The World’s 50 Best Restaurants has revealed its list of top restaurants that didn’t make the top 50. These restaurants ranked from 51st to 100th ahead of the annual awards ceremony, taking place on Tuesday 5th October 2021 in Antwerp, Belgium. The annual list is created by a voting panel comprising over 1,000 independent authorities in the world of gastronomy, […]
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Roku Launches New 4K Streaming Sticks
SAN JOSE — Roku has introduced the all-new Roku Streaming Stick 4K (priced at $49.99), offering 4K streaming in a portable stick and the Roku Streaming Stick 4K+ (priced at $69.99), which features the Roku Voice Remote Pro for users looking to upgrade their streaming experience with a rechargeable, hands-free voice remote. The company also […]
NBA Star Kevin Love Invests in Molekule
SAN FRANCISCO — Molekule, a maker of air purification devices for the home, announced that NBA basketball star Kevin Love (photo above) has invested in the company to support its technological advances in air quality. The company did not disclose the amount of the investment. Molekule is the pioneer of Photo Electrochemical Oxidation (PECO) air […]
PayPal Rolls Out New App
SAN JOSE — PayPal is rolling out a new app to customers on Android and iOS. The all-in-one, personalized app will introduce new features including PayPal Savings, a new high yield savings account provided by Synchrony Bank, alongside new in-app shopping tools that will enable customers to earn rewards redeemable for cash back or PayPal […]
Fauna Bio Raises $9 Million Seed Round
EMERYVILLE — Fauna Bio, a biotechnology company leveraging animal genomics to improve human health, has raised $9 million in Seed funding led by LifeForce Capital, with participation from True Ventures, Boom Capital, Pacific 8 Ventures, BioMed Ventures, Vibe Capital and Arcadia Science. Fauna Bio said it will use the new funds to expand its drug discovery platform Convergence […]
Alpha Medical Lands $24 Million Series B
PALO ALTO — Alpha Medical has completed a $24 million oversubscribed series B round to help seal its leadership position in women’s virtual primary care. Alpha allows women to take control of their healthcare by providing the highest quality medical care in a convenient and affordable online process. Investors in this round include SpringRock Ventures, Margo Georgiadis, […]
CodeSignal Fuels Up With $50 Million Series C
SAN FRANCISCO — CodeSignal, a technical assessment platform dedicated to helping companies, including Facebook, Roblox, Zoom, Robinhood, and others, make data-driven hiring decisions in tech recruiting, has announced $50 million in Series C funding. This round, which brings CodeSignal’s total funding to $87.5M, was led by Index Ventures, with additional participation from Menlo Ventures, Headline, […]
Apple Releases iOS 15 for iPhones
Apple has released iOS 15 now available as a free software update for users with iPhone 6s and later. iOS 15 introduces new ways to stay connected, powerful updates that help users focus and explore, and intelligent features to get more done with iPhone. FaceTime updates provide more natural video calls, Focus helps users reduce […]
Fantasy Sports App Sleeper Rises With $40 Million
SAN FRANCISCO — Sleeper, which operates a fast-growing fantasy sports app, has awoken with a $40 million Series C fundraising round. This round of funding was led by Andreessen Horowitz, who was also the lead investor in Sleeper’s Series B round. Founded in 2018, the company said it has more than doubled its user base […]
Ambi Robotics Closes $26 Million Series A
EMERYVILLE — Ambi Robotics, the pioneer in simulation-to-reality AI for highly-dexterous robotics, has closed a $26 million Series A funding round. The investment is led by new investor, Tiger Global Management, and builds on participation from existing investors Bow Capital, Vertex Ventures US and The House Fund. The new funding comes at a time of […]
Wilson Sonsini Law Firm to Help Automate S-1 Filing
SAN FRANCISCO — Powerhouse law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, has partnered with Workiva Inc. —which simplifies complex work for thousands of organizations worldwide—to automate one of the most arduous tasks facing companies going public: generating the registration statement, also known as “SEC Form S-1,” or simply “S-1.” Wilson Sonsini has advised more U.S. […]
Aircover Raises $3 Million Seed Round
SAN MATEO — Aircover, a real-time sales intelligence platform for customer facing teams, has raised a $3 million Seed round of funding. The round was led by Defy Partners, with participation from Firebolt Ventures, Flex Capital, and Ridge Ventures. Additional angel investors include industry veterans in video conferencing, enterprise software, and machine learning. Bob Rosin of Defy Partners […]