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In today’s digital age, mobile devices have become ubiquitous, with over 16 billion in use worldwide—roughly two for every person on the planet. As remote work and connectivity surge, safeguarding these devices from cyber threats is paramount. 71% of BYOD devices have corporate credentials while 50% of these devices will be phished. iVerify is an advanced mobile security platform designed to detect and counter sophisticated malware, including mercenary spyware. With the rise of highly targeted cyberattacks, even previously secure mobile systems are now vulnerable. iVerify solutions combine cutting-edge security measures with comprehensive management tools, offering organizations full visibility and control over their mobile device ecosystem with automated responses and remediation. AlleyWatch caught up with iVerify CEO Danny Rogers to learn more about the business, the company's strategic plans, latest round of funding, which brings the company’s total funding raised to $16M, and much, much more...

Aggregate statistics for all London funding deals by stage of funding (Early, Series A, Series B, and Late) for June 2024.

The American Disabilities Act (ADA), passed in the early 1990s before the meteoric growth of the consumer internet, did not include technical standards for web accessibility. However, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, last updated in 2023, provide a widely accepted framework to ensure websites are inclusive and free of barriers that prevent or inhibit access for individuals with disabilities. Despite this, over 96% of the homepages of the million most trafficked websites are not compliant with these standards. TestParty aims to change this with its AI-powered platform that automates accessibility testing, training, remediation, and monitoring. The platform enables developers to create web experiences that are accessible to individuals with physical and situational disabilities, ensuring equal access to functionality and information. Previously, ensuring a website met accessibility standards required manual testing, which is expensive and time-consuming, and often outsourced to external consultants. Now, with TestParty, engineering teams can build with ADA compliance in mind from the onset. AlleyWatch caught up with TestParty Founder and CEO Michael Bervell to learn more about the business, the company's strategic plans, recent round of funding, and much, much more...

The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 7/6/24 featuring funding details forNubila, Prodia, and six other deals representing $113M in new funding that you need to know about.

In 2022, we reached an inflection point when the average daily time spent watching online videos surpassed that of traditional television consumption. There are an estimated 3.32B gamers worldwide, making up 41% of the global population. Overplay merges these two worlds by combining videos with casual gaming, turning any online video into a casual video game without requiring any coding knowledge. Users can upload videos from their smartphones to the AI-powered platform, which transforms them into fun, lightweight, shareable, interactive, playable games in minutes. Overplay aims to unlock a wave of new game developers who have previously been unable to bring their ideas to market due to technical limitations. The business was featured on an episode of Shark Tank earlier this year and secured a $500K investment from Mark Cuban. Overplay is offered on a freemium basis for both Android and iOS, with in-app purchases and subscriptions are available for additional features and advanced customizations. AlleyWatch caught up with Overplay Cofounder and CEO Caroline Strzalka to learn more about the business, the company's strategic plans, and much, much more...

Everything you need to need to know about the largest NYC startup funding rounds of June 2024; broken down by industry, stage, investors, and more…

The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 6/29/24 featuring funding details for Rainforest, Payabli, KarmaCheck, and eighteen other deals representing $1.7B in new funding that you need to know about.

SF-based Chime, the consumer mobile banking platform, has acquired NYC-based Salt Labs, a loyalty rewards platform catered towards hourly and frontline workers that allows them to earn rewards based on contributions to their companies.

Everything you need to need to know about the largest global startup funding rounds of May 2024; broken down by industry, stage, investors, and more…

From a productivity perspective, managing development environments can be challenging for software teams. It’s estimated that developers lose 56% of their productivity time due to inefficient development environments. Containerization, which bundles application elements into a single image, has alleviated some of these difficulties. Daytona builds on this with its open-source platform for self-hosted, secure, and standardized development environments. The platform streamlines the creation and maintenance of secure environments, automates new project branches, and enables real-time collaboration among team members. Daytona supports any Git provider (e.g., GitHub, Bitbucket) and integrates directly with IDEs, providing flexibility for developers to use their preferred tools and configurations. Initially focused on serving enterprises, Daytona has now opened up its offering to also support individual developers. AlleyWatch caught up with Daytona CEO and Cofounder Ivan Burazin to learn more about the business, the company's strategic plans, latest round of funding, which brings the company's total funding raised to $7M,  and much, much more...