Makeblock raises $30 million for robot-building kits for kids

 Remember when kids could simply play with their toys? They still can. But...


LimeBike raises $12 million to roll out bike sharing without kiosks in the US

 A startup called LimeBike has raised $12 million in venture funding to...


500 Startups will keep investing in Latin America with new $10M fund

 500 Startups is increasing its commitment to global investing with a...


Baker raises $3.5 million to become a “Salesforce for pot”

 As the legal cannabis industry grows in the U.S., competition for...


Evolv raises $18 million for body scanners that don’t cause long lines at security

 For a previous generation in the US, the only places where one might worry...


Verizon Ventures and R/GA partner to launch a digital media ‘venture studio’

 Verizon Ventures and R/GA are announcing a new program called the Verizon...


Google partners with VCs to host its own machine learning startup competition

 On the heels of acquiring data science community Kaggle, Google is...


NFL’s Drew Brees backs Waitr to make takeout easy in anytown USA

 Food delivery startups abound in the U.S., but few of them deliver to...


Chowbotics raises $5 million for salad-making robots named Sally, of course

 Chowbotics Inc. has landed $5 million in a Series A round of venture...


Astro raises an $8 million Series A for its AI-powered email solution for teams

 On the surface, Astro, launching its public beta today, is a nifty but not...