We are getting a more realistic update on the startup funding landscape in India, and as is true elsewhere, all the figures are in red in the South Asian market. Indian startups raised $3 billion in the quarter that ended in September, down 57% from the previous quarter and 80% year-over-year, market intelligence platform Tracxn […]
Funding in Indian startups shrinks by more than half by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Back in 2020 I covered how the UK startup Yardlink – which allows construction companies to obtain critical equipment faster than normal equipment rental companies – had raised it’s Seed round. It was basically bringing a digital-first, marketplace approach to an industry normal hide-bound by a slow, centralized hire market. Two years later, and Yardlink […]
Construction equipment marketplace raises a $17.5M Series A led by Beringea by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch
While studying at the London School of Economics and the University of Oxford, a group of graduates noticed how difficult it was to get data and information on Africa’s largest economy and their home country, Nigeria. Each had different yet complementary skills — Michael Famoroti, an economist; Bode Ogunlana, a software engineer; Abdul Abdulrahim, a […]
Nigerian data and intelligence company Stears raises $3.3M, backed by Mac VC and Serena Ventures by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch
Founded 10 years ago, Konvy is now Thailand’s top beauty e-commerce platform. It plans to accelerate its omnichannel and international distribution with a new Series A of $10 million from Insignia Ventures Partners. Konvy was launched in 2012 by Chinese entrepreneur QingGui Huang, who previously managed fashion e-commerce platforms in China. It now works with […]
Thai beauty platform Konvy raises Series A for international expansion by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
Workmate, a Singapore-based on-demand staffing platform, has been acquired by Persol Asia Pacific, one of the region’s largest HR service providers. Workmate focuses on frontline and essential workers, and the acquisition will allow it to expand its HR solutions throughout the Asia Pacific. Workmate currently operates in Thailand and Indonesia and is expanding operations into […]
Singapore-based staffing platform Workmate acquired by Persol Asia Pacific by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
A couple of weeks ago, Apple removed the OG App from its app store, and today Google followed suit, booting the app from its platform as well. And I’m left scratching my head wondering what the end game was for the founders of the OG App. As far as I can tell, the company basically […]
OG App, what exactly was your end game here? by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
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Daily Crunch: After bans by Apple and Google, The OG App ‘will be unable to continue serving users’ by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
AgriWebb is on a mission to help livestock producers feed the world efficiently, profitably and sustainably by providing its comprehensive, ground-truth database for beef production worldwide. The Australian startup, which builds a livestock management platform for ranchers and farmers, wants to digitize farm records and the meat production process from the cow to the consumer […]
AgriWebb’s software seeks to boost yields, lower environmental impacts for farmers and ranchers by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch