Nigerian communications platform-as-a-service startup Termii has raised $3.65 million in new financing, bringing its total funding to date to slightly $5 million. According to CEO Gbolade Emmanuel, in a chat with TechCrunch, the funds are not needed for operational activities but rather to power the company’s expansion initiatives: developing and promoting existing and new products […]
Nigeria’s Termii to launch mobile app and scale customer engagement business with new funding by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch
Acquired by HSBC in an emergency sale for just £1 in March as SVB was melting down, SVB UK is now getting a rebrand and expansion under its new owner. Today the banking giant launched HSBC Innovation Banking, a new unit focusing on banking services to the startup, investor, and wider tech community. Rumored for […]
HSBC rebrands, expands its SVB UK buy as HSBC Innovation Banking by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
Meet Djust, a French startup that essentially wants to build an e-commerce platform like Mirakl, but focused exclusively on business-to-business (B2B) activities. The company recently raised a $13 million funding round (€12 million). NEA is leading the most recent funding round, with Elaia Partners also investing in the company. Elaia previously led Djust’s $4 million […]
Djust is a new commerce platform focused exclusively on B2B transactions by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch
Nio, one of China’s homegrown Tesla challengers, has slashed the prices of all its models by 30,000 yuan ($4,200), the NYSE-listed premium electric vehicle upstart announced on Monday. The news came as EV makers enter a price war in the world’s largest auto market, where BYD, the 28-year-old, Shenzhen-based company known for its affordable hybrid […]
Nio said not to join China’s EV price war. Now it’s cutting $4K across all models by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch
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Tesla fuels an EV charging standards war by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
Don’t worry, the answer here is not just “build an AI startup.”
Here are the most richly valued startup types in today’s early-stage venture market by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch
Welcome back to The Interchange! If you want this in your inbox, sign up here. We’ll be taking a break next weekend as Mary Ann and Christine both take much-needed vacations (we didn’t plan this, honestly!) but don’t worry, The Interchange will be back in your inbox on June 25. Consolidation continues in the world of fintech Last […]
FIS acquires, and Better.com lays off by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch