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

Ghost of Ballmer purged: AOL takes over Microsoft’s display advertising business

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Microsoft’s Ballmer era effort to take on Google in display advertising came to an abrupt end Monday with the company handing over the entire business, employees and all, to AOL, Inc. The deal will see AOL take over responsibility for sales of …

Australian real estate agent comparison site OpenAgent raises $4.6m Series A

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Australian real estate agent comparison site OpenAgent Pty. Ltd. has raised AU$6 million ($4.6 million) Series A in a round led by Hollard Investments. Founded in 2012 and often described at a “TripAdvisor of real estate agents,” OpenAgent provides real estate agent …

Chinese taxi hailing app Didi Kuaidi may raise new round to $2b after $1.5b oversubscribed

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Chinese taxi hailing app Didi Kuaidi (Xiaoju Kuaizhi Inc.) looks set to increase its current funding round of $1.5 billion with news that it is already oversubscribed. The news of a possible increase in the round came via a letter to investors …

Facebook testing Snapchat style photo editing

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Facebook may soon be giving users the ability to “enhance” (the word is used lightly) the photos they upload with a new feature in its core app that allows users to add captions and more to photos Snapchat, Inc. style. According to …

To the stars! HoloLens is heading to the ISS to assist astronauts in undertaking tasks

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Augmented reality is headed to the stars with an announcement from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Microsoft Thursday that astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) would be provided with Microsoft’s HoloLens to assist in undertaking tasks. The goal …

Google, Softbank fund predictive marketing startup Yieldify to the tune of $11.5m

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Predictive marketing startup Yieldify Ltd. has raised $11.5 million Series A in a round that included Google Ventures and Softbank Capital. Founded in 2013, Yieldify’s predictive marketing technology and fully managed service tackles the problem of abandoned shopping carts on sites selling …

Deep tech investing site Propel(x) launches new crowdsourced Diligence Insights platform

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Deep technology online investing platform Propel(x), Inc. has launched a new crowdsourced Diligence Insights platform for investors. Claimed to be the first of its type, the new platform sources expert insights to better equip angel investors in making more informed investments. The …

Healthcare group messaging app provider Cureatr raises $13m Series B

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Healthcare group messaging app provider Cureatr, Inc. has raised $13 million Series B in a round led by Deerfield Investments that included new investors Cerner Capital and Windham Ventures, along with previous investors Cardinal Partners, Milestone Venture Partners, and JMI Services. Founded …

Quoine/ Econtext deal delivers Bitcoin payment option to 20,000 merchants in Japan

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Bitcoin trading platform Quoine Pte. Ltd. has signed a new deal with Econtext Asia Ltd. that will see Bitcoin being available as an option for payments at 20,000 Japanese retailers for the first time. The arrangement provides Bitcoin payments through Econtext’s existing …

Aeris launches new advanced M2M and IoT analytics service AerVoyance

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

End-to-end Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) service provider Aeris Communcations, Inc. has today launched AerVoyance, a new M2M and IoT analytics service. The new service is said to provide customers with significant advantages in managing their connected device programs, catering …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Ghost of Ballmer purged: AOL takes over Microsoft’s display advertising business

Australian real estate agent comparison site OpenAgent raises $4.6m Series A

Chinese taxi hailing app Didi Kuaidi may raise new round to $2b after $1.5b oversubscribed

Facebook testing Snapchat style photo editing

To the stars! HoloLens is heading to the ISS to assist astronauts in undertaking tasks

Google, Softbank fund predictive marketing startup Yieldify to the tune of $11.5m

Deep tech investing site Propel(x) launches new crowdsourced Diligence Insights platform

Healthcare group messaging app provider Cureatr raises $13m Series B

Quoine/ Econtext deal delivers Bitcoin payment option to 20,000 merchants in Japan

Aeris launches new advanced M2M and IoT analytics service AerVoyance

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