchain Startup Filament Joins IoT Research Project Backed By Nevada

CoinDesk

Happy Returns Lands $11M From PayPal

LA Business Journal

Intel and Keemotion detail the ways Yale’s basketball team uses AI

VentureBeat

AirMap And Honeywell Develop Cost-Effective Tracking Solution For Drones

PR Newswire

Hammerhead raises $4.2M to build a smarter operating system for bikes

TechCrunch

Marketing tech startup Lytics raises $35M to help companies learn more about individual customers

GeekWire

This Under 30 Just Raised $4 Million To Gamify Consumer Research

Forbes

Darkstore raises $7.5M Series A round for its same-day fulfillment center

TechCrunch

UPS and Latch are expanding in-building deliveries to 10 more cities

TechCrunch

Behind R/GA’s sleek Golden Globe Awards trophy redesign

Campaign

These $2,000 solar panels pull clean drinking water out of the air, and they might be a solution to the global water crisis

Business Insider

Enertiv Wins 2 Leading Smart Building Awards

PR Newswire

With $15 Million Raise, FreeWire Wants to Deliver EV Charging That Doesn’t Stress the Grid

GreenTech Media

How One AI Startup Decided to Embrace Military Work, Despite Controversy

Bloomberg

Cybersecurity startup MSI receives $8 million in new investments

Business Wire

How three middle school pals built the software that feeds the Super Bowl

LA Times

Plastic Isn’t The Enemy, Our Single-Use Mindset Is

Forbes

Filament Launches Automotive Blockchain Platform for Connected Vehicle Applications

Global Newswire

Hangar Announces Integration with Procore to Make Aerial Imagery Actionable

UAS Weekly

Behind Zero Mass Water’s $2,000 Device That Will Generate 5 Liters of Water a Day–in the Desert

Inc.com

Sports Analytics in the Classroom: How One Computer Science Professor is Changing the Game

SportTechie

David Stern Talks Sports Betting, NBA Tech and His ShotTracker Investment

SportTechie

ShotTracker Brought Big Data to the Jr. NBA World Championship This Summer

SportTechie

Journy raises $3.15M in seed funding

AlleyWatch

Clarifai and RichRelevance Partner to Enhance Experience Personalization with Visual AI

MarTech Advisor

Kinetic raises $4.5M to reduce workplace injuries for the industrial workforce

NY Biz Journal

Kinetic Uses A.I. To Monitor Workplace Movement – But It Isn’t Aiming To Be Big Brother

Forbes

Happy Returns Announces Full Stack Returns, The First Comprehensive Return Solution for Online Retailers

BusinessWire

Four ways the Google Pixel 3 wireless charging capability is powering new opportunities

Compelo

Snapchat’s Newest Ecommerce Experience Brings Together Levi’s, Disney and AR

AdWeek

How Brands Like Owlet Are Helping Consumers Monitor Their Health With Wearables

PSFK

FoodBytes! NYC Winning Food Tech Startups Tackle Food Waste and Milk Quality

Markets Insider

Camera IQ Launches Solution for Programmatic AR Advertising

VRFocus

Filament Announces Blocklet Kit Blockchain Starter Kit for the Enterprise

IoT Evolution World

Clarifai improves General Model 1.5 with machine-labeled datasets

VentureBeat

Google acquires customer service automation startup Onward

TechCrunch

Solar-powered `water from air’ business makes a splash in drought

Bombala Times

Snapchat enlists 20 partners to curate Our Stories from submissions

TechCrunch

Bill Gates-led $1 billion energy fund is expanding its portfolio of startups fighting climate change

Quartz

Digital Lock Startup Latch Raises $70 Million Series B Behind Push From Homebuilder

The Wall Street Journal

UPS tests entering locked lobbies to deliver packages in NYC

Engadget

Cordial raises $15M for smarter emails and messaging

TechCrunch

Sensible Object raises $3.2M to develop first Amazon Alexa-powered board game

GeekWire

United Soccer League Uses AI To Create Clips in Near Real Time

Sports Video Group

Filament CEO Allison Clift-Jennings Named a 2018 Top Embedded Innovator by Embedded Computing Design Magazine

Global Newswire

United Soccer League Partners With WSC Sports for Automated Video

SportTechie

Ad Lightning expands, now helps online publishers block certain ads

GeekWire

Flock raises £2.25M for its on-demand drone insurance

TechCrunch

ShotTracker Raises $10.4 Million Series A, Including Repeat Participation By David Stern

Forbes

Owlet Raises $24M in Series B Funding

FINSMES

CupClub is a poster child for sustainable, circular design

TreeHugger

Wireless tech firm Chargifi secures £5m to expand internationally

UK Tech News

Marketing startup Lytics raises $14M to help brands understand their customers with data

GeekWire

Onward helps businesses automate their customer service

TechCrunch

Dashbot and Recime Announce Partnership to Offer Analytics to Enterprise Chatbots

The Daily Telescope

Nike teamed up with Snap and Darkstore to pre-release Air Jordan III ‘Tinker’ shoes on Snapchat

TechCrunch

The Future Of Airbnb And Amazon Might Hinge On A Smart Lock

Fast Company

Monumental, Keemotion Partner On Live-Streaming Youth Hockey

SportTechie

Greenfly Secures $8.5 Million Series B Financing Round Led By Alpha Edison

PR Newswire

Building a point of sale service for big business, Appetize rings up $20 million

TechCrunch

When Wi-Fi Won’t Work, Let Sound Carry Your Data

Wired

SkySpecs proves value of automated drone inspections with at-scale operations; lands $8M investment

sUAS News

Giving online retailers a physical returns location nets HappyReturns $8 million

TechCrunch

The startup that facilitates deliveries for HelloFresh in SF and LA raises $4.3 million

TechCrunch

ScoreStream Receives Intel Capital Funding

Business Insider

Vidrovr raises $1.25M to bring smarter video search to publishers

TechCrunch

What The LA Dodgers Are Investing In During The World Series

Forbes

Winnow raises further $7.4M for its smart kitchen tech that reduces commercial food waste

TechCrunch

Snapchat’s new partners attach instant apps and games to ads

TechCrunch

Whole Foods gives Amazon hundreds of return centers. A startup wants to give other e-commerce sites the same

Recode

Streamroot raises $3.2 million for its peer-to-peer video delivery technology

TechCrunch

Adludio Intel shows off motion-capture tech powering ‘The Tempest’ via sensory Snapchat ad

Mobile Marketer

Latch adds HomeKit-approved smart lock to its enterprise suite

TechCrunch

DSP Group and LISNR Partner to Create Commercially Available, Advanced, Ultra-low Power Audio-Enabled Data Transmission Solution

Global Newswire

Chargifi to power devices of tech giants’ employees

Business Cloud UK

Jet.com is installing Latch access systems in 1,000 NYC apartment buildings for easier deliveries

TechCrunch

Clarifai – West Elm’s New AI Tool Scans Pinterest To Recommend Furnishings

Fast Company

With LISNR, Ticketmaster could soon use audio data as your ticket to a concert

Mashable

Greenfly, Inc. Announces Tech Partnership with Cannes Lions

PR Newswire

Zebra Sports Partners with Kinduct to Add Performance and Health Insights to Real-Time Player Tracking

Business Wire

Dashbot Launches Multimodal Support For the Google Assistant

Chatbots Magazine

Enterprise smart lock player Latch snags another $10M

TechCrunch

On-demand delivery fulfillment startup Darkstore raises $1.4 million seed round

TechCrunch

US-based Filament receives $15 million in new venture financing round

IoT News

Tomorrow’s cities: Are your shoes giving away data?

BBC

Cordial raises $6 million for its customized, automated email marketing service

TechCrunch

Appetize raises $20 million to speed up concessions lines

L.A. Biz Journal

​Greenfly secures $6.2 million in funding

L.A. Biz Journal

Darkstore opens on-demand delivery fulfillment centers in New York and Phoenix

TechCrunch

Clarifai raises $30M to give developers visual search capabilities

TechCrunch

Bitfinder, makers of the Awair air monitor, inhales $4.5 million in Series A

TechCrunch

Sports Industry Leaders Invest $3.6 Million In Automated Video Production Company

Forbes

Awair air quality monitor teams up with Nest, Amazon Echo and IFTTT

TechCrunch

This Is the Next Big Thing in the $15 Billion Wearables Market: FocusMotion

Inc.

Keen Home Quickly Generates Over $6.6 Million of Indicated Interest on SeedInvest

CrowdFund Insider

Shark Tank: One Of Robert Herjavec’s Best Bets Could Save You Money On Utilities

Forbes

New York Discovers Keyless Entry Systems

The New York Times

Kinduct Technologies Makes The Transition To MLB

SportsTechie

Deep-learning startup Clarifai gets $10M to make business hires, add features

VentureBeat

Appetize App Comes to Madison Square Garden

SportsTechie

Grove Labs set to grow with $2M in seed funding for indoor garden technology

Boston Business Journal