Author Archives: Lora Kolodny

Rocketspace and Alchemist accelerator partner up to go international

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Rocketspace in San Francisco. The accelerator and seed-stage fund for business to business startups, Alchemist Accelerator, and the curated co-working community called Rocketspace, have partnered up in a way that should help both expand their influence beyond the San Francisco Bay Area.
According to Alchemist managing partner Ravi Belani, startups admitted to the next cohort of the accelerator will work together in… Read More Continue reading Rocketspace and Alchemist accelerator partner up to go international→

New AirMap feature helps drones avoid manned aircraft

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AirMap's real time traffic alerts help drone operators avoid passenger planes, helicopters and other manned aircraft in low airspace. A Santa Monica-based startup called AirMap today launched a feature that gives drone operators real time traffic alerts whenever manned aircraft such as helicopters, crop dusters or low-flying passenger planes, are about to enter into their air space. The company’s systems, generally, let drone makers and developers of drone apps give users maps and guidance as to where they’re… Read More Continue reading New AirMap feature helps drones avoid manned aircraft→

Glint raises $27 million to stop solid employees from bailing

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 Redwood City-based Glint has raised $27 million in a Series C round of venture funding for software that helps companies figure out how their teams are experiencing problems, or why and when solid employees may leave, undesirably. Glint replaces … Continue reading Glint raises $27 million to stop solid employees from bailing→

DroneDeploy raises $20 million to help any business put drones to work

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 A San Francisco-based startup called DroneDeploy has raised $20 million in Series B funding to grow their drone data management platform. The drone tech startup closed its Series B deal just before the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is sche… Continue reading DroneDeploy raises $20 million to help any business put drones to work→

Polybit’s stdlib helps developers spend less time on infrastructure, more time coding

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Polybit founder Keith Horwood. A startup called Polybit has introduced what it’s calling the Standard Library of the Internet in open beta, a resource to makes back-end coding easy for developers, even beginners. The Standard Library, or the “stdlib” as the startup is calling it, allows developers to upload the functions they write to the cloud, and make their “microservices” or logic portable,… Read More Continue reading Polybit’s stdlib helps developers spend less time on infrastructure, more time coding→

Fixed wing drones not quite taking off in commercial market, a new DroneDeploy study finds

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dji-phantom-3-pro-drone DroneDeploy released a new study of the commercial and industrial drones market this week, revealing bad news for the makers of fixed wing drones– quadcopters are far outpacing this type of unmanned aerial vehicle in every industry. Fixed wing drones, like the SenseFly eBee Ag, 3DR Aero-M and PrecisionHawk Lancaster, promise performance benefits including endurance and ruggedness. A… Read More Continue reading Fixed wing drones not quite taking off in commercial market, a new DroneDeploy study finds→

Homebase raises $6 million to make hourly work easier to manage for local businesses

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From rising rents to online competitors, local stores and restaurants face enough challenges outside of their own doors that basic stuff like scheduling employees’ shifts and breaks should feel easy. But that process is still, too often, a mess of paperwork and data entry for them. A startup called Homebase has raised $6 million to make hourly work much easier to manage for every business… Read More Continue reading Homebase raises $6 million to make hourly work easier to manage for local businesses→

Florence Healthcare raises $1.7 million to move clinical trials research off paper, into the cloud

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Florence Healthcare CEO Ryan Jones presents his company's eBinder Suite at a conference for medical researchers. An Altanta-based startup called Florence Healthcare has raised $1.7 million in seed funding to help drug companies and researchers at hospitals or other trial sites to exchange information about clinical trials in the cloud.
Ultimately, helping these groups share information with each other, and with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, could speed up the time it takes to get much-needed… Read More Continue reading Florence Healthcare raises $1.7 million to move clinical trials research off paper, into the cloud→

Dedrone partners with Airbus to bring drone detection to wide open spaces including airports

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Dedrone detects unmanned aerial vehicles in airspace around various venues and businesses. A startup that helps businesses determine when drones are flying unwantedly or otherwise into their airspace, Dedrone, has partnered with the electronics division of civil aircraft manufacturers Airbus to bring drone detection to wide open spaces and remote locations. Through their partnership, Dedrone will integrate Airbus’s long range radar technology into its systems which are… Read More Continue reading Dedrone partners with Airbus to bring drone detection to wide open spaces including airports→

Prospera raises $7 million to put computer vision and AI to work on the farm

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 A Tel Aviv-based startup called Propsera has raised $7 million in new venture funding to build out systems that will monitor and help farmers improve the health of their crops, and optimize their operations. Bessemer Venture Partners led the Seri… Continue reading Prospera raises $7 million to put computer vision and AI to work on the farm→