Zulu enables users to save in secure digital dollars and send free cross-border payments while also protecting against traditional currency devaluations.
Zulu banks $5M for its LatAm digital wallet amid shaky ground for crypto by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
CCTV and other kinds of security cameras have a strong big brother vibe, but for many of us that may be because we don’t really understand or know how the footage they pick up ever gets used. Today, a startup called Spot AI that’s built a system to help answer that question at least in […]
Spot AI raises $40M to build smarter CCTV security camera tech by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
More consolidation is afoot in the world of cyber security. TechCrunch has learned from sources that Palo Alto Networks is going to be announcing the acquisition of Cider Security for $200 million in cash and a further $100 million in shares. The deal has been rumored for weeks, but we understand that investors have now […]
Sources: Palo Alto Networks is buying Cider Security for up to $300M by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
Mozilla today released its annual “State of Mozilla” report and for the most part, the news here is positive. Mozilla Corporation, the for-profit side of the overall Mozilla organization, generated $585 million from its search partnerships, subscriptions and ad revenue in 2021 — up 25% from the year before. And while Mozilla continues to mostly […]
Mozilla looks to its next chapter by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch
We’ve all been faced with a name that’s difficult to pronounce. But not everyone considers the consequences of their mispronunciations. In a piece for Fast Company, Madhumita Mallick, the head of inclusion, equity and impact at Carta, recalls how her name became a source of anxiety even when she was a grade-school student. Studies have […]
Namecoach raises cash to teach users how to correctly pronounce names by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Contract governance is the steps taken to make sure agreed-upon terms between a company and its suppliers are met. It’s an essential part of doing business, and the consequences for getting it wrong can be steep. McKinsey estimates that poor contract governance can cost organizations up to 9% of their total revenue, which equates to […]
Terzo lands $16M to extract key data from contracts by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Fake news, and the identification and eradication of it, has long been thought of as the purview of social media platforms, where a lot of that tends to be shared. Today, one of the more ambitious tech startups in the field of fighting fake news is getting acquired — not by a social media platform, […]
PR software giant Cision acquires Factmata, the fake news startup that pivoted to monitoring all kinds of online narratives by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
Back in April 8, 2021 Index Ventures, one of the very few ‘original gangsters’ of the European VC scene, said it was kind’ve going ‘back to its roots’. It announced the launch of a new $200 million dedicated seed investing vehicle dubbed ‘Index Origin’. Now, if you cast your minds back, this was during the […]
Index Ventures thinks new startups will emerge in the downturn and is putting $300M behind that bet by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch