June 24, 2025

Wispr Flow raises $30M from Menlo Ventures for its AI-powered dictation app

Startups developing voice AI technology and applications are having their moment. Model builders like ElevenLabs and Cartesia have raised millions of dollars in the last few months. Applications such as AI-powered notetaker Granola, and meeting tools Read AI and Fireflies AI have also received investor attention and backing. Continuing the trend, dictation app Wispr Flow […]

Copy that: RightHub wants to be the command center for intellectual property management

March 14, 2023

An entrepreneur might have the best idea since sliced bread, but if they’re unable to protect it with the relevant patents, trademarks, or copyrights, then there’s a good chance they won’t see the fruits that their labor otherwise might deserve. However, the intellectual property (IP) management process is fraught with friction, from the initial idea-evaluation […]

Copy that: RightHub wants to be the command center for intellectual property management by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

3 Best Stocks to Buy and Hold for a Lifetime

March 14, 2023
With inflation still alarmingly high, the Fed is poised to raise interest rates further. This is predicted to keep the stock market volatile. Amid this, investors should focus on their…

Cloud security vendor Mitiga lands $45M, valuing the company at over $100M

March 14, 2023

Companies moved en masse to the cloud during the pandemic, under pressure to digitally transform. According to a 2021 survey from O’Reilly, cloud adoption steadily rose across industries, with 90% of organizations using cloud computing compared to 88% in 2020. The accelerated cloud adoption led to a rise in security issues. In a recent poll […]

Cloud security vendor Mitiga lands $45M, valuing the company at over $100M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

India probing ‘several’ crypto cases for money laundering, seizes over $115 million

March 14, 2023

India’s Enforcement Directorate is investigating “several” crypto cases for money-laundering schemes and has seized $115.5 million to date in such crimes, the Ministry of Finance said, the latest in a series of crackdown by the authorities on the nascent space that is already reeling from the tremulous market conditions. The Indian crime fighting agency has […]

India probing ‘several’ crypto cases for money laundering, seizes over $115 million by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

How AI could write our laws

March 14, 2023
Nearly 90% of the multibillion-dollar federal lobbying apparatus in the United States serves corporate interests. In some cases, the objective of that money is obvious. Google pours millions into lobbying on bills related to antitrust regulation. Big energy companies expect action whenever there is a move to end drilling leases for federal lands, in exchange…

Nigerian credit-led fintech FairMoney acquires PayForce in retail-merchant banking play

March 14, 2023

Nigerian credit-led digital banking platform FairMoney has acquired PayForce (sub-brand of YC-backed CrowdForce), a merchant payment services that serves small businesses, as the digital lender looks to broaden its financial services proposition to merchants. Both startups declined to disclose the terms of the deal. However, according to sources, the transaction was a cash-and-stock deal in […]

Nigerian credit-led fintech FairMoney acquires PayForce in retail-merchant banking play by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch