Shamba Pride has since 2016 worked to enhance last-mile distribution for farm inputs and tackle price exploitation and quality issues for farmers through its merchant network dubbed digishops. […]
It’s fun watching fintech startups grow
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech (formerly The Interchange)! In this edition, I’m going to look at a fintech being sold in a fire sale, a group of startup raises, […]
Half of Apple’s India smartphone shipments are now iPhone 15
The iPhone 15 and its many iterations comprised more than half of Apple’s Q4 smartphone shipments of nearly 2.8 million units in India, Canalys said in its quarterly […]
It’s critical to protect equity investments in minority businesses from activist organizations
Lyneir Richardson Contributor Lyneir Richardson is the co-founder of the Chicago TREND Corporation, a social enterprise funded by prestigious impact investors to stimulate urban retail development. He is […]
Korea’s Myrealtrip cashes in on travel rebound with $56M in new funding
Myrealtrip is the latest travel tech company to ride a growing post-pandemic tourism industry. The Seoul-based startup said today it has raised $56.7 million (75.6 billion KRW) in […]
Kashable banks $25.6M to offer employment-based lending
More and more employers are adding financial products to their employee benefits and perks, and many startups have jumped into this sector to help. Fintech company Kashable is […]
Insurtech Getsafe acquires a student loan platform to meet its future clients upstream
European insurtech company Getsafe has acquired deineStudienfinanzierung, an aptly named German digital platform for student loans that was showcased on the local version of “Shark Tank” in 2019. […]
Apple tops Samsung in worldwide smartphone shipments for the first time
Apple’s iPhone has overtaken Samsung for the first time ever as the best-selling smartphone in 2023, according to a new report from IDC. The tech giant accounted for […]
Goldman Sachs-backed ZestMoney, once valued at $450M, sold to DMI in fire sale
ZestMoney, the Goldman Sachs-backed Indian fintech startup once valued at $450 million, has sold itself to financial services firm DMI Group, the two said late Wednesday, in a […]
Northvolt’s $5B debt deal should be a wake-up call for the US battery industry
Swedish battery startup Northvolt secured a $5 billion debt deal earlier this week, paving the way for the expansion of its first gigafactory as Europe seeks to solidify […]