November 2022

It’s a little late to be talking about red flags in venture investing?

November 29, 2022

Earlier today, renowned VC Bill Gurley put together a list of the many “red flags” that VCs should have paid closer attention to when funding FTX, suggesting in a tweet that this summary of warning signs might help keep VCs “out of the investor hurt locker” going forward. Gurley includes such no-nos as “unique financial […]

It’s a little late to be talking about red flags in venture investing? by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch

Apple announces winners of the App Store Awards for 2022

November 29, 2022

Today, Apple announced its list of App Store award winners for this year along with the top chart for most downloaded apps and games across free and paid categories. These awards include apps for all of the company’s platforms including the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, and Apple TV. For 2022, the social network app […]

Apple announces winners of the App Store Awards for 2022 by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

CRED acquires CreditVidya

November 29, 2022

CRED is acquiring CreditVidya, a SaaS startup that helps firms underwrite first-time borrowers, in the latest of a series of investments from the Bengaluru-headquartered fintech as it broadens its infrastructure and offerings. The firms did not disclose the terms of the deal. The 10-year-old CreditVidya — headquartered in Hyderabad and backed by Navroz Udwadia, Kalaari […]

CRED acquires CreditVidya by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Founder factories: Alumni from European and Israeli unicorns have birthed 1,018 startups since 2008

November 29, 2022

A new report has shone a light on the impact that European and Israeli unicorns have had on the broader technology ecosystem since the global economic crisis 14 years ago. The report, titled Europe and Israel’s Startup Founder Factories, was produced by VC firm Accel with heavy support from startup and VC data platform Dealroom. […]

Founder factories: Alumni from European and Israeli unicorns have birthed 1,018 startups since 2008 by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Locus raises another $117M for its warehouse robots

November 29, 2022

The last few years have been a major accelerator for the robotics industry at large, but warehouse robotics may be the biggest winner of all. Stay at home orders fueled adoption in the early days of the pandemic, as some retailers stayed open after being labeled “essential businesses.” Even after things began reopening, those roles […]

Locus raises another $117M for its warehouse robots by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

The Metaverse And Future Of Gaming

November 29, 2022
Metaverse complements new technologies such as blockchain, IoT, gaming VPN, and 3D visualisation by generating an immersive visual experience

Orda raises millions to digitize African restaurants with its cloud-based operating system

November 29, 2022

Most large restaurant chains across Africa have grown accustomed to using legacy systems and point-of-sale providers to manage operations. However, for smaller restaurants — which represent the biggest segment of this $50 billion industry — these systems can be rather expensive and do not adequately cater to their needs; thus, they stick with running operations […]

Orda raises millions to digitize African restaurants with its cloud-based operating system by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

The Metaverse And Future Of Gaming

November 29, 2022
Metaverse complements new technologies such as blockchain, IoT, gaming VPN, and 3D visualisation by generating an immersive visual experience

Instafest app lets you create your own festival lineup from Spotify

November 29, 2022

If your favorite music festival’s lineup didn’t live up to your expectations this year, don’t worry; a new app called Instafest will create a music festival poster for you based on your Spotify listening habits. The free web app, created by developer Anshay Saboo, is pretty straightforward to use: sign in with your Spotify account, […]

Instafest app lets you create your own festival lineup from Spotify by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch