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Despite winter’s chill, the Northeast’s tech ecosystem is white-hot
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the grey space in between.…
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RaySecur, a mailroom security startup, raises $3M in seed funding
Raysecur says at least ten times a day someone sends a suspicious package containing powder, liquid, or some other kind…
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Aptiv and Hyundai form new joint venture focused on autonomous driving
Automaker Hyundai is forming a new joint venture with autonomous driving technology company Aptiv, with both parties taking a 50…
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Ginkgo Bioworks’ dev shop for genetic programming is now worth $4 billion
Ginkgo Bioworks is now worth $4 billion after a $290 million capital infusion that will give the company the cash…
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Boston gets a new biotech accelerator with the launch of Petri
As biotechnology becomes more central to new innovations in healthcare, material science, and manufacturing, one of the nation’s research hubs…
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Sperm storage startups are raising millions
A number of startups are bringing technology and innovation to the fertility industry, with a growing few focused specifically on…
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Cybereason raises $200 million for its enterprise security platform
Cybereason, which uses machine learning to increase the number of endpoints a single analyst can manage across a network of…
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Investors are pouring money into Latin America’s logistics and shipping businesses
New technology companies are poised to transform the shipping and freight industry across Latin America. Startups like Liftit, a Colombian…
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Redpoint Ventures is raising another $400M to invest in Chinese companies
Redpoint Ventures is doubling down on China. The firm, headquartered in Menlo Park, has filed documents with the U.S. Securities…
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Thanksgiving travel nightmare projected to hit these US cities the worst
The latest data from Inrix paints a dismal picture for folks traveling Wednesday (that’s today!) ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.…
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