Kenyan e-commerce and fintech platform for mass market consumers Copia Global has appointed John Lazar, the ex-CEO of Metaswitch, a Microsoft subsidiary, to its board off the back […]
Is the Texas boom town of Austin losing its luster?
Texas has been historically known for its oil booms. Today the state is perhaps better known as a magnet for tech companies and tech talent, especially in its […]
More layoffs come for micromobility, Cruise cuts loom, and what the Cybertruck signals for Elon
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Stensul draws on new capital to boost marketing creation features
With all of the communication methods businesses use to get in front of customers, some continue to get results for their marketing campaigns from ye old email. That’s […]
South African startup GoMetro gets £9M for its fleet management optimization software
GoMetro, a South African tech company that operates in the fleet management space, has raised £9 million (~$11.4 million) in a Series A funding round led by Zenobē […]
FEBE Ventures launches $75 million second fund
FEBE Ventures’ name stands for “for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs,” and true to form, it is continuing to support seed-stage startups with the launch of its second fund. Targeting […]
YC-backed productivity app Superpowered pivots to become a voice API platform for bots
Calendar apps are essential for productivity but it is hard to differentiate enough to have sustained growth from just the core usage. Y Combinator-backed Superpowered, which is an […]
TC+ Roundup: Many Black founders are rooting for SVB
Good morning! Before being known as the bank that collapsed, Silicon Valley Blank made a name for itself as a bank that helps support underrepresented founders. Eight months […]
The 7 best way to lose money as an angel investor
Angels investors often make surprisingly bad decisions. Here’s where they screw up Haje Jan Kamps 8 hours Angels should have the same depth of understanding of the markets […]