Telecom startup Next Caller announced it has secured $5 million in seed financing. Two investors contributed to the round, including Crystal Towers. Next Caller instantly verifies caller identities, validates phone numbers, and flags call spoofing to isolate high- risk interactions. The company’s system analyzes data before,
Gamer Sensei completed $4 million in financing from a group of 13 investors, including Accomplice, Advancit Capital Origin Ventures, KiwiVenture Partners II, Abstract Ventures, Boston Seed Capital, Sigma Prime Ventures, Corigin Ventures, and Subversive Capital. Gamer Sensei is a mastery platform for competitive gamers who focus
Software startup 7shifts announced the close of $3.5 million in financing. Three investors participated in the round, among them Tandem Capital and Relay Ventures. 7shifts provides employee scheduling and management software designed for the restaurant industry. According to the company, restaurant managers using 7shifts reduce labor
UNLTD completed $1.1 million in seed financing. Three investors participated in the round. UNLTD offers branded and original VR content for immersive and interactive media, including films, TV series, games and advertising. The company plans to be at the forefront of design and creation of high-end
Singapore-based ride hailing platform Grab announced the close of $2.5 billion in financing. Three investors participated in the round: Didi Kuaidi, SoftBank Group, and Toyota Motor Corp. Grab began as a taxi-hailing app in 2012, but it has extended its product platform to include private car
Josh.ai, a voice-activated home automation system provider, today announced the launch of its new product Josh Micro. Josh Micro is a new hardware product that runs the Josh.ai software on a far-field microphone for hands-free voice control. The product launch comes on the heels of
Meltwater, a global leader in media intelligence, today announced the acquisition of Algo, a real-time data analytics platform. Founded in 2015 by Matt Michelsen, Aaron Rama, and Evon Onusic, Algo leverages machine learning and natural language processing to democratize online semantic data that currently only
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has appointed Giorgio Migliarina as communications and media industry lead for Asia-Pacific (APAC). Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. In his new role, Migliarina is responsible
NelsonHall today announced the appointment of Suri Nair as principal research analyst for the company’s Insurance and Healthcare BPS research practice. NelsonHall is the leading global analyst firm dedicated to helping organizations understand the “art of the possible” in next generation IT and business services.
Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT) today announced that its board of directors has appointed Narendra (Naren) K. Gupta, PhD, as chairman of the board. Red Hat is a leading provider of open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to provide reliable and high-performing cloud,