TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Kenya’s Victoria Commercial Bank offered $3 million debt financing, $1 million of which is mezzanine financing – a debt that can be turned into equity. We entered this market because we saw a real opportunity to guarantee and deliver quality furniture. IKEA rolls out an AI-powered interactive design experience for shoppers. “We

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2022

The e-commerce market in Latin America has been gaining traction over the past two years and is poised to double in size and be valued at more than $100 billion by 2025. After bringing in $8 million in a few rounds over the years, Zubale is back with a new cash infusion of $40 million in Series A financing led by QED Investors.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 18, 2022

Laiye’s Series C financing came in three tranches, with the last one to have recently closed at $70 million, an oversubscribed round led by influential Chinese private equity firm Hopu Magnolia. Acquiring Mindsay naturally allows Laiye to leapfrog the development challenges of training algorithms for a new language.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2023

Pull Systems, the first startup borne out of the partnership, has developed a software product that the two companies say can solve it. The startup developed a library of machine learning models that can analyze and predict vehicle behavior such as driving and charging across the Porsche fleet.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2021

In the latest development, private equity giant Thoma Bravo is buying Proofpoint , the SaaS security vendor, for $12.3 million, according to Yahoo Finance data. More M&A activity is underway in the red-hot field of cybersecurity. billion in cash. million, up 15% versus $249.8 It also however reported a GAAP net loss of $45.3

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Amit Anand is a founding partner of Jungle Ventures and an early pioneer and leader in the development of Southeast Asia’s venture capital industry. It remains at a relatively nascent phase expansion in the technology industry but is at the same time developed enough to have a 400-million-strong internet user base. Amit Anand.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

The startup, which provides multiple products for the cross-border commerce space in Africa, raised this new financing from a group of international investors co-led by American Express (AMEX) Ventures, the strategic investment group of American Express. Lagos and San Francisco-based Klasha has received an additional $2.1 million seed round.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Put simply, Melon is developing tech and fulfillment infrastructure — or the backend — to enable small and medium e-commerce merchants to “easily” sell and grow across multiple channels such as Shopify, Instagram and Amazon, and then deliver almost anywhere in the region. It also plans to soon offer embedded finance products.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 18, 2020

From startups to Starbucks: The embedded API opportunity. Embedded finance connects services like payment processing with everyday activities like grabbing a coffee before unlocking an e-scooter. ” From startups to Starbucks: The embedded API opportunity. Just how bad is that hack that hit US government agencies?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

It highlights important events in the continent’s tech ecosystem until this point, compares its journey with other emerging markets and provides guidance into the opportunities within various sectors. And though they are inclined to follow the money, Endeavor wants them to look beyond usual market opportunities and map out exit pathways.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 6, 2025

Unveiling the Capsule report at the Empowering Young Women event To mark the completion of the programme, Capsule hosted the Empowering Young Women event on February 11, 2025, at Impact Hub Bucharest where the reports key findings were presented. Beginners need foundational knowledge in business planning, marketing, and finance.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

Over time, the co-working space developed and there was a natural progression towards a lot of individuals starting new ventures coming out of that space. Richard Liew: Before we go, let’s just talk quickly about Electrify Aotearoa 2025, coming up on June 24th and 25th. Lots of community discussions.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2022

Demonstrating that there’s a robust market for contract management solutions, LinkSquares , a company developing intelligent software that helps brands maintain and ink new contracts, today announced that it raised $100 million in Series C financing led by G Squared. million at an $800 million valuation. ” Growing market.

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TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2022

Jarkata-based Astro, which provides 15-minute grocery delivery, has recently closed a $60 million Series B financing round, lifting its total funding to $90 million since the business launched just nine months ago. The e-grocery delivery market in Indonesia is projected to reach $6 billion by 2025.

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2021

The company, founded by Samir Kaji and Hana Yang in February 2021, is developing an approach to venture capital fund investing that provides a way for investors of any size to participate. With the market the way it is, the number of accredited investors is expected to grow by 50% by 2025,” Kaji said. Enter Allocate.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

There is an unmet need of $260 billion to $320 billion for women-owned company funding, according to a 2013 study conducted by the International Finance Corporation. Data show that men were four times as likely as women to access equity financing from angel investors or VCs (14.4% Women entrepreneurs and fundraising. against 3.6%).

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

Founded in 2014, Blossom Finance was first intended for Muslim entrepreneurs in the United States. These factors are proving fertile ground for establishing and growing fintechs that focus exclusively on Islamic finance, offering products and services that follow shariah law. Meanwhile in Malaysia, where 61.3% out of its 33.6

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Or that the company would wind up raising money from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the billionaire-backed investment vehicle focused on financing companies developing technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and some of the world’s largest industrial and oil and gas companies. That’s when Jones stepped in.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

Developers may delight in solving complex technical problems, but the problem of a career path is one many don’t think much about, Juniper Networks CTO Raj Yavatkar writes in a guest column. He offers a solution that should appeal to developers and engineers: “??Treat Image Credits: jayk7 (opens in a new window) / Getty Images.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Identifies opportunities: When you integrate AI tools into your existing workflows, it can use your data to flag blind spots and possibilities for your business. Don't pull the rug out from under your employees without developing a game plan. IDP can automate and make sense of it all.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Sierra Ventures and Sonae IM also joined the financing, which brings San Jose-based Citcon’s total raised since its 2015 inception to nearly $50 million. billion in 2025. “In While we believe we are still in the early innings, there is a tremendous market opportunity to enable different payment types,” he said. “We In the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2023

Preorders of the Afeelas are scheduled for the first half of 2025, the companies said, with sales to begin sometime same year. In a statement, an Amazon spokesperson told TechCrunch that the loan adds to the range of financing options the company has tapped in recent months to hedge against the “uncertain macroeconomic environment.”

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In the last 6 months, Ive worked with professionals from diverse fields, including finance, sales, government, professional services, and even veterinary medicine! It becomes a space where everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential. What has been your biggest challenge when growing yourstartup?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The Bangalore-headquartered firm said on Thursday it has raised $570 million in its Series F financing round, following a $300 million Series E in April when it was valued at $2.1 Fidelity and B Capital Group co-led the new financing round, bringing the startup’s all-time raise to over $1 billion.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

Indeed, two of the best funded companies in the lab-grown meat market hail from The Netherlands, where Mosa Meat is being challenged by a newer upstart, Meatable , which just announced $47 million in new financing. The company aims to have its first product approved by European regulators by 2023 and notching commercial sales by 2025.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Think creatives, developers, analysts, and other worker bees. Key RACI benefits include: Clearly defines responsibilities and expectations: No more "Well, finance said it was ready to ship." For example, you might group all developers under a single "development team" role. " moments.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Current encryption standards, essential to protecting sensitive data in finance, government, and telecommunications, can be easily broken by sufficiently advanced quantum computers—creating an urgent demand for quantum-resilient cybersecurity solutions.

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OurCrowd

JULY 17, 2019

The heart of social entrepreneurship is developing ideas that can solve problems and turn a profit. Money poured into a business that takes off provides job opportunities and helps the economy grow while investors recoup their money and make a profit too. The global impact ecosystem is starting to take shape.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 28, 2023

BSDE will hire 227 Delawareans who are blind or visually impaired, have other disabilities, are military veterans and/or live in economically disadvantaged Promise Communities in New Castle, Kent and Sussex counties by the end of 2025. About BlindSight Delaware Enterprises Inc. BlindSight Delaware Enterprises Inc.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

Larger players like Lime and Bird have vertically integrated tech stacks for fleet management features like this, but there are also opportunities for startups — imagine a “phantom scooter” that drives itself to a neighborhood with high demand or a moped that alerts drivers if there’s traffic ahead. .

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In our second edition of the Public Policy Quarterly newsletter, we discuss some of the most important updates on ACA’s main policy interests, including QSBS, investor accreditation, Section 1202, the accredited investor definition, thresholds and workforce development reforms.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 2, 2025

Triggering essential follow-up tasks or emails so crucial opportunities aren't missed. I've personally used it to replace sprawling networks of old Workflow Rules , build custom approval paths that once needed a developer, and create smart decision trees for routing work. Automatically updating records when key events occur.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2022

Existing investors in the April 2020-founded business also joined in the latest round of financing. It also takes a community approach to further expand the support, with opportunities for users to be brought together for Q&As/Zoom chats around discussion topics so they can quiz experts and/or share related experiences with each other.

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Coco-Cola, Lancôme explore virtual stores Technology for global ecommerce stores developed by OurCrowd startup ByondXR offers a full-scale simulation of the physical shopping experience. Cohen estimates that sales in the quantum cryptography market will top $24B by 2025. Graduate, Business Development for Klook (Australia).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Explore the EO Path of Leadership to learn about leadership opportunities within EO. Applications for Experts are due 15 January 2025. I’ve also had the opportunity to hear from and speak to major business thinkers, including Jim Kwik, Peter Diamandis, Brene Brown , Simon Sinek and Warren Rustand.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MAY 4, 2025

The last few years of crypto & Web3 investing have focused predominantly on infrastructure, the databases (called Layer 1s/L1s & Layer 2s/L2s), security, analytics, & decentralized finance or DeFi (typically lending products). But these categories are slowing.

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Impact Hub

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Impact Hub advocates for embedding sustainability into startup ecosystems by promoting circular economy principles, fostering collaborations, and ensuring access to green financing. The EU-funded Green at Heart initiative supports social economy SMEs in integrating sustainable practices.

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