Bay Bridge Ventures is raising $200M for a new climate fund, filings show
Bay Bridge Ventures' fundraising efforts come at a time when venture investors appear to be increasingly bullish on climate tech. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreConsumer tech investing is still hot for Maven Ventures, securing $60M for Fund IV
Overall, 16% of Maven’s portfolio companies have reached a minimum $500 million exit or valuation, which is 10x industry average, the firm said. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreTechCrunch Minute: Why Tesla’s big layoffs happened, and what comes next
Tesla’s layoffs and executive departures took a bite out its share price this week. The well-known electric vehicle company shed around 10% of its staff, impacting an estimated 14,000 staff or more. Two well-known executives also decided it was time to move on. In response to the news, shares of
Read moreHow can SMEs brace for industry disruptions?
The futureproof small and medium businesses (SMBs) embrace digital transformation, harness technology to streamline operations and adapt to changing market dynamics – focusing on agility and innovation to thrive in an ever-evolving business landscape. We live in an unsettled world, with South Africa’s SMBs facing multiple uncertainties. High inflation, rising
Read moreSilicon Valley prankster Danielle Baskin launches Moonlight, an online tarot platform
Bay Area artist Danielle Baskin is not a first-time founder – but this is the first time she’s started a tech company that isn’t a performance art piece, or an elaborate joke. Still, she has a tongue-in-cheek tagline to pitch her latest venture: “It’s SaaS for witches.” She’s not kidding.
Read moreComviva Redefines Development for Fintechs with New Platform
Comviva has announced the launch of its transformative Low-Code/No-Code Platform. An extension of its existing mobiquity® platform, aims to revolutionize the development landscape for Financial Institutions, including Banks, FinTechs, and Digital Wallet providers. Comviva logo The new platform will enable Financial Institutions to quickly adapt to market shifts, regulations, and
Read moreDove Protects Women’s Real Beauty Against AI Influence
This week, Dove unveiled its groundbreaking report titled “The Real State of Beauty,” a comprehensive study of beauty worldwide aimed at understanding its impact on women and girls today. The findings of the report revealed that an alarming 63% of women in South Africa, along with 35% of girls aged
Read moreSubstack’s Notes feature is getting more Twitter-like capabilities
Substack is adding new capabilities to its Twitter-like Notes feature that bring it more in-line with the social network now known as X. The company announced on Tuesday that users can now post videos directly to Notes in the Substack app and on the web. Users can now also embed
Read moreWhatsApp is adding filters to easily find messages
For those who use WhatsApp more like an inbox, the app will now become more useful. WhatsApp on Tuesday announced a handful of new chat filters for the app to access certain types of messages easily: All, Unread and Groups. The “All” filter is selected by default and shows you
Read moreSOSV founder says climate investing is a ‘war effort’ as firm closes $306M fund
SOSV’s new fund makes it one of the largest pools of deep tech venture capital to be raised in recent years. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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