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18.06.2025 | Extend's $17 Million Funding: A Leap into Document Processing Revolution | In the bustling world of technology, where innovation is the lifeblood, Extend has emerged as a formidable player. The New York City-based company recently secured $17 million in Series A funding, a move that signals its ambition to reshape... |
17.06.2025 | Extend Raises $17 Million to Build the Document Processing Cloud | Extend, the leading AI-native document processing platform, today announced $17 million in seed and Series A funding. The round was led by Innovation Endeavors, with participation from Y Combinator, Homebrew, Character, and prominent angel ... |
12.05.2025 | Extend unveils open-source AI toolkit for smarter finance | - |
10.05.2025 | Extend launches open-source AI toolkit for smarter financial data | - |
07.06.2024 | BLUETTI Launches Extended Warranty and Flexible Renting Service in the U.S. | LAS VEGAS, June 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the success of its Trade-in program, BLUETTI, a leader in sustainable energy storage solutions, has introduced extended warranty and flexible renting services in the United States. This stra... |
26.10.2022 | Evy wants to offer product protection insurance everywhere | Meet Evy, a French startup that is working on extended warranties and product protection insurance. The company raised a $6.5 million seed round (€6.5 million) from Sequoia, La Famiglia VC, Global Founders Capital and several business angel... |
09.11.2021 | Representation in research matters, says this Houston expert | Diversifying your human subjects for studies is essential for good research.
"Up to 75 percent of Pacific Islanders are unable to convert an antiplatelet drug into its active form and therefore are at higher risk for adverse outcomes f... |
09.11.2021 | Houston Exponential hires new exec to promote inclusive innovation | Houston's considered one of the most diverse cities in the country, and Houston Exponential is focused on building an innovation ecosystem that's reflective of that.
The nonprofit organization announced a new hire that will lead this initia... |
09.11.2021 | Roundup: Houston startups announce new partnerships, crowdfunding campaigns, and more | The Houston innovation ecosystem has been bursting at the seams with news from innovative tech companies and disruptive Houston startups as we fly through the final quarter of 2021.
In this roundup of short stories within Houston innovation... |
08.11.2021 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In this week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to three local innovators across industries — from dating tech to investment — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Erica Sinner, founder o... |
08.11.2021 | Houston biotech company raises $15M round led by Chinese health care investor | A Houston-based biotech company that was founded by a University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center doctor has closed a fresh round of funding.
Cellenkos closed its $15 million series A round led by BVCF Management, based in Shanghai, China... |
08.11.2021 | 4 Houston-area businesses rank among Inc.'s best-led companies in the country | Some Houston-area companies now have some major bragging rights — and perhaps, an influx of resumes on the way. Inc. magazine has released its new list of the country's 250 best-led midsize companies, and four Greater-Houston firms are in t... |
18.05.2021 | Extend raises $260M on a $1.6B valuation to expand its warranty and protection plan services | A company that has built a new approach to the business of extended warranties — providing a cost-effective and efficient way for retailers or brands to offer them; and an easy way for consumers to buy and file claims against them — is toda... |
18.05.2021 | Product warranty tech startup Extend bags $260M in funding led by SoftBank at over $1 billion valuation | The rise in awareness for extended warranty and surge in penetration of laptops, tablets, and smartphones have boosted the growth of the global extended warranty market. According to Allied Market Research, the extended product warranty mar... |
17.01.2021 | High-stakes: PayPal Ventures | High-stakes is a unique series that focuses on dissecting the investments of venture capital and private equity firms to gain insights about the portfolio of companies they’ve invested in, industries they focus on, and their investment proc... |
24.12.2020 | 45 enterprise startups that will soar in 2021, according to venture capitalists | We asked a group of investors at successful venture capital firms to name the startups set for big success next year from inside and outside their portfolios.
VC named so many enterprise startups – those that make tech for businesses – that... |
16.10.2020 | Extend Raises $40M in Series B Funding | Extend, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of modern product protection, raised $40m in Series B funding.
The round – which brought funding to $56m – was led by Meritech Capital, with participation from PayPal Ventures as well as existing i... |
15.10.2020 | Extend banks $40M to bring a new approach to the old game of extended warranties | Extended warranties — those offers to add an extra year or two to an existing product warranty to give you a little more peace of mind in case something goes wrong with something you’ve purchased — have long been a part of the sales process... |
06.11.2019 | Extend raises $16 million for AI that optimizes extended warranty offers | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Extended warranties are big business. How big? A ... |
06.11.2019 | Extend raises $16 million for AI that optimizes extended warranty offers | Extended warranties are big business. How big? A report from Research and Markets estimates the segment will reach a whopping $50.2 billion by 2026. There’s unsurprisingly merchant interest in the opportunity, but most sellers lack the know... |
26.08.2010 | Cisco To Acquire ExtendMedia In Bid To Ramp Up Its IP Video Services | Cisco this morning announced its intent to purchase privately-held and venture-backed ExtendMedia, a provider of software-based Content Management Systems that helps media companies and network operators manage digital video content.
Financ... |
19.06.2009 | Boston’s Digital Entertainment Economy Begins to Sense Its Own Strength | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Let’s say you live in Boston and you’ve just hit on a great concept for a cross-media property, with all the attendant merchandising tie-ins: a special-effects-laden movie, a ... |
09.04.2009 | Extend Media Expands Video Delivery Options for Cable Providers—But Will They Bite Fast Enough to Stop Defections? | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Last month I connected by phone with Extend Media‘s founder and president Keith Kocho. At the time, Kocho was sole leader of the Boston-based startup, which makes video manage... |
30.11.2007 | Made in Canada: More Boston Tech Companies Poached from North of the Border | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
A few weeks ago I chronicled the tale of Xkoto, a database virtualization company founded in Toronto that has a brand-new headquarters in Boston and a brand-new American CEO, ... |
- | 45 enterprise startups that will soar in 2021, according to venture capitalists | Photo Illustration by Business Insider This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
We asked a group of investors at successful venture capital firms to name the startups set for big s... |
- | Tech Solutions, Strategies Help Brands and Retailers Manage Crisis | As the coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc on the supply chain as well as on how, what and where consumers spend, retailers and brands are turning to technology solution providers to help manage the crisis.
Vendors are responding ... |