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

Deception-based cyber security firm TrapX raises $9m Series B

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Deception-based cyber security firm TrapX Security, Inc. has raised $9 million Series B in a round led by investors Intel Capital and Liberty Venture Capital. Based in San Mateo, CA, TrapX aims to move its customers to a proactive posture when it comes …

Splunk picks up cyber-security startup Caspida for $190m in cash and share deal

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Operation intelligence firm Splunk, Inc. has acquired cyber-security startup Caspida, Inc. for $190 million. According to a statement from the company, the deal includes $127 million in cash and $63 million in restricted Splunk securities. Based in Palo Alto, Caspida is a …

Slack now lets users add up-to 722 emoji as reactions to messages

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Slack Technologies, Inc.’s rapidly growing enterprise messaging platform received an upgrade of sorts this week with a new feature that allows users to like posts from others by using one of Slack’s 722 emoji. Described by Slack as “722 ways to show …

Yahoo launches paying fantasy sports competitions, but is it legal?

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Yahoo, Inc. has decided it wants a large slice of the burgeoning fantasy sports market with a new product that allows fans to wager real money on their picks Called Yahoo Sports Daily Fantasy, the new service is said to deliver a …

Language learning service Babbel raises $22m Series C

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Language learning service Babbel (Lesson Nine GmbH) has raised $22 million Series C in a round led by Scottish Equity Partners that included existing investors Reed Elsevier Ventures, Nokia Growth Partners, and VC Fonds Technology Berlin. Founded in 2007, Babbel claims to …

Tinder gets verified profiles so you know the celebrity you’re hooking up with is the real deal

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Dating app provider Tinder, Inc. is joining the social media craze of “verified profiles,” so users will know that the celebrity they’re hooking up with is the real deal. The company, a part of IAC/InterActiveCorp, Inc. announced the move in a post …

Indian music streaming service Saavn raises $100m Series C

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Indian music streaming service Saavn, LLC. has raised $100 million Series C in a round led by Tiger Global Management. Founded in 2007, Saavn is said to be India’s leading digital music service, that further “transforms how people around the world access …

Google dips its toes into the ridesharing space with test of new service in Israel

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Google has decided it wants a piece of the ridesharing app pie by adding the feature via its Waze app, and a new app called “RideWith” in Israel for the first time. If you’ve never used Waze before, it was acquired by …

Avaya deal with Steel ORCA delivers “next-generation software-defined data center”

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Avaya, Inc. and Steel ORCA, Inc. have announced a strategic relationship that will see them both build what they describe as a “next-generation software-defined data center.” Under the partnership, Steel ORCA will standardize its data center architecture on Avaya Fabric Connect, setting …

Malaysian based online glasses retailer GlassesGroupGlobal raises $3m Series A

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Online glasses retailer GlassesGroupGlobal has raised $3 million Series A in a round that included Caixa Capital, Nova Founders Capital, along with Skype co-founder Toivo Annus, Uwe Kolb, Siegfried Drueker and others. Based in Malaysia but selling to a diverse number of …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Deception-based cyber security firm TrapX raises $9m Series B

Splunk picks up cyber-security startup Caspida for $190m in cash and share deal

Slack now lets users add up-to 722 emoji as reactions to messages

Yahoo launches paying fantasy sports competitions, but is it legal?

Language learning service Babbel raises $22m Series C

Tinder gets verified profiles so you know the celebrity you’re hooking up with is the real deal

Indian music streaming service Saavn raises $100m Series C

Google dips its toes into the ridesharing space with test of new service in Israel

Avaya deal with Steel ORCA delivers “next-generation software-defined data center”

Malaysian based online glasses retailer GlassesGroupGlobal raises $3m Series A

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