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Wells Fargo tells new clients they need $1 million in balances for certain mortgage refinancings
Wells Fargo is raising the bar for new customers to get a popular mortgage product, CNBC…
K Fund’s Jaime Novoa discusses early-stage firm’s focus on Spanish startups
Earlier this month, Spanish early-stage venture capital firm K Fund officially launched its second fund, which…
Creandum backs Amie, a new productivity app from ex-N26 product manager Dennis Müller
Amie, a new productivity app from ex-N26 product manager Dennis Müller, has picked up $1.3 million…
Insana: Main Street investors diving into speculative penny stocks and SPACs is disturbing trend
For several weeks now, I’ve been ranting about the wild speculation in low-priced, no-name stocks that…
Amazon’s Alexa heads Toni Reid and Rohit Prasad are coming to Disrupt
It’s hard to believe that Alexa was only announced in November 2014. In fewer than six…
As pandemic drags on, interest in automation surges
Today, the U.S. exceeded three million COVID-19 cases and 132,000 deaths. In several states, new hotspots…
Freshworks acquires IT orchestration service Flint
Customer engagement company Freshworks today announced that it has acquired Flint, an IT orchestration and cloud…
VCs are cutting checks remotely, but deal volume could be slowing
When COVID-19 began to shutter the United States economy, startups jumped into cost-cutting mode as expectations…
Coinbase reported to consider late 2020, early 2021 public debut
Coinbase is the latest mega-startup that may approach the public markets. The digital currency exchange company…
Singaporean startup Karana raises $1.7 million for meat substitutes made from jackfruit
Singaporeans have a growing appetite for plant-based meat substitutes. In fact, demand for products from companies…
LogDNA announces $25M Series C investment and new CEO
LogDNA, a startup that helps DevOps teams dig through their log data to find issues, announced…
AweSun Releases macOS Version for Multi-Platform Remote Support
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AweRay, an international remote desktop service provider, released AweSun updated version which supports macOS…
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Walgreens, Square, Carnival, Six Flags, Alibaba & more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell Thursday: Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) — The…
InOrbit Raises $2.6 Million to Lead RobOps Movement
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–InOrbit, the leading provider of cloud-based robot management software, today announced it has…
14 VCs discuss COVID-19 and London’s future as a tech hub
The UK has created 63 tech unicorns in the past decade (according to Dealroom), and it…
Top Chinese diplomats give conciliatory signals while demanding respect from the U.S.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks at a news conference after restoring diplomatic ties with Kiribati…
LocalGlobe and TransferWise’s Taavet Hinrikus back ‘frictionless finance’ startup Radix
Radix, a U.K. startup that’s building a decentralised finance protocol on which new financial apps can…
Why some investors are holding onto Wirecard shares even after insolvency
Despite its dramatic descent into insolvency last month, Wirecard’s share price has not yet hit zero.
Yamo scores €10.1M Series A to offer healthier food choices for young children
Yamo, a self-described “foodtech” startup that produces and sells healthier food for babies and young children,…