Monsieur, The Drink Robot, Raises $2 Million
A robotic bartender named Monsieur and his human partners have raised $2 million in seed investment from BIP Capital with Base Ventures, Paul Judge, TechSquare Labs, NFL star Derrick Morgan, and NBA star Glen Davis. The funding will go towards bu…
Smart Remote App Peel Raises $50M From Alibaba To Expand Smart Home Offerings
TechCrunch October 9, 2014 Smart remote software maker Peel has closed an additional $50 million in funding, supplied by Alibaba, the e-commerce giant which recently made its public market debut in the U.S. The company’s new funding is a strategic investment separate...
Berlin-Based Adtech Company Fyber Exits To RNTS Media For €150M
TechCrunch October 8, 2014 Another exit for a Berlin tech company, albeit not necessarily a home run. Fyber, the adtech company formerly known as SponsorPay has been acquired by the publicly-listed European media company RNTS Media. Terms of the deal aren’t being...
Scripps Acquires WeatherSphere, Publisher Of 3 Top 10 Weather Apps On iTunes
WeatherSphere, the company behind the #1 Paid weather application on iOS, and maker of three of the Top 10 Paid weather apps as well as three of the Top 20 Grossing weather apps, has been acquired by the E.W. Scripps Co. The portfolio of apps will live on following...