Electric vehicle charging startup EVCS is raising $20M

December 21, 2023

If successful, the new round could be a step up from the $18.8M Series A EVCS raised in July 2022. But it could also represent a tempering of expectations.

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A provocative role for technologists in product innovation

December 21, 2023

Instead of forcing a technology onto a product, the design process flows to the technologies. In this way, the technology becomes a natural solution.

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Cisco to acquire cloud-native networking and security startup Isovalent

December 21, 2023

Cisco announced this morning that it intends to acquire Isovalent, a cloud-native security and networking startup that should fit well with the company’s core networking and security strategy. The companies did not share the purchase price. Isovalent has helped develop eBPF, a key open source technology that gives developers deep insight into the operating system […]

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Seed to Series A: Strategic insights for tech founders in the 2024 venture landscape

December 21, 2023

Mike Cardamone Contributor Mike Cardamone is CEO and managing partner at Forum Ventures, where he focuses on developing Forum’s investment strategy with the mission to make the B2B SaaS journey easier, more accessible, and successful for early-stage founders. There is no question that 2023 was a tough year for the venture and tech ecosystem. Carta […]

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Massachusetts lawmakers mull ‘killer robot’ bill

December 21, 2023

Back in mid-September, a pair of Massachusetts lawmakers introduced a bill “to ensure the responsible use of advanced robotic technologies.” What that means in the simplest and most direct terms is legislation that would bar the manufacture, sale and use of weaponized robots. It’s an interesting proposal for a number of reasons. The first is […]

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