Nasdaq today revealed that it’s doling out $10.5 billion to acquire Adenza, a company that develops risk-management and related regulatory software for the financial services market. The megabucks deal, which constitues an even mix of cash and stock, will extend Nasdaq’s serviceable addressable market (SAM) to $34 billion, the company said in press release today, $10 […]
Nasdaq to acquire financial services software company Adenza from Thoma Bravo for $10.5B by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
Percepto, a drone startup that is building a sizable business with its software and hardware for industrial drone applications, is today announcing a big round of funding to take its operations to the next level — both literally and figuratively. The startup — headquartered in Austin, Texas, but founded and with roots in Israel — […]
Percepto flies high with $67M for its industrial drones by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
A former executive of Samsung Electronics allegedly stole the memory chip juggernaut’s confidential semiconductor data to build a copycat chip facility in China, South Korean prosecutors said on Monday. The 65-year-old defendant, who also previously worked for Korean chipmaker SK Hynix, has been arrested and accused of violating industrial technology protection laws and stealing trade […]
Former Samsung exec accused of stealing data to build copycat chip plant in China by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch
US VC giant Andreessen Horowitz — which has about $35bn in assets under management — is to open its first (yes, the first) international office in London, led by one of the firm’s general partners, Sriram Krishnan. The office will focus on supporting the development of Crypto, blockchain technologies and associated Web3 startups. a16z has […]
London lures a16z’s first international office with ‘predictable’ crypto regs by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch
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