Kreditech adds Rakuten as new investor, raises another $10.4M

 Kreditech — the online lender that builds credit histories based on big data analytics and is backed by…

Here and Microsoft extend mapping deal, expanding into connected car data

 Here — the mapping business that was sold by Nokia to a consortium of automakers including…

Delivery Hero sells UK business to Just Eat for up to £240M in cash

 Yet more regional consolidation is underway in the world of take-out and delivery startups in Europe.…

Symphony, the messaging app backed by Wall St, is raising at a $1B+ valuation

 Symphony, a secure messaging service backed and used by 14 of the biggest banks on Wall Street, is…

Disqus lays off 11 as it plans a deeper focus on data

 Some downsizing and refocusing is underway at Disqus, the startup incubated at Y-Combinator that became an…

Slack swipes at Skype with video calls and reaction emoji

 Slack, the workplace collaboration platform with 1.25 million paying users and 4 million overall, is adding one more…

Facebook launches parents portal to help folks navigate their kids’ social experience

 Facebook, the social networking app used by 1.8 billion people globally, does not provide figures for how much…

Improbable teams with Google, opens SpatialOS alpha for virtual world development

 Improbable, the London startup backed by Andreessen Horowitz that has been developing a platform for others to…