Petra emerges from stealth with $30M raised for tunnel-boring robot, Swifty
Petra emerged from stealth this week, announcing a $30 million Series A. The round, led by DCVC, brings the robotics company’s funding up to $33 million, with additional participation from…
African edtech startup uLesson raises $15M, backed by Nielsen Ventures and Tencent
As many edtech companies benefited from the disruption of the pandemic, attracting wads of cash from investors globally, it did feel like African startups were left out. Well, not anymore:…
Mambu nabs $266M at a $5.5B valuation to double down on embedded financial service and banking APIs
Embedded finance — where companies tap into APIs to integrate banking and other financial tools without having to build everything themselves from the ground up — has been one of…
Egyptian fintech Sympl raises $6M for its ‘save now, pay later’ service
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) offerings have existed for a long time, but increased in popularity as the pandemic made more people shop online and conserve cash. Though BNPL has…
Robotic Research raises $228M Series A to build out commercial autonomous offerings
Robotic Research, a self-driving technology company that has spent the last two decades developing on and off-road autonomous vehicles for the Department of Defense, raised a $228 million Series A…
Collective helps freelancers work together as a team
Meet Collective, a French startup that wants to redefine what it means to work as a freelancer in development, product design, digital marketing, data strategy and more. The company has…
Andrew Chen of a16z on how startups get past a “cold start” to survive, then thrive
Andrew Chen has long been a student, and teacher, of how startups engage their users while managing to amass a slew of new ones. Today, he espouses his learnings —…
Looking for a Startup Idea? Here Are 10 That You Can Steal from Successful Entrepreneurs.
Successful entrepreneurs are sharing their unused business ideas online. Maybe one of these are for you?
The Most Interesting Legal Startups Today – From Online Will Makers To E-Litigators
The online legal sector is really beginning to give the traditional game a serious run for its money. Check out these online law startups. The post The Most Interesting Legal…
India’s Razorpay launches faster checkout feature, tops $60 billion TPV
Razorpay is making it more convenient for users to pay businesses with a faster checkout option as the leading Indian payments infrastructure giant pushes to win a bigger slice of…
Luno Join Forces With Monstax Guild To Launch Luno Battlexie: Winter Cup 2021 Gaming Tournament
Luno Malaysia has partnered with Monstax Guild to launch Luno Battlexie: Winter Cup 2021, a blockchain gaming tournament featuring the popular NFT game, Axie Infinity.This tournament is part of Luno's…
Crestron Solidifies Foothold In Asia With Strategic Customer Wins And Growing Regional Business Momentum
One of the top 3 local banks in Singapore has recently selected Crestron solutions for their training and development centre. Also, recent wins in some of the top Singapore Universities…
Capitalizing On New Privacy And Data Trends In A Competitive Marketing Landscape
Advertising has long been a staple method of customer acquisition for brands and businesses. Now, with the growing digital landscape giving way to more innovative channels for marketing and advertising,…
Which Suits Your Business Best: Performance Marketing Or Digital Marketing?
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital solutions and processes of businesses from all over the globe. According to survey results1 released by tech giant Microsoft and market…
