OpenseedVC, which backs operators in Africa and Europe starting their companies, reaches first close of $10M fund
[ad_1] Founder-market fit is one of the most crucial factors in a startup’s success, and operators (someone involved in the...
PayPal backs Indonesian insurance startup Qoala in $47M funding
[ad_1] PayPal Ventures’ latest investment is in an Indonesian startup that provides personal insurance products covering a variety of risks,...
ASML backs €110M Dutch deeptech fund for quantum, semiconductors
[ad_1] The pride and joy of the Dutch tech ecosystem, ASML, has featured heavily in the news this past couple...
British International Investment backs India’s Aye Finance in $37M funding
[ad_1] Aye Finance, an Indian startup that offers its digital lending platform to small firms, has raised $37.18 million in...
Ontario Teachers’ fund backs Indian logistics unicorn Xpressbees in $80 million funding
[ad_1] Xpressbees, an Indian logistics firm that works with several e-commerce firms in the country, has raised $80 million in...
EU backs new project that combines solar power with agriculture
[ad_1] A new “agrivoltaics” initiative looking to prove the commercial viability of integrating solar power plants with agriculture has won...
Sam Altman backs teens’ startup, Google unveils the Pixel 8 and TikTok tests an ad-free tier
[ad_1] Hiya, folks, and welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s digest of the past week in tech news. It’s...
Peak XV Partners backs India’s Digantara to propel space situational awareness
[ad_1] Digantara, an Indian space tech startup that is working on space situational awareness, has raised $10 million in a...
Cold-chain startup Figorr raises $1.5M, backs the roll out of data-driven perishables insurance
[ad_1] Oghenetega Lortim built Nigerian-based cold chain startup Figorr after imagining better means of storage and transportation of temperature-sensitive products,...
EU backs 100+ women-founded deep tech startups
[ad_1] The European Commission has announced the results of the second round of Women TechEU — a programme designed to...
Lightspeed backs Indian startup Zyod aiming to make apparel manufacturing more efficient
[ad_1] Zyod, an Indian startup offering apparel sourcing and manufacturing to fashion brands globally, has raised $3.5 million in a...
Sequoia backs startup making it easier for businesses to invest in US Treasury Bills
[ad_1] Amit Jain, former head of Uber’s Asia Pacific division, said on Monday that his new venture, Zamp Finance, has...
BMW backs German startup to deliver ‘next generation’ of EV motors
[ad_1] BMW has invested in DeepDrive, the German startup behind a new type of “ultra-efficient” motor for electric vehicles. The...
Serena Ventures backs SoLo Funds as finance platform tops 1M registered users
[ad_1] SoLo Funds has acquired over 1 million registered users and over 1.3 million downloads to make it “the largest...
Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia backs cross-border payments startup Tazapay • TechCrunch
[ad_1] The rise in open banking and payment services like India’s UPI and Singapore’s PayNow means lower costs for businesses,...
India’s Reliance backs US-based AI startup Exyn in $35 million funding • TechCrunch
[ad_1] Reliance has backed the Philadelphia-based AI and robotics startup Exyn, the Indian conglomerate disclosed in a stock exchange filing...
Apple reportedly backs out of NFL Sunday Ticket negotiations
[ad_1] The Athletic’s Daniel Kaplan backs up Byers’ reporting, saying on Twitter that he’s told, “Apple has indeed bowed out.”...
Vivaldi backs Mastodon to free social networks from Big Tech
[ad_1] Vivaldi browser is backing Mastodon to release online communications from Big Tech’s stranglehold. The Oslo-based company today became the...
The ESA backs European space tech — what will this mean for local startups?
[ad_1] It’s official. France, Germany and Italy, the three biggest contributors to the European Space Agency, have joined forces to...
Sequoia India’s Surge backs healthtech startup RedBrick AI in $4.6M funding • TechCrunch
[ad_1] Healthtech startup RedBrick AI has raised $4.6 million in a funding round led by Sequoia India and Southeast Asia’s...
