Uniswap Labs has raised $165 million in a new funding round as the parent firm of the world’s largest decentralized exchange looks to broaden its offerings. The Series B funding was led by Polychain Capital, the startup said. The news confirms a TechCrunch scoop — that said the Uniswap Labs was looking to raise between […]
Uniswap Labs raises $165 million in new funding by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Li-Cycle, a Canadian lithium-ion battery recycler, has opened a battery recycling facility in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Toronto-based company, which also operates plants in Gilbert, Arizona and Rochester, New York, can now process up to 10,000 tons of manufacturing scrap and end-of-life batteries per year, the equivalent of approximately 20,000 EVs annually. The latest facility is […]
Li-Cycle opens battery recycling plant in Alabama by Jaclyn Trop originally published on TechCrunch
Social engineering attacks are on the rise. These low-tech but high-impact attacks — where hackers manipulate employees into granting them access to companies’ services and data — increased by almost threefold last year, and have so far this year claimed several high-profile victims, from Twilio and Mailchimp to Revolut, and most recently Uber. As these […]
Nudge Security emerges from stealth to tackle cybersecurity’s people problem by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
Data engineers have a big problem. Almost every team in their business needs access to analytics and other information that can be gleaned from their data warehouses, but only a few have technical backgrounds. Redbird was created to help everyone in an organization create and run analytics without using code, therefore reducing the amount of […]
Analytics operating system Redbird makes data more accessible to non-technical users by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
Indian edtech Vedantu has acquired a majority stake in education chain Deeksha for $40 million, the latest in local online learning platforms’ growing attempts at tapping opportunities in the offline market. The Bengaluru-headquartered Vedantu, which became a unicorn last year, said it will integrate its technology into offline centers of Deeksha as part of the […]
Vedantu acquires majority stake in Deeksha for $40 million in offline push by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Kenya has the largest and most thriving furniture industry in East Africa, but the sector’s potential is hindered by several challenges among them production inefficiencies and quality concerns, forcing most major retailers to settle on imports. MoKo Home + Living, a Kenya-based home furniture manufacturer and omnichannel retailer, saw this gap and over several years […]
MoKo, Kenya’s home furniture startup, raises $6.5M by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch