December 2022

One Peak scales up and closes $1B fund aimed at European and Israeli growth rounds

December 6, 2022

There’s a prevailing logic (or you might say hope) in tech that says there is no better time to invent and invest than when the market appears to be in a bad place. With companies like Google and Apple born out of fallow periods, that way of thinking may be understandable — and it is […]

One Peak scales up and closes $1B fund aimed at European and Israeli growth rounds by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Singapore-based corporate services super app Osome raises $25M Series B

December 6, 2022

Osome is a corporate “super app” that helps business owners with administrative tasks like payroll, accounting and tax reporting. The company announced today it has raised a $25 million Series B from Illuminate Financial, AFG Partners and Winter Capital. This brings Osome’s total raised since it was founded in 2017 to $51 million. The company […]

Singapore-based corporate services super app Osome raises $25M Series B by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

Expeto, a startup selling tools to manage private cellular networks, raises $13M

December 6, 2022

There’s a growing market for private cellular networks, or dedicated cell networks configured to support a company’s specific requirements within a confined area (think a warehouse or wind farm). For example, some mining and energy companies have adopted private cellular networks to help facilitate operations that span over significant distances, where the increased range of […]

Expeto, a startup selling tools to manage private cellular networks, raises $13M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Cubzh wants to build the next-generation Minecraft

December 6, 2022

Meet Cubzh, a new free-to-play video game that is all about user-generated content through a cube system. The company has designed a new platform from scratch and wants to empower creators with the ability to create new objects, build worlds and define games rules thanks to a scripting environment. This summer, the company raised a […]

Cubzh wants to build the next-generation Minecraft by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Google introduces “Continuous Scrolling” on desktop for Search

December 6, 2022

Google is introducing a “Continuous Scrolling” feature on the desktop so users don’t have to navigate across pages to find the relevant search results for English-language queries in the U.S., expanding a feature the company has offered on mobile for some time. Notably, users shouldn’t mistake continuous scrolling for infinite scrolling. With continuous scrolling, users […]

Google introduces “Continuous Scrolling” on desktop for Search by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Amazon set to launch Prime Gaming in India

December 6, 2022

Amazon is inching closer to launching Prime Gaming, its subscription service that offers free access to a number of titles and which ships bundled with Amazon Prime and Video plans, to its members in India, according to the company’s website. “With Prime Gaming (included with your Prime membership) unlock instant access to tons of exclusive […]

Amazon set to launch Prime Gaming in India by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Onomotion raises €21 million to expand e-cargo bike urban logistics business

December 6, 2022

Berlin-based Onomotion has come up with a scalable way to do micromobility-powered urban logistics — cargo e-bikes with built-in cover from the elements and attachable containers. Today, Onomotion has a couple hundred vehicles on the road in Germany with logistics partners like UPS, DPD and Hermes. Over the next few years, the company wants to […]

Onomotion raises €21 million to expand e-cargo bike urban logistics business by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

SBM Bank India, building BaaS platform, seeks funding at $200 million valuation

December 6, 2022

The Indian arm of SBM Bank, one of the banks that has aggressively worked with fintech startups in the South Asian market, is engaging with investors to raise capital and pitching the vision of becoming one of the top banking-as-a-service providers in the country, according to a source familiar with the matter. The Indian arm […]

SBM Bank India, building BaaS platform, seeks funding at $200 million valuation by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Accacia tackles the real estate industry’s massive carbon emissions problem

December 6, 2022

The real estate and infrastructure sectors contribute about 40% of global carbon emissions, and part of solving the climate crisis is fixing how those industries work. Accacia gives large property owners a way to track their carbon impact in real-time by integrating with ERPs and property management systems like Yardi. It’s already been deployed to […]

Accacia tackles the real estate industry’s massive carbon emissions problem by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch