The firm uses an in-house data algorithm it hopes will help it find startups that have teams designed to scale — beyond just the founders.
Ensemble raises $100M debut fund to bet on startup teams — but not in the way you think by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch
Just short of a year after raising $24 million from backers including DHL, Everstream Analytics, a company that provides predictive insights for physical supply chains, has secured a fresh round of funding. Everstream today announced that it raised $50 million in a Series B round led by Morgan Stanley’s 1GT Fund with participation from StepStone […]
Everstream, which applies big data to supply chain management, raises $50M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Identity and access security issues are increasingly top of mind for companies. According to a recent Verizon survey, 61% of all breaches now involve credentials — whether they be stolen via social engineering or hacked using brute force. It’s frustrating for users, too; a NordPass poll found that eight out of ten people find password […]
Strivacity, which helps companies build secure login flows, nabs $20M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
The U.S International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has made equity investment to the tune of $25 million in a new fund by Pan-African venture capital firm Novastar Ventures, to back founders building agriculture and climate solutions. The DFC revealed details of the transaction, and Novastar’s new investment vehicle, the Africa People + Planet Fund, during […]
DFC invests $25M in Novastar’s Africa People + Planet Fund by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch
In a move reminiscent of its successful early bet on the government-backed UPI network seven years ago, PhonePe, India’s leading mobile payments app, is now setting its sights on the e-commerce sector. The Bengaluru-based startup, backed by retail giant Walmart, launched a hyperlocal commerce app on Pincode, powered by the Open Network for Digital Commerce […]
Walmart-backed fintech giant PhonePe makes e-commerce push by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Meet Zealy, a French startup that you may already know under the name Crew3. Zealy helps web3 (and web2) companies engage with their communities by giving them tasks that they can achieve in exchange for various rewards. The company just changed its name to Zealy, which indicates a larger focus beyond web3 companies. Last year, […]
Zealy is an achievement system for web3 communities by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch
Data has emerged as one of the world’s greatest resources, underpinning everything from video-recommendation engines and digital banking, to the burgeoning AI revolution. But in a world where data has become increasingly distributed across locations, from databases to data warehouses to data lakes and beyond, combining it all into a compatible format for use in […]
Dozer exits stealth to help any developer build real-time data apps ‘in minutes’ by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
Companies at the forefront of AI would naturally like to stay at the forefront, so it’s no surprise they want to stay close to smaller startups that are putting some of their newest advancements to work. Last month, for example, Neo, a startup accelerator founded by Silicon Valley investor Ali Partovi, announced that OpenAI and Microsoft […]
Amid a boom in AI accelerators, a UC Berkeley-focused outfit, House Fund, swings open its doors by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch