Fintech startup YayPay announced it has closed $5.3 million in financing. QED Investors led the round, with participation from Birchmere Ventures, Fifth Third Bank, 500 Startups, Aspect Ventures, Techstars Ventures, Zelkova Ventures, and Gaingels. YayPay offers AI to automate accounts receivable and accelerate cash flow. The
Stockholm, Sweden-based Furhat Robotics has raised $2.5 million in its first funding, a seed round from prominent European investors Balderton Capital and LocalGlobe. Furhat is developing a new kind of robot it calls a ‘Social Robot’ which is being built on a platform that is optimized
Government technology vendor Buchanan & Edwards, Inc., announced today that former Ambassador Jay Anania has joined the company as its new director of foreign affairs. Prior to joining Buchanan & Edwards, Anania served as COO of the Organization of American States (OAS). Before his work
Silent Circle, an enterprise-class mobile security, privacy and compliance solutions company, today announced the acquisition of Maryland-based Kesala. Kesala developed GoSilent, a mobile firewall, WiFi hotspot and VPN cloud service outfitted with government-grade encryption technology. GoSilent will help Silent Circle capitalize on a global business
VNUE, Inc., the global leader in recording live events and releasing experiential content to fans, announced today the appointment of music industry veteran Lou Mann as executive vice president. Prior to joining VNUE, Mann served as executive vice president and general manager of Capitol Records,
Ori, Inc., announced today that it has raised $6 million in Series A funding, led by Khosla Ventures. Ori combines robotics, architecture and design to unlock a new concept of “programmable spaces” — one in which interior space intelligently and effortlessly adapts to us and our
GreenLight Biosciences, Inc., announced today the completion of its $18 million Series D round of financing, led by Fall Line Capital. S2G Ventures, Lewis and Clark Ventures, and Macro Capital Investments participated in the round. GreenLight Biosciences has developed a unique cell-free bioprocessing platform capable of
Riverside Partners, LLC, a Boston-based private equity firm, announced today that it has acquired Calero Software, in partnership with members of management. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Calero is a leading provider of communications lifecycle management software and managed services including telecom expense
Liveoak Technologies today announced that it has raised a $2.5-million equity investment from Broadhaven Capital Partners and Wild Basin Investments, along with Manulife, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures and Prudential's Gibraltar Ventures. Additional investors include Techstars Venture Capital Fund, MATH Venture Partners, Zelkova Ventures, and industry
Bracket, a leading clinical trial technology and specialty services provider, today welcomed Sam Whitaker as chief technology officer to its growing team. As CTO, Whitaker will be responsible for Bracket's global product strategy, management and innovation, and technology development and engineering, including architecture, user experience