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London-based fintech startup Kolleno raises $5.3M seed to help businesses solve their cash flow struggles

Nickie Louise Posted On March 8, 2022

Before the pandemic began two years ago, small businesses faced enormous cash flow problems, which happen due to a lack of enough liquid cash to cover their liabilities. For anyone who has operated a small business, it’s a struggle to […]

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Intel files to take is self-driving unit Mobileye public with valuation as high as $50 billion

Nickie Louise Posted On March 8, 2022

About a year ago, Intel invested $600 million in Israel to expand its research and development (R&D) and confirmed it was spending $10 billion on a new chip plant. As part of the $600 million investment, Intel also invested $400 million to turn […]

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Papa Johns helps take NFTs mainstream with the launch of its first collection of free NFT giveaway

Nickie Louise Posted On March 8, 2022

Papa Johns, today, launches its first collection of cool and collectable NFTs, known as non-fungible tokens, as part of the metaverse’s biggest ever FREE NFT giveaway in the UK. Allowing its fans in the UK to get a slice of […]

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Ghanaian fintech startup Dash bags $32.8M in funding to build an alternative payment network for African consumers

Nickie Louise Posted On March 7, 2022

Africa is a continent with a population of over 1.3 billion people. However, unlike in the western world where online or offline payments are made with debit or credit cards facilitated using network payment processors such as Visa or Mastercard, the majority […]

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Amazon secretly acquires UK-based tech startup Veeqo, an inventory and shipping platform for eCommerce businesses

Nickie Louise Posted On March 7, 2022

Amazon has acquired Veeqo, a UK-based tech startup that makes inventory and fulfillment tools to help online businesses sell products on and off Amazon. The retail giant quietly acquired the e-commerce software startup back in November 2021 but didn’t publicize the acquisition. Veeqo […]

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US-French space tech startup Interstellar Lab raises $5M to build closed-loop sustainable living systems on Earth and in space

Nickie Louise Posted On March 7, 2022

Interstellar Lab, a Los Angeles and Paris-based tech startup that is developing controlled-environment pods for crop cultivation on Earth and life-support in Space, has raised $5 million in a seed round with investment from Urania Ventures, Auxxo, 7percent Ventures, Seldor Capital, […]

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AutoFi raises $85 million to provide online auto finance for buyers and dealers; now valued at $700 million

Nickie Louise Posted On March 7, 2022

AutoFi, a San Francisco-based tech startup that provides dealership systems to support online vehicle sales and financing, has raised $85 million to expand its operations. The round, which values the company at nearly $700 million, was backed by Santander Holdings USA, […]

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Silicon Valley boycotts Russia as Big Tech companies pull most widely-used tech product and services from the country

Nickie Louise Posted On March 7, 2022

As the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine reaches its 11th day, Russia is now facing an onslaught of attacks from the tech community. Just last week, more than 400,000 global hackers join forces to unleash hell on the Russian military, […]

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Australian NFT tech startup Immutable valued at $2.5 billion after raising $200M in funding led by Singapore’s Temasek

Nickie Louise Posted On March 7, 2022

Investors continue to pour billions into the red non-fungible token (NFT) space as VC firms, celebrities, and blue-chip companies have doubled down on crypto investments, betting on the potential of cryptocurrencies and the rapidly growing market for NFTs. Today, the […]

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About half a million global hackers join forces to unleash hell on Russian military, banking, and communication networks

Nickie Louise Posted On March 7, 2022

Just a day after the Russian forces invaded Ukraine, the hacktivist group Anonymous launched a cyberwar against Russian websites, including the website state-controlled TV network Russia Today. The group said the attacks are a part of a cyberwar they declared against Russia in retaliation […]

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Israel cybersecurity startup Cider Security emerges from stealth with $32M to bring the world’s first AppSec operating system to market

Nickie Louise Posted On March 7, 2022

Cider Security, an Israeli cybersecurity tech startup that has been operating in stealth mode for over a year now, announced today it has emerged from stealth with $32 million in Series A funding to revolutionize continuous security for continuous integration […]

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Nexo Review 2022 – Everything You Need To Know

Nickie Louise Posted On March 6, 2022

A platform like Nexo introduces a solution to crypto holders looking to put idle assets to work. An existing crypto asset holder can use their assets as collateral for a loan or lend it out to collect interest. Earnings are […]

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Kraken crypto exchange CEO fires back at requests to freeze Russian crypto: “Step 1 would be to freeze all U.S. accounts” for unjustly attacking and provoking violence around the world

Nickie Louise Posted On March 4, 2022

On Tuesday, we wrote about Coinbase and Binance after two of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges rejected the calls to ban Russian users from their platforms so as to put more economic pressure on Moscow to withdraw its troops from Ukraine. […]

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Meet NuCalm, The world’s first clinically proven neuroscience technology that relieves chronic stress at the midbrain level, and helps you make better decisions

Nickie Louise Posted On March 4, 2022

Americans are more stressed than they were in the 90s. New research published in February examined the impact of stress on people who are middle age. The new paper, which was published in the journal American Psychologist, Penn State researchers found a stark increase […]

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Twitter accused of double standard for banning Trump but not sitting US Senator who calls for Russian President Putin to be assassinated

Nickie Louise Posted On March 4, 2022

As the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine reaches a new level, a sitting U.S. Senator has called on the Russian people to assassinate their own President. In a tweet Thursday night, Sen. Lindsey Graham said that Russian President Vladimir Putin […]

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Elon Musk sends a serious warning to the people of Ukraine

Nickie Louise Posted On March 4, 2022

Like billions of people around the world, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is closing monitoring the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. As you may recall, early this week Musk sent hundreds of Starlink terminals to Ukraine, ten hours after the […]

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Investment in female-founded tech startups breaks record in 2022, already surpassed total funding for both 2019 and 2020

Nickie Louise Posted On March 4, 2022

In recent years, women-founded startups have seen an inflow of billions of dollars as VC firms and accelerators pour money to encourage and support the once-neglected group. Just yesterday, we covered Mindshift Capital, a women-led VC fund that has attracted leading […]

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s son died at the age of 26, company says

Nickie Louise Posted On March 3, 2022

Microsoft announced that the son of the company’s CEO Satya Nadella has died at the age of 26. Zain Nadella, who was born with cerebral palsy, died Monday, February 28 at the age of 26, the tech giant said in heart-breaking […]

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Women-led VC fund Mindshift Capital invests in global empowerment brand Rebel Girls as part of its $13M funding round

Nickie Louise Posted On March 3, 2022

As we all know, female-led ventures are disproportionately overlooked by venture capitalists at multiple stages of the entrepreneurship pipeline. But women-led startups are creating more jobs than ever. In 2017 alone, for example, more than 1.1 million women-led businesses generated nearly $1.5 […]

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Ford sells its e-scooter unit Spin to German ride-sharing startup Tier in exchange for equity

Nickie Louise Posted On March 3, 2022

As competition heats up in micro-mobility space, Ford Motor Company has decided to sell its e-scooter unit Spin, to Softbank-backed European rival Tier in exchange for equity. Ford said in a statement that the merger will provide the scale that’s “desperately […]

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