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Ramp raises another $150 million co-led by Khosla and Founders Fund at $7.65 billion valuation
Expense management startup Ramp has raised another $150 million at a $7.65 billion valuation after the funding round, the company confirmed to TechCrunch today. New investor…
Heat pumps take a while. They outsold gas furnaces for the second year in a row, and homeowners who install them are eligible for thousands in…
Layoffs usually garner attention and sympathy for the workers affected, but rarely does anyone talk about what happens to the employees who are sometimes also asked…
UK based legaltech company Lawhivewhich offers an AI-powered in-house “lawyer” through a software-as-a-service platform aimed at small law firms, has raised £9.5 million ($11.9 million) in…
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…