Snapchat has acquired Voisey, a U.K. startup that features instrumentals that you overlay with your own voice to create short music tracks (and videos), and also lets musicians upload instrumentals that become the basis for those tracks. Users can apply audio filters (like auto-tune, automated...
Video communication startup Livestorm announced today that it has raised $30 million in Series B funding. Livestorm is distinguished from other video conferencing tools because it’s purely browser based, without requiring presenters or attendees to install any software. The company says it has grown revenue...
Coherent is a Hong Kong based startup that helps insurance providers transition into the digital space. After recently raising $14 million in a Series A round, the company is looking to expand its client base in Asia as the pandemic has caused a large number...
A website can be a critical marketing tool — as long as you manage to keep your audience engaged. Advertising can drive traffic to your website in several ways, with video, text or image content. But once your customer arrives on your site, how do you...
Influencer marketing is one of the best new ways to reach out to social media audiences. Influencers thrive on building relationships between themselves and their audiences, which makes them ideal partners for brands looking to reach the same market. Micro-influencers, by definition, have fewer followers,...
AppFollow, an app management startup, has raised a $5 million Series A round led by Barcelona’s Nauta Capital, alongside existing investors Vendep Capital and RTP Global participating. The Helsinki-headquartered company says it benefitted during the pandemic and even broke even in April 2020 as the desire...
29-year-old CEO of Ordermark, Alex Canter, has built a decentralized ghost kitchen and has managed to convince SoftBank’s latest Vision Fund to invest in a $120 million round. Investors from the latest Vision Fund first reached out to Canter shortly after the company announced its...
French startup Alan is building health insurance products and 100,000 people are now covered through Alan. Alan has obtained its own health insurance license and is a proper insurance company. It doesn’t partner with existing insurance companies. The company primarily sells its insurance product to other...
Lawmatics, a San Diego startup that’s building marketing and CRM software for lawyers, is announcing that it has raised $2.5 million in seed funding. The funding was led by Eniac Ventures and Forefront Venture Partners, with participation from Revel Ventures and Bridge Venture Partners. Lawmatics’ early adopters,...
Playbook is a startup company that focuses on curated fitness content. It recently raised $9.3 in a Series A round from E.ventures, Michael Ovitz, Abstract, Algae Ventures, Porsche Ventures & FJ Labs. Personal trainers and the fitness industry as a whole have struggled immensely during...
