News aggregator app SmartNews had a tough 2023, beginning with widespread layoffs in January and wrapping up with a leadership change that saw co-founder Kaisei Hamamoto assume the role […]
Why I’m modestly crypto-bullish in 2024
Crypto seems to have two modes. The first is when your friends won’t stop talking about it. The second is when your friends want you to stop talking about […]
Black British founders are down but not out
Black founders in the UK are also seeing the impact of venture’s winter year. Black founders in the United Kingdom raised only 0.95% of all venture investment allocated […]
Why these 30 web3 founders are optimistic about 2024
The crypto winter may or may not thaw, but not everyone is going into the new year without hope: A majority of founders are optimistic about the opportunities […]
LineNext secures $140M funding for its web3 service
LineNext, a web3 unit of the Japanese messaging app Line, raised $140 million in its funding led by Crescendo Equity Partners, a Peter Thiel-backed private equity firm in […]
Ex-Metaswitch CEO John Lazar joins Copia’s board as the Kenyan e-commerce outfit rakes in $20M to push toward profitability
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 […]
Temu was the most-downloaded iPhone app in the U.S. in 2023
Temu, the Chinese e-commerce company whose app is now attracting longer engagement times than Amazon, is Apple’s most downloaded free app in the U.S. for 2023. The Cupertino-based […]
Deep tech startups must use these 4 techniques when fundraising
Roman Axelrod Contributor Roman Axelrod is the founder of XPANCEO, a deep tech company developing the next generation of computing via an invisible and weightless smart contact lens. […]
Opal Security, which helps companies manage access and identities, raises $22M
VC investment trends in the cybersecurity market suggest a sector in decline — at least within the context of recent months. According to Crunchbase, cybersecurity deal count fell […]
Why is Bitcoin surging? | TechCrunch
Bitcoin’s rapid-fire ascent to $44,000 comes on the back of roughly 25% gains in the last week. The grandfather of all cryptocurrencies has had an even more lucrative […]