Consumer startup Beauty Bakerie announced the completion of $3 million in financing led by Unilever, with participation from Blue Consumer Capital and 645 Ventures. Catering to makeup-loving customers who have a sweet tooth, Beauty Bakerie’s bakery-inspired line includes liquid lipsticks, setting powder, illuminators,eyebrow gel, eyeshadows, and
Web app Biri is a chatbot that guides survivors of abuse in speaking up and getting help, in the hopes they can move past it and build happier lives. Biri was created to help tackle abuse in Nigeria, where there are high abuse rates and
Zype announced the close of $4.9 million in Series A financing led by Runa Capital. Revel Partners, Point Nine Capital, Alpine Meridian and Entrepreneurs Fund also participated in the funding. Zype is a cloud video distribution service that makes it easy for over-the-top content (OTT)
Utopus Insights announced that Kerrick Johnson has joined the company’s executive leadership team as chief ecosystem officer. Johnson joins Utopus Insights from Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO), where he recently served as vice president of strategy and communication. He joined VELCO in 2006 after working
Smartchart is a cryptocurrencies analytics and investment product that correlates news to price fluctuations in real time. Users can use this handy tool for spikes or troughs in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), or Litecoin (LTC) prices, as well as quality news and editorials about the
onQ announced it has raised $7 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. The onQ solution brings existing multimedia content to life, turning static, one-way content into an energized and interactive group experience where participants contribute, share, and learn together. The platform provides scoring models for
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engagedIN, a neuroscience-based design firm focused on behavior change through the combination of neuroscience, design, and technology, announced today that the company has hired a former CTO within Aetna, Brian Garcia, as chief technology officer. Garcia brings 15 years of expertise to the development of
Software startup Sysdig closed $25 million in Series C financing from Accel Partners. A container intelligence company whose unified platform delivers monitoring, security, and troubleshooting in a microservices-friendly architecture, Sysdig monitors and secures millions of containers across hundreds of enterprises, including Fortune 500 companies and web-scale
Jona is a branding and marketing product that offers a do-it-yourself (DIY) kit to help startups get press coverage with lifetime access to a journalist database, a step-by-step public relations (PR) guide, strategy guidance, and media pitch templates. To help startup founders craft a better