TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

After working as an investment banker in Canada for a decade, Halima Iqbal moved back to Pakistan in 2017 and quickly realized how difficult it is for women to access financial services. “I had a really hard time opening up a basic bank account. It took me about three and a half months,” Iqbal told TechCrunch. She began researching how Pakistani women deal with money—for example, how do they save or take out credit?

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

By Scott Meacham. The acquisition of Spiers New Technologies is the Oklahoma Innovation Model working at its very best. At i2E, we are in the business of commercializing new technologies. It’s exciting work, especially when we have the opportunity to connect with a new startup in the first year or two of its existence and continue to support the company as it grows. ].

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Ascend Money , the Thailand-based fintech startup behind TrueMoney, an e-wallet service, announced today it has raised a $150 million Series C round at a valuation of $1.5 billion. The Series C round was led by Charoen Pokphand Group , which is a major shareholder of Ascend Money, with participation from Bow Wave Capital Management and returning backer Ant Group.

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Have you ever thought about how much one minute can change your life? Now imagine if you were given 10 minutes to pitch the potential of your business? You can’t make your business successful with the simple wave of a magic wand. It can take years to dream up an exciting startup, and even longer to turn it into something substantial, but a strongly crafted sales pitch can propel your business in the right direction.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Ninja Van , a Singapore-based logistics startup, has closed a $578 million Series E round to support its operations infrastructure and technology systems growth. Investors include China’s Alibaba Group as well as existing investors DPDgroup’s GeoPost , Facebook co-founder Eduardo Savering’s B Capital Group , Monk’s Hill Ventures, and Zamrud, a sovereign wealth fund controlled by Brunei, based on its statement.

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OurCrowd

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Maury County is making its way to the top of the list in growth and prosperity yet again after ranking as No. 1 for the most incoming investments in Tennessee, according to a Gross Domestic Product study by Smart Asset, a financial technology company. Read more here. The post [SmartAsset in The Daily Herald] Maury County ranks No. 1 in incoming investment in state, study says appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Signal is down for many users right now. Its status website says the encrypted messaging app is “experiencing technical difficulties” and many people are getting an in-app error message that says the same thing. The company says it is “working hard to restore service as quickly as possible.” TechCrunch has contacted Signal for comment.

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Tomasz Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

The Modern Data Stack is taking shape. MDS is a movement led by many companies to re-architect data flows in an organization. The MDS is a reaction to the realization that data has become essential in every organization, but the tools, infrastructure, and culture to support that role aren’t yet in place. One of the key parts of that ecosystem is data observability: the system in the MDS that ensures data is correct and flowing properly.

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OurCrowd

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

The company whose tech powered the sensational MyHeritage app that turned classic family photos into lifelike moving portraits is back with a new implementation of its technology: Transforming still photographs into ultra-realistic video, capable of saying whatever you want. Read more here. The post [D-ID in Tech Crunch] D-ID launches ‘Speaking Portrait,’ a way to turn photos into custom, photo-realistic videos appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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