Google partners with VCs to host its own machine learning startup competition

 On the heels of acquiring data science community Kaggle, Google is launching a machine learning competition…

NFL’s Drew Brees backs Waitr to make takeout easy in anytown USA

 Food delivery startups abound in the U.S., but few of them deliver to customers in second…

Chowbotics raises $5 million for salad-making robots named Sally, of course

 Chowbotics Inc. has landed $5 million in a Series A round of venture funding to develop what…

Astro raises an $8 million Series A for its AI-powered email solution for teams

 On the surface, Astro, launching its public beta today, is a nifty but not completely necessary…

The Kairos Society, an organization for young entrepreneurs, has raised its own venture fund

 The Kairos Society isn’t just trying to bring the next generation of entrepreneurs together — it’s…

Blumberg closes $200 million dollar fund

 Blumberg Capital is announcing the close of its fourth fund. The team will be managing $200 million dollars,…

AccelFoods fund for food and beverage innovators reaches $35 million

 AccelFoods, an accelerator and fund that backs innovative food and beverage companies, has added $15 million…

FundersClub experiments with the full-service online VC model at scale

 Slowly disproving stereotypes, the online VC has established itself as a viable tool for tech finance.…