As its name suggests, venture firm Pillar VC is focused on building “pillar” companies in Boston and across the Northeast. The Boston-based seed-stage firm closed a raise of $192 million of capital that was split into two funds, $169 million for Pillar III and $23 million for Pillar Select. More than 25 investors are backing…
The Brazilian subsidiary of Ericsson have signed a partnership with John Deere to research and develop technological innovation using 5G technology to boost new agribusiness revenue. The agreement enables the companies to work together to develop solutions focused on 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT) with the aim of identifying and solving issues…
A circular economy enables us to restore natural ecosystems while still accelerating business and financial objectives. With 90% of CEOs seeing sustainability as important to success and 66% of consumers paying more for sustainable brands, the circular economy might be closer than we think—and it often starts in the supply chain. Let’s look at a…
Windows 11 will offer major benefits to gamers, including Auto HDR, DirectStorage and better Xbox Game Pass integration. DirectStorage, which speeds up SSD load times in games, is arguably the most substantial feature of the three. If you’ve been debating whether to upgrade to Windows 11 so that your games can take full advantage of…
Instagram could be about to make it a whole lot easier to switch between multiple accounts on the iPhone. Lots of folks on the popular social media service juggle two or more accounts, perhaps for private and business matters, or ones that focus on different personal interests. Now the Facebook-owned company is working on a…
It is exhilarating to be involved in an innovative and fast-paced technology sector with the potential to transform lives and disrupt business models, acting as a real global gamechanger. IoT is just that. Its potential across a diversity of sectors from medicine to manufacturing and logistics to retail is immense and those of us fortunate…
Following our report yesterday of an impending sale of LiveU — one of the big developers of live streaming hardware and software, used by some 3,000 major media organizations — today the company and its buyer Carlyle confirmed the deal. The seller is Francisco Partners, another PE firm that acquired LiveU just two years ago…
It took SoftBank several years, but finally the Japanese investment giant is ready to bet on India’s food delivery market. Swiggy said on Tuesday it has closed a $1.25 billion financing round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Prosus Ventures. The new financing round, a Series J, includes the $800 million investment the Bangalore-based…
It took SoftBank several years, but finally the Japanese investment giant is ready to bet on India’s food delivery market. Swiggy said on Tuesday it has closed a $1.25 billion financing round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Prosus Ventures. The new financing round, a Series J, includes the $800 million investment the Bangalore-based…
It took SoftBank several years, but finally the Japanese investment giant is ready to bet on India’s food delivery market. Swiggy said on Tuesday it has closed a $1.25 billion financing round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Prosus Ventures. The new financing round, a Series J, includes the $800 million investment the Bangalore-based…
