Founders Pledge is a London-based charitable initiative, where entrepreneurs enter a legally binding commitment to donate a portion of their personal proceeds on liquidity to charity when they exit. Launched all the way back in 2015 the initiative was designed to help social entrepreneurs build and scale their efforts. The minimum commitment for entrepreneurs is […]
Founders Pledge launches VC arm, Pledge Ventures, to create new ‘flywheel’ in philanthropy by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch
Betterdata, a Singapore-based startup that uses programmable synthetic data to keep real data secure, announced today it has raised $1.55 million. The seed round, which it says was oversubscribed, was led by Investible with participation from Franklin Templeton, Xcel Next, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Bon Auxilium, Tenity, Plug and Play and Entrepreneur First. […]
Betterdata uses synthetic data to keep real data safe by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
Every so often, a new startup crosses your radar and reminds you how exciting hardware can be. It’s a relative rarity in consumer electronics, a category dominated by corporations like Samsung, Apple and Sony, which are (perhaps understandably) somewhat risk averse. Melbourne-based Nura was one such company. I distinctly remember the startup paying a visit […]
Headphone startup Nura gets acqui-hired by Denon parent, Masimo by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Coinbase, the second-largest crypto exchange in the world, has received its digital asset business license from the Bermuda Monetary Authority, Bermuda Premier David Burt tweeted.
Coinbase continues overseas expansion amid US regulatory pressure by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
There are about four duck boats lined up directly across the street from this coffee shop. Boston has a knack for reminding you where you are, should you get bonked on the head and suddenly forget what city you’re in. This is a far more truncated visit than the last time. Most likely as you’re […]
Let’s work together by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
After much anticipation and a series of consultations and feedback from various stakeholders, India has finally released its much-awaited policy establishing guidelines and rules for the country’s space ecosystem. On Thursday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) released the final version (PDF) of its “Indian Space Policy 2023,” received approval from the country’s supreme decision-making […]
India releases space policy detailing public and private cooperation guidelines by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch
In March, Discord announced that it had integrated OpenAI’s technology into its bot named Clyde, turning into an AI-powered chatbot. Just like with any other chatbot launched in the last few months, users have been trying to trick Clyde into saying things it’s not supposed to say, a process colloquially known as a “jailbreaking.” This […]
Jailbreak tricks Discord’s new chatbot into sharing napalm and meth instructions by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCrunch
After working together for nearly one decade, three former managing directors of Amex Ventures in early 2022 branched out to form their own fintech-focused venture firm, Vesey Ventures. The trio had made early investments in more than 50 fintech companies, including the likes of Stripe, Plaid, Melio and Trulioo. During that time, they also helped […]
Vesey Ventures closes on $78M debut fund to back early-stage fintech startups by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch
Environmental and social concerns should be top of mind right now for any smart investor, says National Grid Partners founder Lisa Lambert.
Threading the needle: 5 questions for National Grid Partners’ Lisa Lambert by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch