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Accelq introduces Accelq Live to automate no-code and low-code app testing
Accelq Inc., a platform for codeless app delivery automation, announced Tuesday the introduction of Accelq Live, which will bring cloud-native continuous integration and testing to low-code and no-code application development pipelines. As businesses continue to increase their reliance on low-code and no-code technology stacks such as Salesforce, ServiceNow and Workday, it has become more difficult ...
NEAR Protocol raises $350M to expand its developer-friendly blockchain platform
NEAR Protocol today announced it has raised $350 million in new funding to expand the development of its developer-oriented blockchain platform designed to support decentralized Web3 applications. The funding round was led by Tiger Global with participation from crypto-native investors FTX Ventures, Hashed, DragonFly Capital, Blockchange Ventures, Republic Capital and MetaWeb.vc. This latest funding round ...
Trunk raises $25M to build a ‘developer experience in a box’ platform
Trunk, a platform that helps developers fix their code earlier in their workflow, raised $25 million in early funding today alongside an update to its flagship Trunk Check product. Garry Tan’s Initialized Capital and Andreessen Horowitz co-led the Series A funding round, which follows $3.5 million in seed funding. Other investors participating in the round ...
Hivemapper raises $18M to create a decentralized map of the world
Mapping startup Hivemapper Inc. today announced it has raised $18 million in early-stage funding that will support the launch of its dashcam and network that will pay drivers in cryptocurrency for building decentralized maps. Multicoin Capital led the Series A funding round, which brings the total financing for the company to $23 million to date. ...
Alphabet’s Wing is set to lift off drone deliveries in Texas starting April 7
Alphabet Inc.’s drone delivery division Wing Aviation LLC announced today that it will be launching its service in Texas later this week to deliver goods to “tens of thousands” of homes. The company has set up operations in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area to provide service within the City of Frisco and the Town of ...
Blockchain.com now supports NFT usernames with full Unstoppable Domains integration
Cryptocurrency wallet and exchange Blockchain.com Inc. said today that it’s integrating all of Unstoppable Domains Inc.’s extensions for its 81 million wallets to make it easier for its users to send and receive digital currencies. In order to receive cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and Ethereum, users need to exchange a lengthy, difficult-to-remember alphanumeric code that ...
Docker founders launch DevOps software deployment startup Dagger with $20M funding
DevOps software deployment startup Dagger today announced that it has raised $20 million in new funding alongside the public beta launch of its platform that automates management for software supply chains. The Series A round follows a $3 million pre-seed round and $7 million seed round that brings the total funding for the company raised to $30 ...
Developer recruiting platform HackerRank raises $60M
Professional developer hiring platform HackerRank said today it will expand its core for coders and recruiters with $60 million in new funding led by Susquehanna Growth Equity, which brings the company’s valuation to $500 million. Additional investors also participating in the Series D funding round included JMI, Khosla Ventures, Randstad Innovation Fund and Recruit Holdings. ...
Shoreline raises $35M to automate incident response for DevOps teams
Incident automation startup Shoreline Inc. today announced it has raised $35 million in new funding led by New York-based private equity firm Insight Partners to expand its operations and its team. Dawn Capital also participated in the Series B round, which brought Shoreline’s total funding raised to $57 million since the company came out of ...
Phi Labs raises $21M to reward blockchain developers with the Archway protocol
Phi Labs, a contributor to the Archway protocol that rewards blockchain developers, announced today that it has raised $21 million in seed funding co-led by CoinFund and Hashed. The fundraising also saw participation from Wintermute, Figment, Chorus One, 1Confirmation, Blockchain Capital, Ideo CoLab, Hyperspehere Ventures and Lemniscap. The Archway protocol is built on top of ...