Plentywaka founder Onyeka Akumah on African startups and global expansion
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Plentywaka, a combination of English and Nigerian that means “plenty movement," has big plans to ameliorate the public transport infrastructure in Africa and beyond.The Marvel Unlimited comics app just got a major overhaul
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Marvel is rolling out a brand new version of its Marvel Unlimited comics subscription app. Among the updates are exclusive Infinity Comics: high-res vertical comics designed for phones and tablets.Facebook’s first smart glasses make the case for face-worn wearables
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Facebook’s first pair of smart glasses doesn’t feel like much of a Facebook product. You won’t find the Facebook logo emblazoned on them or even its name in small print by the serial code. They aren’t Facebook Stories or Ray-Ban’Shared micromobility can help build communities residents deserve
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One of the most surprising yet impactful roles that shared micromobility has filled recently is that of a supporter of racial justice initiatives and events.With $55M third fund, Scout Ventures is funding veterans ready to tackle the hardest technical challenges
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When it comes to people pushing the frontiers of science, few institutions can match the talent of the Department of Defense, the intelligence agencies, and the U.S. national laboratory system. With ample budgets and flexible oversight under that aura of nati
Storz & Bickle new Mighty+ vape features faster heating, USB-C and UL certification
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Storz & Bickle finally updated the Mighty vaporizer. The original hit the market in October 2014 and quickly became a fan favorite despite its unwieldy form factor and market-topping price. Users point to the quality of the vapor, airflow, and its certifiFacebook debuts its Ray-Ban Stories smart sunglasses
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Facebook announced their long-awaited foray into the smart glasses space Thursday morning, launching the Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses in partnership with eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica. The svelte frames are some of the most low-profile yet available to consDispo launches a test to gauge user interest in selling their photos as NFTs
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The photo-sharing app that emulates disposable cameras, Dispo started rolling out a test yesterday that will record user interest in selling photos as NFTs. Some users will now see a sell button on their photos, and when they tap it, they can sign up to be noWisetack closes on $40M to bring ‘buy now, pay later’ to in-person services
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Buy now, pay later is growing globally — with various companies expanding to, and in, different parts of the world, such as Africa, Latin America and Asia. Here in the U.S., Affirm and Klarna are big players, and Square recently announced plans to acquiLinkedIn doubles down on development with new learning hub, free courses and new search fields for hybrid working
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The wider world of employment has seen a huge shift in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Looking for a job, finding someone to fill a role, or simply developing professionally are just not the same as they used to be for many of us. So it’s no surprisiRobot’s poop problem
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I’m all for encouraging more young people to enter STEM, to explore engineering and perhaps ultimately pursue a career in robotics. It’s a field whose importance will only grow with time, as more of the world looks toward automated solutions. And it probaTinder adds a new home for interactive, social features with launch of Tinder Explore
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Tinder is redesigning its app to put a larger emphasis on its social, interactive features with the launch of “Explore,” a new section that will feature events, like the return of the popular “Swipe Night” series, as well as ways to diQuicken, one of the ‘first fintechs,’ is being sold again
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Five and a half years after being acquired by a private equity firm, personal finance software company Quicken is announcing that it is being acquired by another private equity firm. In April 2016, an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital acquired Quicken from Intuit ITwitter users in Turkey can now emoji-react to tweets
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Starting today, Twitter is testing Tweet Reactions in Turkey for a limited time. Users in the region will be able to react to tweets using , , , , in addition to . But if you can’t remember the chaos that ensued when the heart react replaced thAffinity, a relationship intelligence company, raises $80M to help close deals
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Affinity is focused on industries like investment banking and venture capital, where there aren’t CRMs or networking platforms that cater to the specific needs of the long-term relationship.DotCom Therapy raises $13M to provide therapy for kids, in and out of school
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DotCom Therapy, a pediatric teletherapy company, just closed a $13 million series A round. It’s far from the only teletherapy company looking to capitalize on a boom in venture capital investment in mental health startups, but it’s operating in a hyper-spAnatomy of a SPAC: Inside Better.com’s ambitious plans
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“We aren't so easily categorized,” said Better CEO Vishal Garg.Better.com acquires UK-based Property Partner ahead of SPAC close
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The deal could give Better a way to augment its lending business with the potential to enable fractional ownership of properties in the U.S. and other markets.Fin names former Twilio exec Evan Cummack as CEO, raises $20M
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Fin's software captures employee workflow data from across applications and turns it into productivity insights to improve the way enterprise teams work and remain engaged.CookUnity whips up nationwide expansion following $47M round
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CookUnity combines the ready-to-eat meal category with a chef-focused business model that provides restaurant-quality meals at home.Teatis, low-sugar superfood powders developer for diabetics, closes seed round
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A serial entrepreneur Hiroshi Takatoh recognized the need for convenient and nutritious food for critically ill consumers after losing his late wife to cancer. Takatoh founded Teatis, a plant-based sugar blocking superfood powder for diabetic consumers, in 20Scalapay raises $155M at a $700M valuation as buy-now, pay-later services continue to boom
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Scalapay, a buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) technology provider that has made significant headway with retailers and consumers in Europe and in categories like fashion, has closed a round of funding that it will be using to fuel its expansion ambitions. The startuWith an Apple Store designer on board, Juno raises $20M to build apartments more sustainably
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Juno, a proptech startup which aims to build more sustainable and affordable apartment buildings, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round. Comcast Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Real Estate Technology (RET) Ventures co-led the financing, which bringNuula raises $120M to build out a financial services ‘superapp’ aimed at SMBs
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A Canadian startup called Nuula that is aiming to build a superapp to provide a range of financial services to small and medium businesses has closed $120 million of funding, money that it will use to fuel the launch of its app and first product, a line of crDigital therapeutics startup Neuroglee raises $10M to help people with neurodegenerative conditions
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Neuroglee Therapeutics, a startup developing digital therapeutics for people with neurodegenerative diseases, has raised a $10 million Series A led by Openspace Ventures and EDBI. The funding will be used to launch virtual neurology clinics and to support NeuMicrosoft confirms investment in India’s Oyo in a multi-year strategic deal to co-develop travel and hospitality products
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Microsoft has entered a “multi-year strategic alliance” with Oyo to work with the Indian startup to co-develop “next-generation” travel and hospitality products and tech. Thursday’s announcement confirms a late July TechCrunch report. TechCrTwo UK tech figures plan to row the Atlantic for charity supporting minority entrepreneurs
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Two UK tech figures are to row across the Atlantic Ocean to raise money for a charity that funds social entrepreneurs from minority backgrounds. Guy Rigby, founder and now Chair of the Entrepreneurial Services Group at Smith & Williamson, and entrepreneurPrintify bags $45M, led by Index, to ride the custom printing boom
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The creator economy loves merch which is great news for on-demand custom printing startups such as Latvia-based Printify — today it’s announcing a $45 million Series A round, led by Index Ventures, off the back of rising demand for its services. TChina’s WeRide unveils Robovan, its first electric, autonomous cargo van
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Chinese autonomous driving company WeRide has unveiled its first cargo van, the vessel upon which it will self-drive into the world of urban logistics. WeRide will work with Chinese automobile manufacturer Jiangling Motors (JMC) and Chinese express delivery cThe newest Roomba gets smarter as it vacuums
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The Roomba is easily among the most ubiquitous robots in the world — but it has never been one of the smartest. On the whole, that’s not a major issue. The top-selling vacuum is good at what it does: cleaning floors. But a roboticist’s work is neveSequoia’s Pat Grady says it isn’t clear startups “should be accelerating” right now — here’s why
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Earlier today, we joined friend and former colleague Jon Fortt of CNBC in interviewing partner Pat Grady of Sequoia Capital, and it proved a wide-ranging conversation (we wound up blabbing for an hour, which was not always the plan). You can check out the vidRocket Lab’s order backlog tops $141M as the company inks five-launch deal with Kinéis
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It was a busy first half of the year for U.S.-New Zealand company Rocket Lab, which posted earnings for the first six months of 2021 on Wednesday – the first such reporting since the company went public last month. Rocket Lab reported revenues for the six-m
