Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

Besides the billions of dollars from local and foreign investors, a strong factor behind Africa’s growing tech ecosystem is its burgeoning talent. Being sought after locally and internationally, these homegrown talents — including software developers who, according to Google’s Africa Developer Report, grew almost 4% to 716,000, UI/UX designers, engineers and other tech professionals — […] HR tech startup Propel wants to power the open talent economy via tech communities by Tage Kene-Okafor originally publis... →

It was a short week and that was reflected in the amount of news we covered in fintech land last week. But there was still plenty to talk about, including Clair’s raise, some allegations against Deel and exclusive post-SVB growth numbers shared by banking services startup Mercury. On-demand pay gets a boost Some 82% of […] Clair raises, Deel defends allegations and Mercury shares post-SVB growth figures by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Everytable just raised $25 million for its for-profit startup that looks to make healthy food as accessible as fast food. Deal Dive: Startups can still raise capital — even if it’s for a good cause by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch... →

Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday afternoon. I’ve been keeping an eye on the European startup ecosystem since well before I moved to the U.S., and today’s report from Creandum about the state of venture investing in Europe gave me pause. This, along with PitchBook’s report […] So, how are Europe’s startups doing? by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

The individual you’re looking for will create and execute growth strategies, manage marketing initiatives and ultimately, drive revenue. How to identify, interview and hire a head of growth for an early-stage startup by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch... →

After obtaining its banking license in 2016, fintech startup N26 started offering bank accounts to anyone in the Eurozone. But because of the German banking license, clients received a German International Bank Account Number (IBAN) that started with the letters DE. That shouldn’t be an issue as Germany is part of the Single Euro Payments […] Challenger bank N26 finally adds French IBANs by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch... →

When Silicon Valley Bank collapsed in March, a flurry of startups rushed to step in to help fill a gap in the startup and venture capital community. One of those startups, Mercury, in particular found itself in the position of trying to meet a sudden surge of demand amidst the panic. “The craziest time was […] SVB’s collapse drove 26K customers to Mercury in 4 months by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →

Google’s venture capital arm Gradient Ventures has made another foray into Europe, investing as part of a $3.2 million seed round in two-year-old German startup Weflow. Weflow is the latest in a line of ecosystem startups to emerge from frustrations with using the omnipresent CRM (customer relationship management) software that is Salesforce. These venture-backed upstarts […] Google’s Gradient Ventures backs Weflow to bring greater hygiene to Salesforce data by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →

While working at Vetan, a startup helping small- and medium-sized (SMBs) businesses manage employee payroll, Jatin Mehta realized that SMBs often lack the tools to thrive online with organic sales. The cost to hire an agency is beyond their budget, and generating content is costly — both in terms of time and money. “Having a […] SpeedyBrand uses generative AI to create SEO-optimized content by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

After reports that it is raising new funding, Indonesian aquaculture startup eFishery announced today that it has netted $200 million in a Series D. The company, which makes a smart feeding system for fisheries, says this makes it the first startup in the global aquaculture industry to pass a $1 billion valuation. It’s goal is […] Indonesian aquaculture startup eFishery nets $200M at unicorn valuation by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch... →

Календарь SEOnews: МойСклад и ФРИИ начинают отбор B2B стартапов в области автоматизации торговли и производства.... →

A California Senator is urging the state’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency to conduct an investigation into the business practices of fintech turned HR startup Deel. Last week, Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) sent a letter to Stewart Knox, California Secretary of Labor, alleging that Deel has hired hundreds of employees but classified them as […] Deel under fire for alleged questionable hiring practices, advice to other companies by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →

The European startup scene is growing, but even after a couple of decades of trying to make ecosystems thrive, Europe appears to be spinning its wheels. Europe is more of a fuzzy tech cloud than a functioning ecosystem by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

As tempting as it may be, you can’t keep a foothold in Silicon Valley while dipping your toe in the Gulf Coast — and still save on taxes. Should you move to a new state for tax savings before selling your startup? by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch... →

DigitalOcean, the cloud hosting business, today announced that it’s agreed to acquire Paperspace, a New York-based cloud computing and AI development startup, for $111 million in cash. DigitalOcean CEO Yancey Spruill says that Paperspace’s infrastructure and tooling, once integrated with DigitalOcean’s products, will enable customers to more easily test, develop and deploy AI applications. As […] DigitalOcean acquires cloud computing startup Paperspace for $111M in cash by Kyle Wiggers originally published ... →

Volkswagen has launched an autonomous vehicle test program in Austin using a fleet of 10 all-electric ID Buzz vehicles equipped with partner Mobileye’s technology. The new program comes about nine months since autonomous vehicle technology startup Argo shut down after its two backers, Volkswagen and Ford, pulled financial support and gobbled up its remains. Argo had […] Volkswagen to start testing self-driving ID Buzz vans in Austin by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

SoftBank is backing Japanese robotics startup Telexistence, making good on the tech giant’s recent pledge to go back on the investment offensive in light of the current AI hype.  Tokyo-based Telexistence said Thursday that it has raised $170 million (23 billion yen) in a Series B round of funding from SoftBank, Airbus Ventures, Monoful Partners, KDDI […] SoftBank backs Japanese robotics startup Telexistence in $170M funding round by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch... →

The technology industry at large might not be in the best of health at the moment, but health and fitness startups appear to be alive and well. EGYM, the Munich-based “smart workout solution” business, has agreed a monster equity investment of €207 million ($225 million), on the back of a very strong year of growth, […] EGYM, the Munich-based smart fitness startup, raises $225M from Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

Neko Health, the health tech startup co-founded by Spotify co-creator Daniel Ek, has raised €60 million ($65 million) in its first external round of funding. The Series A round was led by Lakestar, with participation from Atomico and General Catalyst. Founded out of Sweden in 2018 by Ek and Hjalmar Nilsonne, Neko Health exited stealth […] Daniel Ek’s Neko Health raises $65M for preventative healthcare through full-body scans by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Indian online pharmacy startup PharmEasy has informed its existing investors that it plans to raise a new round of funding via rights issue at a 90% markdown from the previous valuation, Indian newspaper Economic Times reported Wednesday. PharmEasy, which earlier deferred a plan to go public, needs the new cash to pay its lender Goldman […] PharmEasy seeks funding via rights issue at 90% valuation cut, report says by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →