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Shakeeb Ahmed, a cybersecurity engineer convicted of stealing about $12 million in cryptocurrency, was sentenced Friday to three years in prison. In a press release, the…
How PayJoy built a $300 million business by letting the underserved use their smartphones as collateral for loans
Lerato Motloung is a mother of two who works in a supermarket in Johannesburg, South Africa. After her phone was stolen, Motloung had to go without…
Turkish startup ikas raises $20 million for its e-commerce platform designed for small businesses
It’s easy to assume that the e-commerce ship has sailed when you consider that we have giant outfits like Shopify, WooCommerce and Wix dominating the field.…
Proxima Fusion Raises $21 Million to Leverage Its ‘Stellar’ Approach to Nuclear Fusion
Venture capitalists’ appetite for fusion startups has grown and waned in recent years. For example, the Fusion Industry Association found that while nuclear fusion companies had…
WordPress.com Owner Automattic Acquires Multi-Service Messaging App Beeper For $125 Million
WordPress.com owner Automattic is being acquired Beeper, the company behind the iMessage-on-Android solution cited by the Justice Department in its antitrust lawsuit against Apple. The deal,…
Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) plans to back 21 growth-stage companies across the continent after closing its first $60 million fund. The pan-African VC hit the milestone…
Kiki World, a beauty brand that uses web3 for co-creation and customer ownership, raises $7 million from a16z
If you think your choice of nail polish color or what ingredients go into your face cream can’t have anything to do with blockchain, think again.…
Sprinta security and risk compliance platform, has raised a $20 million Series B round to build more automation into its compliance management platform and expand its…
Avendus, India’s leading venture capital advisor backed by KKR, in talks to raise $300 million for new fund
AvendusIndia’s top investment bank for venture deals, is looking to raise about $300 million for its private equity unit, according to three sources familiar with the…
One in 36 children in the US has autism, According to the CDC. Research shows that the earlier a child is diagnosed, the better their developmental…