In most African countries, access to credit remains limited for many small businesses, with the reasons ranging from the inability to pay collateral and lack of credit history to unfavorable lending criteria and high-interest rates. Banks and governments have tried to address this gap across different African markets by implementing several loan initiatives, but there’s […]
South African digital lender Lulalend to launch banking product off the back of $35M Series B by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch
Egyptian fintech and e-commerce ecosystem MNT-Halan has raised up to $400 million in equity and debt financing from local and global investors as it continues to serve underbanked and unbanked customers in the North African country. The round includes $260 million in equity financing and $140 million through two securitized bond issuances secured within the […]
Egyptian financial services provider MNT-Halan valued at $1B in $400M funding by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch
Superstrata’s e-bike is a strange specimen — there’s no two ways about it. In some ways that makes sense; the bike’s concept, borne out in seamless 3D-printed carbon fiber, springs from an equally strange premise. We’ll get into that. Talking to Sonny Vu, founder of Superstrata’s parent company Arevo, the bikes were crafted not out […]
Superstrata e-bike review: Rebel without a cause by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
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Daily Crunch: Cell network provider Google Fi confirms customer data breach by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Meta is starting to test closed spaces called “members-only worlds” in Horizon Worlds, its social VR experience. The company has begun a limited alpha test to give creators the ability to grow and moderate their own communities. Meta has selected a small group of creators to build and obtain feedback about members-only worlds. In a […]
Meta starts testing ‘members-only worlds’ in Horizon Worlds by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
Brain researchers have relied on devices called microelectrode arrays for decades, but the technology behind these tools is increasingly outdated. Precision Neuroscience is building a modern alternative that’s not only an order of magnitude better, but far less invasive to put in. With a newly raised $41 million in the bank, they’re all set to […]
Precision Neuroscience is making brain implants safer, smarter and reversible by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
Female-focused telehealth startup, Teal Health, is popping up today to announce an $8.8 million seed round with a roster of heavy hitting investors on board — including (Serena Williams’) Serena Ventures, (Chelsea Clinton’s) Metrodora Ventures, and (Laurene Powell Jobs’) Emerson Collective. The February 2020-founded San Francisco-based startup’s first product will be a service that supports […]
Teal unwraps $8.8M to build out a telehealth platform for women — starting with cervical cancer screening by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Thrive Capital has reportedly committed $1 billion in fresh capital to payments giant Stripe as part of a new investment in the works that would value the fintech company at between $55 billion and $60 billion. TechCrunch reported last week that Stripe was seeking to raise $2 billion but the number could actually be closer […]
Thrive Capital believed to be leading new multi-billion dollar investment in Stripe by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch
Can lightning strike twice? That’s apparently the question being raised today with the public introduction of the next social app built by Instagram’s co-founders, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. The duo have launched a new venture to explore social apps, according to a report published in The Verge, which includes the debut product Artifact, a […]
Instagram’s co-founders introduce a new social app…for news reading by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch