TikTok has until April to finalize a sale to a U.S.-based buyer, yet uncertainties about the future of the short-form video app remain. However, a new report has emerged, suggesting that Oracle is the leading candidate to serve as the cloud technology partner for managing TikTok in the U.S., according to The Information. Sources including […]
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Greenlight Infinity includes 5% savings for its children’s savings accounts, along with new safety features like location sharing, SOS alerts, and crash detection.
Children’s financial app Greenlight signals next app iteration with family safety features by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Some seven years after selling his previous company to Google, Jacob Bank is preparing to launch his next project, this time with a focus on automating mundane, repetitive tasks. Bank was previously cofounder and CEO at Timeful, a smart scheduling app that helped users make better use of their time through automatically prioritizing their various […]
After selling his last startup to Google, this founder now wants to automate mundane tasks with Relay by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
Africa’s $45 billion pharmaceuticals market is expected to grow 10% CAGR to $100 billion by 2030. Yet, the sector struggles with highly fragmented and undercapitalized supply chains rife with fake medications, which cause the death of thousands of patients yearly; in Nigeria, 20-40% of drugs are counterfeit. A handful of healthtech companies bring efficiency to […]
Lifestores Healthcare raises $3M to expand its pharmaceutical marketplace across Nigeria by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch
Recent research suggests that the e-commerce market in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt account for a combined $21.4 billion and is projected to grow by more than 50% to $33.3 billion in the next three years. And as MENA shoppers increase their commerce spending, it is increasingly becoming imperative for online stores to position themselves […]
FlapKap provides revenue-based financing to e-commerce brands in MENA, gets $3.6M seed funding by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch
Net Purpose, a platform for sustainable investors, has raised £10 million in a Series A round led by ETF Partners, funding which will be used to expand its product and team, says the company. The company is benefitting from a shit to investing in sustainable products. According to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment, $120 […]
Investing platform raises $10M to offer climate investing from a different angle to ESG ratings by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch
Spherics, a UK-based carbon accounting platform for SMEs to understand and reduce their environmental impact, has been acquired by accounting giant Sage. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but it’s understood Spherics had raised £1.25m in equity financing from angel investors and £300,000 in grants. Spherics was a smaller startup playing in a similar […]
Carbon accounting platform acquired by Sage as ClimateTech heats up by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch