Tradeshift Frontiers innovation lab hopes to drive blockchain adoption in the global supply chain

Today, Tradeshift, a procure-to-pay supply chain management platform for SMBs and enterprise, announced Tradeshift Frontiers.  Frontiers is an innovation lab and incubator that will focus on transforming supply chains through emerging technologies such… Continue reading Tradeshift Frontiers innovation lab hopes to drive blockchain adoption in the global supply chain

Tradeshift Frontiers innovation lab hopes to drive blockchain adoption in the global supply chain

Today, Tradeshift, a procure-to-pay supply chain management platform for SMBs and enterprise, announced Tradeshift Frontiers.  Frontiers is an innovation lab and incubator that will focus on transforming supply chains through emerging technologies such… Continue reading Tradeshift Frontiers innovation lab hopes to drive blockchain adoption in the global supply chain

August Access, an in-home delivery service first tested with Walmart, opens to all retailers

 August Home, the smart lock startup that was acquired by lock giant Assa Abloy in October last year, is stepping up its delivery game. At CES today, the company announced a service it’s calling August Access, where retailers can work with A… Continue reading August Access, an in-home delivery service first tested with Walmart, opens to all retailers

Eden raises $10 million Series A to build out its office management marketplace

 Eden, the office management and tech support platform, has today closed $10 million in Series A funding led by Spectrum 28, with participation from Fifth Wall Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Y Combinator Continuity Fund, Canvas Ventures, Com… Continue reading Eden raises $10 million Series A to build out its office management marketplace

Latch adds HomeKit-approved smart lock to its enterprise suite

 Enterprise-grade smart lock startup Latch has added a third product to its portfolio. The ‘Latch C’ is notable as its first smart lock to be certified to work with Apple’s HomeKit. Read More Continue reading Latch adds HomeKit-approved smart lock to its enterprise suite

The Associated Press’ plan to put hyperlocal data in the hands of reporters

 Since 2013, The Associated Press has been making an intentional effort to put data in the hands of local reporters. In the last few years, this meant assisting with Freedom of Information Act requests and putting a team of four engineers to work … Continue reading The Associated Press’ plan to put hyperlocal data in the hands of reporters

Managed By Q lands $30 million in Series C funding

managedbyq1 Managed By Q, a service that automates office management, has raised $30 million in Series C funding, according to SEC filings.
Managed By Q started off as a NY-based platform that let office administrators more efficiently deal with the tedious housekeeping of an office, from cleanings to supplies to IT to handy work. Upon signing up with the service, Managed By Q drops by to install a… Read More Continue reading Managed By Q lands $30 million in Series C funding

Microsoft’s Slack competitor Teams launches today as a preview

img_2628 It’s been a busy few fall for Microsoft. A week after throwing a big Windows/Surface party, the software giant has returned to the Big Apple for its latest piece of news. Clearly the company was just too excited to keep its latest addition to Office 365 under wraps, posting up a launch video just prior to the event’s official kickoff. Today’s event kicked off with that… Read More Continue reading Microsoft’s Slack competitor Teams launches today as a preview

The Europas — It’s time for a different kind of tech conference

awards3 (1) Let’s face it. Some tech conferences have lost their way. While TechCrunch Disrupt remains a firmly curated, media-driven, event, with hundreds of journalists attending, a couple of other conferences have really gone for scale. A minimum of 15,000 people, thousands of companies, echoing halls — and a lot of investors (and journalists) turning their badges around so they don’t… Read More Continue reading The Europas — It’s time for a different kind of tech conference

Eden on-demand office management service launches in Oakland

eden Eden, the on-demand tech support company turned office support service, has today announced the launch of the platform in Oakland. That means that Eden’s service now covers all of the Bay Area, from Oakland to San Francisco to the Peninsula, including Palo Alto and Mountain View. Eden launched almost a year ago out of Y Combinator accelerator. Back then, Eden offered on-demand tech help… Read More Continue reading Eden on-demand office management service launches in Oakland