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5 Largest Funding Rounds Raised in 2017

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Thanks to data from Crunchbase , we can bask in the glory of the five highest funding rounds in 2017 so far. Didi Chixing, the Chinese ride-sharing giant, has had the largest funding round of 2017, with a $5.5 The post 5 Largest Funding Rounds Raised in 2017 appeared first on Tech.co. Yes, those are billions with a capital B.

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Hyundai taps EV startup Canoo to develop electric vehicles

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Hyundai Motor Group said it will jointly develop an electric vehicle platform with Los Angeles-based startup Canoo, the latest startup tapped by the automaker as part of an $87 billion push to invest in electrification and other future technologies. Canoo said it will provide engineering services to develop the electric platform.

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Meet the 2017 Startups from the Disney Accelerator

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Meet the 11 startups for 2017: Ambidio. Epic Games is the creator of Unreal Engine technology, which is used by millions of developers to ship visually stunning, high-quality games and experiences across PC, console, mobile, VR and AR platforms. Hoodline also analyzes data sets to unlock insights for businesses and media companies.

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A year in review: productboard’s top 10 posts from 2017

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Read on for our top posts from 2017! ?? With so many APIs, SaaS ecosystems, and cloud platforms to rely on, a digital product that may have taken five years to get off the ground in 2000 can now be brought to life in a matter of months. Still prioritizing features in a spreadsheet? Cheers from team productboard ! ????

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Wildfire Systems Aims to Monetize Social Messages

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San Diego-based Wildfire Systems is hoping that consumers will help its clients spread the word out about their products through a new platform it launched today, Wildlink. The startup is backed by Mucker Capital, which led a $2M seed funding round in the company in 2017. READ MORE>>.

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GM exits car-sharing business and shuts down Maven

TechCrunch LA

” Maven was designed to bring and expand several of GM’s existing test programs under one brand. For instance, the company launched in 2017 Maven Reserve in Los Angeles and San Francisco to allow customers to rent its GM-branded vehicles for a month at a time. But Maven never quite settled on one business model.

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LA-based gaming studio Scopely raises $200 million at a $1.4 billion valuation

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The company raised a $55 million round of financing in 2016, $60 million in 2017 and $100 million in 2018. For investors, what makes the company compelling (beyond its string of successful games) is the technology platform that undergirds its popular mobile gaming titles.

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