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Is June the Time to Buy or Hold Ford Motor (F)?

June 12, 2023
Ford (F) surpassed the consensus revenue and earnings estimates for the first quarter. The company is investing heavily to grow its electric vehicle (EV) business, but it is expected to…

Slack’s Cal Henderson and Sir Richard Branson back firstminute Capital’s third fund

June 12, 2023

Despite some typically British (or, more accurately, English) doom-mongering about the UK’s VC ecosystem lately, there’s no denying it’s capability for re-invention. Witness Moonfire’s recent new $115 million fund, IQ Capital’s $200 million fund, and Seedcamp’s new $180 million fund. And there is fresh good news on the horizon in the shape of firstminute capital’s new […]

Slack’s Cal Henderson and Sir Richard Branson back firstminute Capital’s third fund by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

All the things Apple Sherlocked at WWDC 2023

June 12, 2023

At the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) last week, Apple spent a lot of time discussing about new features and apps it is introducing with the next major releases of iOS, macOS, watchOS and iPadOS. A lot of those functionalities were available to users through third-party apps. That means Apple “Sherlocked” some of these ideas — […]

All the things Apple Sherlocked at WWDC 2023 by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Cloud cost management startup CloudZero lands $32M investment

June 12, 2023

CloudZero, a cloud cost management startup, today announced that it raised $32 million in a Series B funding round led by Innovius Capital and Threshold Ventures. Bringing the company’s total raised to over $52 million, the tranche will be put toward expanding CloudZero’s platform and scaling its go-to-market efforts, CEO Erik Peterson says — with […]

Cloud cost management startup CloudZero lands $32M investment by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Nigeria’s Termii to launch mobile app and scale customer engagement business with new funding

June 12, 2023

Nigerian communications platform-as-a-service startup Termii has raised $3.65 million in new financing, bringing its total funding to date to slightly $5 million. According to CEO Gbolade Emmanuel, in a chat with TechCrunch, the funds are not needed for operational activities but rather to power the company’s expansion initiatives: developing and promoting existing and new products […]

Nigeria’s Termii to launch mobile app and scale customer engagement business with new funding by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

Djust is a new commerce platform focused exclusively on B2B transactions

June 12, 2023

Meet Djust, a French startup that essentially wants to build an e-commerce platform like Mirakl, but focused exclusively on business-to-business (B2B) activities. The company recently raised a $13 million funding round (€12 million). NEA is leading the most recent funding round, with Elaia Partners also investing in the company. Elaia previously led Djust’s $4 million […]

Djust is a new commerce platform focused exclusively on B2B transactions by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch