TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Hello and welcome back to Equity , a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. As you can tell by the headline of this episode, this is a bonus episode all about Y Combinator Demo Day (and the terms we heard most often during the two-day affair). Natasha and Alex jumped on Twitter Spaces to talk through our favorites of the batch, geography changes, and diversity shake-up that included less women getting funded batch over batch.

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OkDork

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Conor McGregor is a professional MMA fighter and boxer with a net worth of around $200 million dollars. Most of his money comes from the substantial payouts he gets from his fights, but he also makes money from his various business ventures including boxing promotions, a whiskey company, a clothing line, and other investments. I wanted to know how much Conor McGregor is worth, how he earns money, and more about the businesses he’s started since becoming a successful athlete….

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Last September, Egyptian startup Capiter raised $33 million in Series A funding to compete in the country’s growing B2B e-commerce and retail space. Fast-forward a year later, the startup has laid off multiple employees and now its CEO and COO have been relieved from their duties after allegedly mismanaging funds. Here’s what we know so far. Between June to July, several ex-employees of Egyptian startups, including Capiter , wrote posts about layoffs at their respective companies even though the

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Africa is the world’s third fastest-growing crypto market, with crypto adoption increasing by more than 1,200% over the last two years. Countries such as Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa are majorly responsible for skyrocketing adoption rates as citizens try to hedge against currency devaluation and build wealth. Despite African governments’ inconsistent stance on cryptocurrencies, these countries house most of the continent’s crypto and blockchain startups.

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