October 2022

Net Purpose, a platform for sustainable investors, has raised £10 million in a Series A round led by ETF Partners, funding which will be used to expand its product and team, says the company. The company is benefitting from a shit to investing in sustainable products. According to the UN Principles for Responsible  Investment, $120 […]

Investing platform raises $10M to offer climate investing from a different angle to ESG ratings by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

Spherics, a UK-based carbon accounting platform for SMEs to understand and reduce their environmental impact, has been acquired by accounting giant Sage. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but it’s understood Spherics had raised £1.25m in equity financing from angel investors and £300,000 in grants. Spherics was a smaller startup playing in a similar […]

Carbon accounting platform acquired by Sage as ClimateTech heats up by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

Uber is scaling back its operations in Pakistan, the latest in a series of efforts from the ride-hailing firm as it looks to improve its financial performance. The company says its marquee app is ceasing operations in five of the six cities where Uber had launched and expanded to over the years. The eponymous service […]

Uber scales back in Pakistan by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Apple and Google said Wednesday they will roll out software updates to enable 5G support on their respective handsets in India, the world’s second-largest wireless market, just days after local bureaucrats began pushing the phonemakers to expedite their efforts. Reliance Jio and Airtel, India’s two largest carriers, have started to offer 5G services in select […]

Apple and Google to soon release 5G support software updates in India by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Noom, a health coaching platform valued at $3.7 billion last year, is laying off a portion of staff for the second time in a matter of months, TechCrunch has learned from sources. Noom has laid off 10% of its staff, or around 500 people, which is a reduction that mostly impacts its coaching team. It’s […]

Noom lays off more employees amid CFO departure by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch