Connect Ventures hits $80M for its next fund, says the Bear market means ‘Product is back, baby!’
Tempus fugit, as Virgil once put it. It was a full 11 years ago that I first noted the appearance of Connect Ventures, one of the early ‘new kids on the block’ amongst the nascent clutch of European tech VCs in that relatively early era. Back then, Connect was one
Read moreIntel and Tower ink major foundry deal, $300M investment after Intel cancels its $5.4B Tower acquisition
Two weeks after Intel said it would cancel its plan to acquire Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 billion amidst pushback from regulators, the two companies intend to work together anyway. Intel today said that it would provide foundry services and 300mm manufacturing capacity to Tower. As part of the deal, Tower
Read more10 Best WooCommerce Themes in 2023
Check out our curated list of the ten best WooCommerce themes and Shopify themes to choose from for your next online store. Continue reading 10 Best WooCommerce Themes in 2023 on SitePoint.
Read moreCatalyst Fund reaches first close to back climate-tech startups in Africa
The Catalyst Fund has reached the first close of its $40 million fund intended for investment in climate startups in Africa. The fund announced today an initial close of $8.6 million with the backing of FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi), Cisco Foundation, USAID Prosper Africa, and tech investor Andrew Bredenkamp. The fund
Read more.NET Blazor Overview and Upcoming .NET 8 Changes
.NET Blazor is a powerful framework that unifies client-side and server-side development and offers enhanced performance and tooling. Continue reading .NET Blazor Overview and Upcoming .NET 8 Changes on SitePoint.
Read moreOpna wants to help companies hit ‘net zero’ by finding and funding carbon projects
The race to net zero has led thousands of businesses to commit to eliminating their greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, a commitment that falls short of what is needed to counter the growing climate emergency. The problems are manifold. Insufficient action and planning among governments and corporations is part of it,
Read moreAtomicwork connects workers and their companies
Sometimes the work of having a job takes time away from work. Tasks like asking for leave, filing tech requests and checking company policy also result in a lot of administrative work for HR and IT department, especially companies with remote or hybrid work models. Atomicwork wants to help with
Read moreWorldover is a compliance platform for cosmetic products (and soon any product)
Meet Worldover, a new London-based startup that recently received $3.8 million in funding (£3 million). The startup is trying to simplify the compliance process when it comes to launching new products in multiple markets around the world — starting with cosmetics. Index Ventures and Chalfen Ventures led the recent funding
Read moreKotani gets $2M pre-seed to help African workers send money home via crypto — without the internet
Of the many lofty promises of cryptocurrency, one of the most commendable ones is its potential to bring financial inclusion to underserved users. Nairobi-based Kotani Pay is a crypto payments startup with a vision to make cross-border remittances easier for the large underbanked populations in Africa. The two-year-old startup is
Read moreEnvisics closes $100M to advance AR heads-up display tech in cars
Envisics, a UK-based holographics company building in-car technology that projects navigation, safety alerts and other data onto the inside of a windscreen, has closed a $100 million Series C round. The company announced the round’s first $50 million tranche in March, which brought Envisics up to a $500 million valuation.
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