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When my dad was sick, I started Googling grief. Then I couldn’t escape it.

February 6, 2023
I’ve always been a super-Googler, coping with uncertainty by trying to learn as much as I can about whatever might be coming. That included my father’s throat cancer. Initially I focused on the purely medical. I endeavored to learn as much as I could about molecular biomarkers, transoral robotic surgeries, and the functional anatomy of…

Post Series-B, anti-fraud platform SEON acquires AML startup Complytron for a rumoured €2.5M

February 6, 2023

Budapest-based SEON, — an anti-fraud platform which looks at a customer’s ‘digital footprint’ to weed out false accounts and thus prevent fraudulent transactions —  has acquired compliance and AML specialist firm,  Complytron, also based out of Budapest. Terms of the deal were not officially released, but Techcrunch sources said the deal was in the region […]

Post Series-B, anti-fraud platform SEON acquires AML startup Complytron for a rumoured €2.5M by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

Ovni Capital is a new French VC firm backing startups with global ambitions

February 6, 2023

If you’re a French entrepreneur, there’s a new venture capital firm in town. Ovni Capital is announcing a first closing of €50 million ($54 million at today’s exchange rate) for its early-stage fund. The firm’s two general partners Arnaud Laurent and Augustin Sayer have already invested in several companies in their previous jobs. Laurent has […]

Ovni Capital is a new French VC firm backing startups with global ambitions by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Government Blocks 138 Betting And 94 Loan Apps: Report

February 6, 2023
The reports further stated that this Central government action is being taken by the ministry of electronics and information technology on the recommendation of the ministry of home affairs on emergency blocking of these apps

The solo GP behind iSeed SEA launches his second fund for Southeast Asia

February 6, 2023

If you follow Southeast Asia funding, you’re probably familiar with iSeed SEA. Some of the startups the fund has invested in since it launched in 2020 include Dat Bike, Skuad and Upmesh. What you might not know, however, is that iSeed SEA is a solo GP fund. Now that solo GP, AngelList alum Wing Vasiksiri, […]

The solo GP behind iSeed SEA launches his second fund for Southeast Asia by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

India is blocking over 230 betting and loan apps, many with ties to China

February 5, 2023

India is moving to block 232 apps, some with links to China, that offer betting and loan services in the South Asian market to prevent misuse of the citizens’ data, the state-owned public broadcaster said Sunday. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is in the process to enforce an emergency order to ban 138 […]

India is blocking over 230 betting and loan apps, many with ties to China by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch