Cross-border e-commerce continues to provide significant growth opportunities for Africa’s economy. Research firm Statista estimates that the total value of e-commerce in Africa generated $16.5 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach $29 billion by 2022. This growth potential […]
We wrote about Stripe when the digital payments behemoth acquired Nigeria’s fintech startup Paystack for over $200 million to expand its footprint in Africa. The startup continues to grow with no sign of slowing. Stripe now operates in 42 countries. Of this […]
DNA, which stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, is the genetic code that determines all the characteristics of a living thing. The genome of every organism, be it bacteria, virus, potato, human, is made up of DNA. Each organism has a unique DNA sequence that […]
Last July, NASA successfully launched the Mars Perseverance rover into space. After traveling for 203 days and 300 million miles at the speed of about 24,600 miles per hour, NASA Perseverance Rover landed on Mars on February 18, 2021. Today, the […]
It’s been a while since we last featured the daily and weekly top tech startup news. We needed to catch our breath, and now we’re back in full force. Here’s your weekly tech news roundup for the week ending March 12, 2021. […]
If you have ever bought a home in the past, you know that closing a home sale still involves mountains of paperwork. The traditional home closing process is not only manually intensive but also time-consuming and error-prone with a bonus case of […]
FalconX, a Silicon Valley-based cryptocurrency brokerage and digital asset trading platform that uses data science to provide institutions with trading, credit, and clearing, announced it has secured a $50 million investment to scale its team and further expand its business lines to […]
In late 2019, we shared the story of how a Harvard dropout created the largest e-commerce company in South Korea. Kim Beom-Seok, also known as Kim Bom, was born in Seoul, South Korea. He migrated to the US with his parent at the […]
We wrote about BlockFi back in August 2020 after the crypto lending startup raised $50M in Series C funding to provide digital asset-backed loans to crypto investors. A lot has changed since then and the company has been expanding its […]
Flatfile, a Dever, Colorado-based data onboarding software startup, announced a $35 million in Series A funding to grow its all-remote team to meet the increasing demand for its solutions. The round was led by Scale Venture Partners, with participation from Workday Ventures. and […]
We wrote about Bluzelle back in February after the blockchain startup launched its first developer grant program, focused largely on the creation of the censorship-resistant application. As a provider of the decentralized database for Web3, Bluzelle enables Dapps (decentralized applications) to […]
We wrote about Greensill in May 2019 after SoftBank invested $800 million in London, England-based FinTech startup. The company claims to be the world’s leading non-bank provider of working capital finance for companies globally. A lot has happened since our […]
Aqua Security, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based cybersecurity tech startup that helps enterprises secure their cloud-native, container-based, and serverless applications from development to production, has closed $135 million in Series E funding to become a member of the highly-coveted unicorn club. […]
At a time when the threats against the United States are on the rise, one tech startup is on a mission to protect the homeland by equipping our military with new technologies to stay ahead of the adversaries. Citadel Defense is a […]
We wrote about Cedar almost a year ago after the New York-based medical billing startup raised $102M in Series C funding led by Andreessen Horowitz to accelerate the growth of its patient payment and engagement platform. Today, Cedar announced it has […]
With millions of songs online, it’s not surprising that musicians and songwriters are still struggling to survive. Eight out of ten music creators earn less than $300 a year from streaming. One startup is on a mission to solve this […]
If you were asked to pick the most successful startup, which one would it be? Now consider why you chose this company. Was it because you have seen how much they have gained in funding or because of the work they […]
Scoro, a London, England-based SaaS startup that provides end-to-end work management software for creative and professional services, today announced it has closed a $16.4 million Series B funding to fuel continued global expansion and is supported by new French and Spanish versions of the software. The […]
We live in a changing world. Technology is changing everything around us. Today, the 102-year-old Japanese electronics company Panasonic is making a foray into the software and the supply chain business. The company is reportedly acquiring U.S.-based company Blue Yonder for […]
The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on millions around the globe. Over 2.5 million people have lost their lives and thousands of businesses have to shut down their operations. However, in the midst of all these, there is a pandemic “digital silver […]
