Wishlink Raises $3 Million In Seed Funding Round
Wishlink is enabling creators across social media platforms to drive commerce for brands via personalized multi-brand storefronts
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Funding in Indian startups shrinks by more than half
We are getting a more realistic update on the startup funding landscape in India, and as is true elsewhere, all the figures are in red in the South Asian market. Indian startups raised $3 billion in the quarter that ended in September, down 57% from the previous quarter and 80% year-over-year, market intelligence platform Tracxn […]
Funding in Indian startups shrinks by more than half by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Construction equipment marketplace raises a $17.5M Series A led by Beringea
Back in 2020 I covered how the UK startup Yardlink – which allows construction companies to obtain critical equipment faster than normal equipment rental companies – had raised it’s Seed round. It was basically bringing a digital-first, marketplace approach to an industry normal hide-bound by a slow, centralized hire market. Two years later, and Yardlink […]
Construction equipment marketplace raises a $17.5M Series A led by Beringea by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch
More Than 50 Per Cent Of Vehicles Remains Uninsured, Says IRDAI Chief
Debasish Panda also asked the insurance students to come up with the innovative and tech-enabled ways in which India can cover up the 83 per cent protection gap
Nigerian data and intelligence company Stears raises $3.3M, backed by Mac VC and Serena Ventures
While studying at the London School of Economics and the University of Oxford, a group of graduates noticed how difficult it was to get data and information on Africa’s largest economy and their home country, Nigeria. Each had different yet complementary skills — Michael Famoroti, an economist; Bode Ogunlana, a software engineer; Abdul Abdulrahim, a […]
Nigerian data and intelligence company Stears raises $3.3M, backed by Mac VC and Serena Ventures by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch
Thai beauty platform Konvy raises Series A for international expansion
Founded 10 years ago, Konvy is now Thailand’s top beauty e-commerce platform. It plans to accelerate its omnichannel and international distribution with a new Series A of $10 million from Insignia Ventures Partners. Konvy was launched in 2012 by Chinese entrepreneur QingGui Huang, who previously managed fashion e-commerce platforms in China. It now works with […]
Thai beauty platform Konvy raises Series A for international expansion by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
Singapore-based staffing platform Workmate acquired by Persol Asia Pacific
Workmate, a Singapore-based on-demand staffing platform, has been acquired by Persol Asia Pacific, one of the region’s largest HR service providers. Workmate focuses on frontline and essential workers, and the acquisition will allow it to expand its HR solutions throughout the Asia Pacific. Workmate currently operates in Thailand and Indonesia and is expanding operations into […]
Singapore-based staffing platform Workmate acquired by Persol Asia Pacific by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
OG App, what exactly was your end game here?
A couple of weeks ago, Apple removed the OG App from its app store, and today Google followed suit, booting the app from its platform as well. And I’m left scratching my head wondering what the end game was for the founders of the OG App. As far as I can tell, the company basically […]
OG App, what exactly was your end game here? by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
Daily Crunch: After bans by Apple and Google, The OG App ‘will be unable to continue serving users’
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Daily Crunch: After bans by Apple and Google, The OG App ‘will be unable to continue serving users’ by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Great, now the AI is coming for your grandma’s recipes as well!
We’ve seen AIs create music, pornography and art. The Estonian startup Yummy started off creating a meal-kit startup, but along the way created an AI that can create and adapt recipes based on your taste and dietary restrictions, complete with AI-generated images of what your dishes might look like. “Imagine a world where you would […]
Great, now the AI is coming for your grandma’s recipes as well! by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch