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Kanye West, the rapper who also also goes by the name Ye, has reached an agreement to buy “uncancelable free speech platform” Parler, the two said in a statement Monday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. West, who has accused Meta of censoring him in recent weeks, said in a statement: “In a world […]

Kanye West to acquire ‘uncancelable’ social media platform Parler by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platforms have taken off rapidly across the fintech world over the last 18 months. By partnering with banks, these platforms allow entities from startups and fintechs to big corporations and banks to provide tailored banking services and experiences to their customers. Fintechs offering BaaS services in U.S. and Europe, such as Unit, Rapyd […]

Nigerian banking-as-a-service platform Maplerad raises $6M, led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

Byju’s said it has raised $250 million in new funding from existing backers as the Indian edtech giant looks to navigate the market downturn that has forced the firm to postpone the initial public offering. The new funding valued the Bengaluru-headquartered startup at $22 billion, the same figure at which it raised a financing round […]

Indian edtech giant Byju’s raises $250 million in fresh funding by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Top climate tech investments continued to diversify, showing just how deeply it’s becoming embedded into the economy.

Top climate tech deals net nearly $4B in Q3, outpacing other industries by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch

At a time when startup valuations are dropping, Celonis, a German process mapping startup, stands in stark contrast with a $13 billion valuation.

With a $13B valuation, Celonis defies current startup economics by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch