B2B inventory marketplace Ghost reappears with $30M Series B to expand outside US
Ghost, providing a B2B marketplace for surplus inventory, is back with fresh funds in the way of a $30 million Series B round. It’s been one year since Josh Kaplan and Dee Murthy launched Ghost’s members-only marketplace, with $20 million in Series A capital, to help brands and retailers discreetly
Read MoreWomen in Business: Q&A with Jessica Hawkey
In this exclusive Q&A, we delve into the insights and experiences of Jessica Hawkey, the Managing Director of redAcademy—an organization committed to establishing a sustainable reservoir of adept software developers for corporate IT talent strategies. With unwavering dedication, Jessica aims to bridge experience gaps through inventive learning approaches and immersive
Read MoreFake primes
Someone asked on Math Overflow about the distribution of digits in primes. It seems 0 is the least common digit and 1 the most common digit. Dan Piponi replies “this is probably just a combination of general properties of sets of numbers with a density similar to the primes and
Read MoreLula: New Approach to Banking for Small Businesses
South Africa’s leading fintech, Lula, is taking a giant leap forward in its mission to support SMEs. Following its recent rebranding from Lulalend, Lula is now offering an array of first-to-market services poised to redefine the SME banking landscape. Lula’s innovative approach to banking is designed to meet the unique
Read MoreZanifu raises $11.2M to scale its inventory financing offering in Kenya
Zanifu, a Kenyan fintech providing inventory financing to micro, small and medium-sized businesses, has raised $11.2 million debt-equity funding in a pre-Series A round led by Beyond Capital Ventures and Variant Investments. Founders Factory Africa, AAIC Investment, Google Black Founders Fund, and existing investor Launch Africa also participated in the
Read MoreHashtag Trending Aug.21- Are scientists abandoning Twitter? Crypto miners create lobbying group to stave off carbon footprint criticisms; Microsoft Canada recommends a food bank as place to visit
Are scientists the next group to abandon Twitter? Crypto-currency miners build their own advocacy group to try to stave off criticism of their carbon footprint and Microsoft has egg on its face over a recommendation of a place to visit. These stories and a lot more as we bring
Read MoreAllmed Healthcare Professionals Unveils Innovative New Pay Slip App
Allmed Healthcare Professionals, a prominent healthcare agency, has introduced its innovative Pay Slip App, aimed at enhancing convenience and efficiency for its valued staff. Available on both Android and iPhone devices, the app revolutionizes the pay slip distribution process, eliminating the need for physical office visits. The development of the
Read MoreDigital Ad Tech: Aleph Introduces Aleph Payments for Seamless Global Transactions
Aleph, the foremost global facilitator of digital advertising, is at the forefront of connecting 22,000 advertisers across 130 predominantly emerging nations with preeminent digital tech platforms including TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), Snap, Spotify, Uber, Meta, Microsoft, Twitch, Google, and more than 35 others. This influential entity is unveiling its global
Read MoreData Preprocessing: Exploring the Keys to Data Preparation
Learn what data preprocessing is, why it's important, and techniques for cleaning, transforming, integrating and reducing your data. Continue reading Data Preprocessing: Exploring the Keys to Data Preparation on SitePoint.
Read MoreReliance spin-off Jio Financial Services makes muted market debut
For years, the Indian market has been anticipating for a public debut of Reliance Retail and Jio Platforms. But in a surprise move late last year, Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man and chairman of conglomerate Reliance Industries, put together a different offering — a little known non-bank financial subsidiary —
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