Fast-growing neobank Comun has secured $21.5M in new funding just months after its last raise
Comun, a digital bank focused on serving immigrants in the United States, has raised $21.5 million in a Series A funding round less than nine months after announcing a $4.5 million raise, TechCrunch is the first to report. This is a crowded space, filled with a number of startups, including
Read morePryzm is a new kind of defense tech startup: one that helps others win lucrative contracts
Pryzm announced its $2 million pre-seed round, led by XYZ Venture Capital and Amplify.LA. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreCoinSwitch sues WazirX to recover trapped funds
CoinSwitch, a prominent Indian cryptocurrency exchange, is suing rival platform WazirX to recover trapped funds. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreTech Unicorn Infobip Names New Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Yariv Dafna is the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Infobip, a well-known international cloud communications marketplace. Yariv contributes a lot of knowledge to the position with almost two decades of executive experience in operations, corporate management, and finance at large, publicly traded firms. He has a great deal of
Read moreBrave lays off 27 employees
Web browser and search startup Brave has laid off 27 employees across the different departments, TechCrunch has learned. The company confirmed the layoffs but didn’t give more details about the total headcount left and the reason for the layoffs. It represents a significant portion of the company’s staff — PitchBook
Read moreNo Patient Left Behind: Bridging Gaps in Quality Healthcare
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), South Africa’s ratio of doctors to patients is notably low, with just 0.8 doctors per 1,000 people, compared to the recommended 2.5 per 1,000. This shortage is particularly severe in rural areas, where healthcare facilities are scarce and often inadequately resourced. For many
Read moreZepto, snagging $1 billion in 90 days, projects 150% annual growth
Zepto co-founder Aadit Palicha told a group of analysts and investors on Tuesday that the Indian delivery startup anticipates growth of 150% in the next 12 months, a remarkable figure suggesting the fast-growing quick commerce market in India is showing no signs of slowing down. Palicha shared these insights during
Read moreIndia’s VerSe buys Valueleaf to boost digital marketing
VerSe Innovation, India's content tech startup, has acquired digital marketing firm Valueleaf Group to bolster its presence in the Indian digital ad space. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreOne busted valve led to the failure of Astrobotic’s $108M Peregrine lunar lander mission
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander failed to reach the moon because of a problem with a single valve in the propulsion system, according to a report on the mission released Tuesday. Company leadership said in a press conference that engineers have redesigned the valve and introduced additional redundancy into the propulsion
Read moreMeta and Instagram spotted developing a new social music-sharing feature
Meta and Spotify are exploring deeper music integration in Meta’s Instagram app. New findings indicate the companies are testing a feature that would allow users to continuously share what music they’re listening to through Instagram’s Notes. The new functionality was first spotted by reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi, who often finds
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