Orai, a startup building communication coaching tools, is announcing that it’s raised $2.3 million in seed funding. CEO Danish Dhamani said that he co-founded the company with Paritosh Gupta and Aasim Sani to address a need in his own life — the fact that he was “held back personally and professionally” by lackluster “communications skills […]
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Dandelion Energy, the Alphabet X spinout, raises another $16M led by GV and Comcast
As tech companies continue their race to control the smart home, a promising energy startup has raised a round of funding from traditionally-tech and strategic investors, for a geothermal solution to heat and cool houses. Dandelion Energy, a spinout from Alphabet X, has raised $16 million in a Series A round of funding, with strategic […]
View More Dandelion Energy, the Alphabet X spinout, raises another $16M led by GV and ComcastHired buys Y Combinator grad Py, launches assessment tool
To better measure aptitude of applicants, online career marketplace Hired has acquired Py, which helps companies like Opendoor and Niantic identify talent with app-based interactive courses on Python, iOS development and more. As part of the deal, Hired will launch a new feature called Hired Assessments, leveraging tools from the Py platform, as well as […]
View More Hired buys Y Combinator grad Py, launches assessment toolK Health raises $25m for its AI-powered primary care platform
K Health, the startup providing consumers with an AI-powered primary care platform, has raised $25 million in series B funding. The round was led by 14W, Comcast Ventures and Mangrove Capital Partners, with participation from Lerer Hippeau, Primary Ventures, BoxGroup, Bessemer Venture Partners and Max Ventures – all previous investors from the company’s seed or Series […]
View More K Health raises $25m for its AI-powered primary care platformHome insurance provider Hippo brings in $70M amid a record year in funding for insurtech startups
Insurtech startups have raised a total of $1.8 billion in venture capital this year.
View More Home insurance provider Hippo brings in $70M amid a record year in funding for insurtech startupsComcast Ventures is betting on blockchain technologies in 2018
Comcast Ventures has been looking at blockchain technology for a months, driven by Comcast and NBCUniversal’s long-standing interest in applications across several of the company’s business units. Read More
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