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Two widowed founders launch DayNew, a social platform for people dealing with grief and trauma
After losing their spouses in devastating and unexpected ways, Karine Nissim and Eloise Bune D’Agostino discovered that there were no proper places where people could go…
TLcom Capital closes second fund at $154 million to support early-stage startups across Africa
Venture capital activity in Africa has shown resilience over the past six months, with major firms backing startups on the continent to close capital despite the…
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African technology The ecosystem, plagued by enormous potential but also plenty of economic, political and social instability, is no stranger to high drama affecting even its…
Clay Canning had an idea when he was in high school: smartphone screen protectors that displayed logos, right on the screen. He later connected with Rashaun…
Cyber security has taken a rough turn lately, with investment in the industry falling 40% compared to the previous year. But there are hopeful early, even…
Former SpaceX executive Tom Ochinero is teaming up with SpaceX VC-turned-VC Achal Upadhyaya and one of Sequoia’s top finance leaders, Spencer Hemphill, in a new venture…
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…
After years of easy money, the AI industry is facing a reckoning. A new report from the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), which studies…
It’s long from pedal bikes to Formula 1. But that’s exactly the quantum leap AI-based startup Neural Concept and its co-founder and CEO Pierre Baqué have…