2020 – Page 48

Deep tech VC fund The Engine raises $230M for its second fund from MIT and new backer Harvard

Deep tech. Hard tech. Or, as The Engine dubs it, Tough Tech. Venture investing today is essentially identical to what happens on Wall Street, focused on data rooms, spreadsheets, SaaS…

lecrab 27 October 2020

eSports

FACEIT and Ubisoft launch North American FPL for Rainbow Six Siege

Esports platform and tournament organiser FACEIT and game developer Ubisoft have announced the launch of the North American FPL ladder for Rainbow Six Siege. The launch follows on from the introduction a European FPL…

lecrab 27 October 2020

eSports

Team Queso announces content-focused partnership with Digital Virgo

Spanish esports organisation Team Queso has entered into a content-focused partnership with technology firm Digital Virgo. Image credit: Team Queso The agreement will see Team Queso provide weekly video-on-demand content,…

lecrab 27 October 2020

Technology News

Face to Face, Tinder’s opt-in video chat feature, is now rolling out globally

Tinder, currently the world’s biggest biggest dating app for people to find matches and connect with them, is expanding another feature today to extend the time people spend in the…

lecrab 27 October 2020

Technology News

White Castle rolls out more robots from Miso Robotics to cook in its kitchens

More robots are coming to White Castle. Expanding a partnership with Miso Robotics, around 10 new White Castle locations will be rolling out the Pasadena, Calif.-based company’s robotic fry cook.…

lecrab 27 October 2020

Technology News

Video creation and editing platform InVideo raises $15 million

InVideo, a Mumbai-based startup that has built a video creation and editing platform, has raised $15 million as it looks to court more users and customers worldwide. The startup offers…

lecrab 27 October 2020

Technology News

Apeel gets more cash to fight poverty and food insecurity in emerging markets with its food-preserving tech

In the first real test of the potentially transformative power of its food-preserving technology, the Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Apeel Sciences is bringing its innovative food treatment and supply chain management…

lecrab 27 October 2020

Technology News

Former Facebook and Pinterest exec Tim Kendall traces “extractive business models” to VCs

Last month, former Facebook and Pinterest executive Tim Kendall told Congress during a House hearing on the dangers of social media that Facebook made its products so addictive because its…

lecrab 27 October 2020

eSports

Team Vitality commences push into Indian market

French organisation Team Vitality has started its planned expansion into India with the launch of a dedicated Instagram page for the team’s efforts in the country. The account’s first post…

lecrab 26 October 2020

Blockchain

AB InBev’s latest blockchain trial aims for beer supply chain transparency in Europe

AB InBev has announced the launch of a new pilot which will use blockchain technology to give full transparency and traceability in its supply chain of barley. The pilot scheme…

lecrab 26 October 2020