KYC or “Know Your Customer” is standard practice while opening an account with a bank or exchange, proving that you own your government-issued credentials like a passport. KYC rules are an essential requirement for any company that wants to do […]
Asset management firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) has closed $17 billion for its Global Infrastructure Investors IV (the “Fund”) to invest in global infrastructure investment opportunities in OECD countries in North America and Western Europe. The closing comes […]
Swiss Fintech startup FlowBank announced today that CoinShares has increased its stake in the company to become an integrated digital asset fintech company. The UK-based digital asset specialist Coinshares International increased its stake from 9 percent last year to over 20 […]
In 2021, the total world population was estimated to be around 7.88 billion people. With billions of people to feed, the demand for food is also rising. Additionally, there are also challenges of land and water to contend with. The world needs to […]
BirdEye, a California-based tech startup focused on helping local businesses improve their business reputations and customer experiences in real-time, has raised $60 million Series C led by Accel-KKR. BirdEye was bootstrapped until 2016 when it raised $8 million in Series A […]
We first covered S3 Ventures about three years ago after the venture capital firm co-led an $8M Series A funding in Houston-based tech startup and cognitive healthcare platform BrainCheck. A lot since then. The Austin, Texas-based firm has grown exponentially […]
The Buy now, pay later (BNPL) phenomenon has grown in popularity in recent years as customers seek alternative methods of financing. BNPL is a new payment option that allows consumers to receive their purchase right away (Buy Now), either online […]
How big is the sports streaming industry is? In 2020, global sports streaming market was valued at USD over $18 billion and is projected to reach $87,338.11 Million by 2028, according to data from research firm VerifiedMarketResearch. For many years, […]
Today, enterprise data is spread across both structured databases and unstructured data sources like documents, files, emails and even on user devices. As such, making sense out of these data poses many challenges to organizations and data teams. That’s why […]
The global construction industry is expected to reach an estimated $10.5 trillion by 2023. With the recently approved US Senate’s approved $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, the construction industry is going to see the inflow of billions of dollars in additional spending, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Deazy, a Bristol, England-based marketplace platform for developers, today announced the appointment of Chris Dawson as its new Chief Product Officer (CPO) to support the ambitious growth plans the company has for 2022 and beyond. The announcement follows a recent £5million ($6.8million) Series A funding […]
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 […]
Fanatics, a Jacksonville, Florida-based sports merchandise retailer that manufactures fan gear and jerseys across retail channels, has raised a massive $1.5 billion in new financing, valuing the sports platform at $27 billion. The announcement comes a little over a month after Fanatics purchased […]
Before the pandemic started 2 years ago, the idea of remote work was gaining steam as more employees work from home. There were even several tech companies with no fixed geographic location. The pandemic has now accelerated it as more and […]
