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Anthony Levandowski’s latest moonshot is a peer-to-peer telecom network powered by cryptocurrency

TechCrunch

The peer-to-peer open source wireless network called Pollen Mobile will incentivize its users with cryptocurrency to run their own mini cell towers and build out the network’s coverage in the Bay Area where the service is initially launching.

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Looking to emulate Venmo, JoomPay preps a Euro launch for easy bill splitting and cash payments

TechCrunch

but it’s not available in Europe, although dozens of other innovative mobile peer to peer transfer options exist, such as Revolut, N26, Monese and Monzo. While Europe lacks simple peer-to-peer payments solutions such as Venmo or Square Cash App in the U.S., Venmo me” has become a common phrase in the U.S.,

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Revyze is building the TikTok of educational videos

TechCrunch

In just a few weeks, Revyze managed to attract 35,000 downloads. “We talked with kids attending 30 or 35 different high schools,” co-founder Florent Sciberras told me. “We We asked them: ‘What do you think about school and what’s the best way to learn?’ And they told us that nobody had ever asked them those questions.”.

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Nigerian edtech startup Teesas secures $1.6 million in pre-seed round, to launch tutor marketplace, expand in East, Southern, Francophone Africa in 2022

TechCrunch

Already Teesas has over 150,000 downloads at the Google Play store, where we are now growing by at least 20% every week,” Izedonmwen told TechCrunch. Already Teesas has over 150,000 downloads at the Google Play store, where we are now growing by at least 20% every week,” Izedonmwen told TechCrunch. million pre-seed funding round.

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Chief community officer is the new CMO

TechCrunch

5 creator economy VCs see startup opportunities in monetization, discovery and much more. 5 creator economy VCs see startup opportunities in monetization, discovery and much more. My recent tweet underscored the chord community strikes even in sectors such as edtech, which often have to sell to fragmented customer bases.

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Pear hosted its invite-only demo day online this year; here’s what you might have missed

TechCrunch

What it does: Unlock financial opportunities for farmers to create sustainable farms and improve their livelihoods. To give the rest of you a sneak peak, here’s a bit about all of the startups that presented, in broad strokes: ) AccessBell. What it does: Video conferencing platform for enterprise workflows. Website: accessbell.com.

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Monzo Makes Money Work For Everyone

Y Combinator

In this post, we will walk through what drove Monzo’s early success, how it has come to dominate the UK market, and the company’s opportunity to change the landscape of global financial services with its beloved brand. In April 2020, British banking startup Monzo’s revenue fell by almost 50%. This did not happen by magic. expectations.