The shortest month of the year was not short on large rounds of funding. February picked up right where January left off in getting 2018 off to a strong start. Below are five of the largest rounds of funding secured…
Dropbox announced that it had filed paperwork for its long-awaited IPO. After six rounds of funding, worth more than $600 million, and two lines of debt-financing credit worth another $1.1 billion, the cloud-storage company announced Friday that it intends…
One of the seminal works in psychology of the late 20th century is Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. In it, Mihaly describes what he calls 'flow', a state in which an individual engages in a task that…
Once called the ‘bored at work’ website, BuzzFeed has grown into one of the most powerful media brands in the digital space. But where did they come from? And who’s behind the rise of the New York-based company? Today, Ignitia…
When it comes to utilizing AI technology for business applications, few companies have pioneered a more groundbreaking innovation than, Dataminr. By using proprietary AI technology and machine learning, the NYC-based startup stays one step ahead of the competition when it comes…
2018 picked up right where 2017 left off with a strong opening month of funding for NYC-based startups. Below, Ignitia recaps five of the largest rounds from January. Ollie – $15M Date: 1/19/18 Round: Series A Industry: Real Estate Investors:…