Toyota Research Institute shows how its robotics work with difficult surfaces in the home

Following this morning’s announcement that Hyundai has closed its acquisition of Boston Dynamics, another automotive company has posted some robotics news. The Toyota Research Institute announcement is decidedly less earthshaking than that big deal &#8212; if anything, it’s more of a progress check… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Without a clear ask, your pitch deck is useless

Having a great &quot;ask&quot; slide can reassure investors: It shows a founder wants to raise an amount of money that unlocks the next stage of growth and knows what milestones they need to hit to get there. Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Equity crowdfunding appears immune to market volatility, on track for its best year yet

With the fundraising climate now showing cloudy skies, equity crowdfunding is getting ready for a field day. Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Equity Monday: China hates crypto, and the Vision Fund’s vision lives on

Our live show is this week! And we&#039;re very excited about it! It&#039;s free, of course, so swing by and hang with us. Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Revolut revenue grew by 57% in 2020

Fintech startup Revolut has filed some financial results and is sharing details with the press. In 2020, the company reported $361 million in revenue (£261 million) — that’s a 57% increase compared to 2019 revenue of $229 million (£166 million). Interestingly, those revenue figures have been adjust… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Buy now, pay later startup Kredivo doubles its debt facility from Victory Park Capital to $200M

Kredivo announced today it has secured another $100 million debt facility from Victory Park Capital (VPC). This doubles the Indonesian digital lending and credit platform’s total warehouse financing facility from VPC to $200 million. The first round was closed in July 2020. Kredivo is operated by S… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Can the military academies compete with Stanford and Harvard in venture? Two veterans are raising $50M to find out

Soldier-entrepreneurs are unfortunately still a rare breed in Silicon Valley, despite the region’s origins in Cold War defense spending. While the courage and perseverance required to fight in an overseas battlefield (or the office bureaucracy on base) would seem a perfect fit for the travails of t… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Hamburger-flipping robotics company Miso introduces an automated beverage dispenser

How do you follow up a burger-flipping robot? If you’re Miso Robotics (which you likely are, if you’ve created a burger-flipping robot), the answer is simple: beverages. The robotics startup continues to focus on the fast food service industry with the planned launch of an automated beverage-dispen… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Apple’s App Store to face scrutiny in Germany as FCO opens ‘market power’ proceeding

Germany&#8217;s competition authority, the FCO, has completed its Big Tech GAFA &#8220;bingo&#8221; card by opening a proceeding against Apple. As with similar investigations already opened this year &#8212; into Amazon, Facebook and Google &#8212; the proceeding will determine whether or not the i… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

What does Red Hat’s sale to IBM tell us about Couchbase’s valuation?

Couchbase could double its valuation provided that investors are more interested in its faster-than-Red-Hat growth than they are worried about its history of cash consumption and growing net losses. Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Vienna’s GoStudent raises $244M at a $1.7B valuation for its online tutor marketplace

Online teaching came into the spotlight for many students and parents in the last year, and today one of the companies that saw a big lift during that rush of activity is announcing a big round of funding to carry it into what has emerged as a more permanent change of habits for many learners. [&amp;he… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News