Equities platform Midas raises $45M Series A as fintech retains its sparkle in Turkey

April 19, 2024

Midas, a fintech startup that allows people in Turkey to invest in U.S. and Turkish equities, says it has raised $45 million in a funding round led by Portage Ventures of Canada. The startup is aimed at Turkey’s retail investor market and claims to have more than 2 million users. Its pitch is that it […]

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Pitch Deck Teardown: Geodesic.Life’s $500K pre-seed deck

April 19, 2024

While Geodesic.Life’s deck impresses with its aesthetic design, featuring a tasteful color palette, appealing illustrations and a concise text, it does have some crucial shortcomings.

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TechCrunch Minute: Meta’s new Llama 3 models give open-source AI a boost

April 19, 2024

New AI models from Meta are making waves in technology circles. The two new models, part of the Facebook parent company’s Llama line of artificial intelligence tools, are both open-source, helping them stand apart from competing offerings from OpenAI and other well-known names. Meta’s new Llama models have differently sized underlying datasets, with the Llama […]

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