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Exabeam, a Cybersecurity Firm, Expands Partnership with Google Cloud in Development of Generative AI Models

Exabeam, a global cybersecurity firm that created New-Scale SIEM for advancing security operations, and a 2023 Google Cloud Technology Partner of the Year for Security – Analytics, announced it is expanding its partnership with Google Cloud in “the development of generative artificial intelligence (AI) models… Read More

Financial Services Firm BBVA to Work with An Additional 2,600+ Tech Professionals in 2023

The financial institution is launching a new job portal “to attract people with technological backgrounds in the different countries where it has a presence.” The Group expects to end 2023 “with over 2,600 new hires of this type of professionals, 1,000 of which will be… Read More

Digital Identity Verification Platform Trulioo Announces Mentorship Program with Beedie Luminaries

Trulioo, a global digital identity verification platform, is partnering with Beedie Luminaries to support post-secondary students “within the program who are pursuing their studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).” Beedie Luminaries is “a social-profit enterprise that helps remove barriers to education and provides… Read More

Fintech Firm Stem, which offers Access to Capital to Music Artists, Reaches $100 Million in Royalty Distributions

Experienced Fintech investors, Adam Nash, the former CEO at Wealthfront and Board Member of Acorns, along with Mike Vaughan, the former COO at Venmo, claim that they’ve identified a new market gap in the music industry that can harness the power of technology. Despite today’s… Read More

Learning Platform Focused on STEM Skills Because Learning Now Seeking Funds Through Indiegogo/MicroVentures

Because Learning, a U.S.-based learning platform specifically focused on STEM skills, is now seeking funds through Indiegogo/Microventure’s equity crowdfunding platform. Founded in 2014, Because Learning, which was previously known as Ardusat, is on a mission to inspire students in the STEM field, which are science, technology,… Read More

British Robotics Seed Fund Backs AI Tool Magpie Education with £300,000 Investment

The British Robotics Seed Fund (BRSF) has invested in Magpie Education, a creator of an AI driven resource tool  designed to inspire students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) subjects. The£300,000 investment will help Magpie capture market share of the UK Edtech market and then… Read More

Ahead of the Curve: Opportunities that Deliver Extraordinary Returns for Investors

Imagine if the going rate for your iPad 2 was $100 trillion. Apart from costing five times the GDP of the United States, such a device would be almost impossible to manufacture in a sustainable manner. In the 1940s, however, the technology needed to power… Read More

Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh: Greetings from Cryptography & Cybersecurity D.C. Summer Camp

Cryptography and cybersecurity studies are not just for college and graduate students. iD Tech, a leading STEM camp provider for kids and teens nationwide, has launched a Cryptography & Cybersecurity course for teens at four iD Tech Camps locations in the D.C. area. The summer course teaches students the… Read More

Brief: Duke Energy Teams up With DonorsChoose For STEM Classroom Crowdfunding Challenge

On Tuesday, Duke Energy announced it has teamed up with DonorsChoose for a new classroom crowdfunding challenge. The company is set to match up to $200,000 to help Ohio and Kentucky teachers bring STEM projects (science, technology, engineering, and math) to the classrooms. Sharing details about… Read More

Brief: Kickstarter Celebrates STEM Projects By Hosting Event in Brooklyn Headquarters

Earlier this week, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter held a STEM event at its headquarters. It was revealed that those who attended the special event were able to enjoy some children-focused games that were all about programming. During an interview with Engadget, Kickstarter’s director of media relations… Read More

Science Education Company Empiribox Returns to Crowdcube Seeking More Expansion Funds

Empiribox, a UK-based educational company, has launched its second equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise 125,000 to continue expansion. The company noted that it not only provides the proper tools to teaching science, but also aims to equip 7-11-year-olds, particularly girls, with an understanding… Read More

buddingSTEM Creator Shares Details About Science-Inspired Girl Clothing & Kickstarter Campaign With GeekWire

On Wednesday (March 11th), Seattle mothers Jennifer Muhm and Malorie Catchpole took to crowdfunding giant Kickstarter to raise $50,000 for their new all-girl clothing line, buddingSTEM. buddingSTEM is notably unique because it is a complete line of girls’ clothes celebrating science, space, dinosaurs, and basically helps to drop the… Read More

Great Parents Academy Launches Rockethub Campaign to Increase STEM Workers in U.S.

By 2018, the United States is expected to have 2.4 million unfilled jobs within the Science, Technologies, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. To help curtail these numbers, on Tuesday (October 28th), Great Parents Academy announced the launch of a RocketHub crowdfunding campaign to provide low-income students across the country with the company’s flagship… Read More

STEM Virtual Reality Game Controller Hits Crowdfunding Goal on First Day

STEM virtual reality game controller set a crowdfunding goal of raising $250,000 this past Thursday and they hit this goal on the same day.   Standing at almost $500,000 only a few days into their campaign, the STEM system has the potential to enter the… Read More

BigLeap Launches First Campaign On New Crowdfunding Platform For Social Good

BigLeap has just launched a new crowdfunding platform for social good campaigns. These campaigns are referred to as “challenges.” Historically, incentive challenges and competitions with significant prizes or rewards have resulted in quantum-leap progress and innovation. Traditionally only a select few large organizations have used… Read More

12 Year Old Launches Research Project On FundAGeek

Josie Baudendistel is working with Dr. Eric Benbow, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Dayton. She has been an author on three conference presentations in association with Dr. Benbow and is now crowdfunding further research on how opossums see in the… Read More

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