Releaf, a Nigerian agritech startup that supplies ingredients (starting with the oil palm) to consumer goods manufacturers and their food factories, has received $3.3 million in an oversubscribed pre-Series A round. The Jack Ma Foundation-backed startup, which announced a $4.2 million (including a $1.5 million grant) seed raise in September 2021, said the funding will […]
Nigerian agritech Releaf gets more capital as it launches new tech for food processing by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch
Superscript, an insurance broker and tech platform targeting SMEs and “high-growth” tech firms, has raised £45 million ($54 million) in a Series B round of funding Founded out of London in 2015, Superscript constitutes two core insurance businesses: an online-only “self-serve” platform that’s available to U.K. customers including SMEs, sole traders, and landlords, and an […]
Superscript, a bespoke insurance provider for SMEs, raises $54 million by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
An influential industry group that represents Google, Meta and Amazon among other tech firms has expressed concerns about the digital competition law recommended by an Indian parliamentary panel that seeks to regulate their alleged anticompetitive practices, calling the proposal “absolutist and regressive” in nature. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance recommended last month that the […]
US tech giants say Indian panel’s recommended competition act ‘absolutist and regressive’ by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Major streaming services have upped their game in 2022 with the launch of ad-supported tiers, new live sports deals, hugely successful original series and more. As the streaming wars continue to heat up, media companies have no choice but to raise the stakes. From the HBO Max/Discovery+ merged streaming service to Netflix’s password-sharing offering, here’s what […]
What each streaming service has up its sleeve in 2023 by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch