Duncan Riley

Duncan Riley is a senior writer at SiliconANGLE covering Startups, Bitcoin, and the Internet of Things.

Duncan is a co-founder of VC funded media company B5Media and founder of news site The Inquisitr, and was a senior writer at TechCrunch in its earlier days.

Tips? Press releases? Intersting startup? email: duncan@nichenet.com.au or contact Duncan on Twitter @duncanriley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Healthcare scheduling company ZocDoc takes $130m Series D on unicorn valuation of $1.8b

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Digital healthcare scheduling company ZocDoc, Inc. has raised $130 million Series D in a round led by led by Baillie Gifford and Atomico that included previous investor Founders Fund. The new round was raised on a valuation of $1.8 billion, giving the …

Logogate: users report defect with Apple Watch that sees text on rear of some watches peel off

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Apple’s quality control has been called into question again this week with reports that Apple Watch users are seeing the text printed on the rear of their watches peeling off. Dubbed “Logogate” by Forbes, keeping not only with the tradition of post …

New Ashley Madison hack data dump includes internal emails, source code

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

The hackers behind the hacking of extra-marital affairs site Ashley Madison struck again Thursday dumping a new release of 19GB of data. Serial cheaters may not have a huge amount to fear from the new release however, with the dump including a …

Employee of defunct Bitcoin firm GAW Miners subpoenaed by SEC in Ponzi scheme investigation

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

An employee of the now-defunct Bitcoin mining firm GAW Miners has been subpoenaed as part of an ongoing investigation as to whether the company, along with related entities, were nothing more than a Ponzi scheme. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) …

Burn baby burn: Leaked financials show Snapchat lost $128m Jan-Nov 2014 on $3m revenue

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Messaging app provider Snapchat, Inc. may be one of the hottest startups with a unicorn valuation in 2015, but a leak of its 2014 financials show that it’s burning venture capital like there’s no tomorrow. According to documents obtained by Gawker, in …

Cloud SaaS cybersecurity firm AlienVault raises $52m Series E

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Cloud software-as-a-service (SaaS) cybersecurity firm AlienVault, Inc. has raised $52 million Series E in a round led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) that included existing investors Trident Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, GGV Capital, Intel Capital, Correlation Ventures, Top Tier and …

New details of iPad Pro Apple stylus revealed as analyst predicts crazy sales of 4-5m in 2015

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Apple’s forthcoming 12.9 inch iPad Pro could ship 4-5 million units this year according to one analyst, as further details on the Apple stylus set to be launched with the tablet have been confirmed. According to reports, the long-rumored Apple stylus will …

First Darkode hacker to face court pleads guilty to a charge under the CAN-SPAM Act

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

The first hacker to face court following the arrest of 12 people in relation to the notorious cybercrime forum Darkode has pleaded guilty to a sole charge laid under the CAN-SPAM Act. 39-year old Eric Crocker, of Binghamton, New York, who used …

Bitcoin exchange Harborly closes down, refreshingly not due to fraud or hacking

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Bitcoin exchange Harborly, Inc. has ceased trading ostensively due to the owners seeking greener pastures with a new project. Founded in 2014, Harborly pitched itself as a team of experienced entrepreneurs, financial professionals and legal advisors committed to a global vision of …

Messaging app firm Kik raises $50m Series D from WeChat & QQ owner Tencent

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Messaging app firm Kik Interactive, Inc. has raised $50 million Series D in a round funded solely by Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings, Inc. According to reports the new round values the company at a unicorn valuation of “north of $1 billion.” …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Healthcare scheduling company ZocDoc takes $130m Series D on unicorn valuation of $1.8b

Logogate: users report defect with Apple Watch that sees text on rear of some watches peel off

New Ashley Madison hack data dump includes internal emails, source code

Employee of defunct Bitcoin firm GAW Miners subpoenaed by SEC in Ponzi scheme investigation

Burn baby burn: Leaked financials show Snapchat lost $128m Jan-Nov 2014 on $3m revenue

Cloud SaaS cybersecurity firm AlienVault raises $52m Series E

New details of iPad Pro Apple stylus revealed as analyst predicts crazy sales of 4-5m in 2015

First Darkode hacker to face court pleads guilty to a charge under the CAN-SPAM Act

Bitcoin exchange Harborly closes down, refreshingly not due to fraud or hacking

Messaging app firm Kik raises $50m Series D from WeChat & QQ owner Tencent

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