Berlin-based trawa raises €10M to use AI to make buying renewable energy easier for SMEs
Trawa simplifies energy purchasing and management for SMEs by leveraging an AI-powered platform and downstream data from customers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreLydia, the French payments app with 8 million users, launches mobile banking app Sumeria
Lydia is splitting itself into two apps — Lydia for P2P payments and Sumeria for those looking for a mobile-first bank account. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreSA Banks Worry About APP Fraud and Seek Help from Consortia
South African banks persist in combating social engineering, with over half of respondents in a recent industry survey citing APP fraud as their top concern. Financial fraud stemming from social engineering scams remains a major worry for South African banks, with APP fraud and Vishing topping the list of threats
Read moreSamsung’s Design Thinking Workshops- Solve for Tomorrow 2024
Samsung is hosting Design Thinking Workshops to assist the 20 finalist schools in the Solve For Tomorrow 2024 Competition in preparing for the crucial next phase of prototype development. The workshops are being conducted at central venues in the provinces where the finalist schools are based: Gauteng (8 finalists), Limpopo
Read moreShipping logistics startup Harbor Lab raises $16M Series A led by Atomico
© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreAWS confirms European ‘sovereign cloud’ to launch in Germany by 2025, plans €7.8B investment over 15 years
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s cloud computing business, has confirmed further details of its European “sovereign cloud” which is designed to enable greater data residency across the region. The company said that the first AWS sovereign cloud region will be in the German state of Brandenburg, and will go live
Read moreIndian insurance startup Go Digit raises $141M from anchor investors ahead of IPO
Go Digit, an Indian insurance startup, has raised $141 million from investors including Goldman Sachs, ADIA, and Morgan Stanley as part of its IPO. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreFood VC Peakbridge has new $187M fund to transform future of food, like lab-made cocoa
Peakbridge intends to invest in between 16 and 20 companies, investing around $10 million in each company. It has made eight investments so far. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreAccion’s new $152.5M fund will back financial institutions serving small businesses globally
For over six decades, the nonprofit has been active in the financial services sector. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreThreads finally starts its own fact-checking program
Meta’s newest social network, Threads is starting its own fact-checking program after piggybacking on Instagram and Facebook’s network for a few months. Instagram head Adam Mosseri noted that the company “recently” rolled out the ability for fact-checkers to rate and mark false content on Threads. However, Mosseri didn’t share any
Read more