Apple buys UK fintech start-up Credit Kudos

Customers walk past a digital display of the new green color Apple iPhone 13 pro inside the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, in New York, March 18, 2022. Mike Segar | Reuters LONDON — Apple has...

Apple acquires UK open banking startup Credit Kudos

Credit Kudos, a UK open banking startup that helps lenders make better decisions, has been acquired by US tech giant Apple. The deal closed earlier this week, according to three people close to the de...

Crypto startup Worldcoin Raises $100m through Token Sales, Worth $3 Billion

Crypto startup Worldcoin is raising $100 million, which owns about $3 billion worth of cryptocurrency tokens in total, according to the report from The Information. Worldcoin raised $100 million from ...

Web3 infrastructure startup Mysten Labs unveils its Layer 1 blockchain

advertisement Mysten Labs, a web3 infrastructure startup founded by four former Meta engineers, has unveiled its inaugural product: a Layer 1 blockchain called Sui. Sui is a permissionless proof-of-st...

Indonesian E-Grocery Startup Sayurbox Raises $120 Million In Series C Funding

Sayurbox cofounders (L-R): Amanda Susanti, Rama Notowidigdido and Metha Trisnawati. Courtesy of Sayurbox Sayurbox announced Monday that it had raised $120 million in a Series C funding round led by No...

Fintech Startup Ramp Network Pulls $200M in Funding at $8.1B Valuation

Back in February, Ramp inked a partnership with Amazon Business to streamline business purchasing through its receipt-matching integration and both companies’ spend controls. Ramp, a fintech startup t...

China’s driverless delivery startup Whale Dynamic targets US market with $2.5M funding

A nascent Nuro challenger from China has its sight set on the delivery market in the US and has just raised some seed funding to advance its ambitions. Whale Dynamic, a Shenzhen-based autonomous deliv...

Ethereum Layer 2 Startup Optimism Raises $150m in Series B Round

Ethereum scaling startup Optimism has secured a $150 million Series B round, co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Paradigm. After this financing, the company was valued at $1.65 billion. Since NFT and De...

Ethereum Startup Optimism Hits $1.6 Billion Valuation After Raising $150M

Ethereum scaling solution Optimism today announced it raised $150 million in a Series B funding round. In a Thursday blog post, the startup said the added cash now means the company has a valuation of...

Ethereum scaling startup Optimism raises $150 million at $1.65 billion valuation

advertisement Optimism, the Ethereum scaling startup, said Thursday that it had raised a $150 million Series B funding round. The round values the startup, which formed out of a research effort in ear...

Former CEO of Disney in the metaverse with a startup

2022 could be the year of Disney’s official entry into the metaverse, according to rumours in the Wall Street Journal. At the same time, it could also be the year that its former chairman and CEO Bob ...

Robotics startup taps Bitcoin to deliver automated beverage

Pubinno, a San Francisco-based technology firm that creates the “Internet of Beer” with artificial intelligence, robotics and cloud computing platforms, has now integrated Bitcoin (BTC) pa...

The Complex Timing Of Engaging Startup Companies

Getting the technology required for fully autonomous driving might be enabled by a host of startup … [+] companies, but figuring out when to engage is a complex puzzle. getty The lives of small ...

Gaming startup Lava Labs’ valuation tops $100 million in Series A raise

advertisement A London-based gaming studio that hopes to become the ‘Pixar of web3’ has raised fresh funding at an eye-grabbing valuation. Lava Labs, a blockchain gaming startup launched in 2019 and a...

Crypto startup employee quits after realizing telltale signs of failure

The startup ecosystem has historically played a vital role in shaping the crypto community into an almost $2 trillion industry. However, numerous players bank on this notion to consistently overpromis...

Former Meta employees raise $200 million for blockchain startup Aptos

advertisement Aptos has raised $200 million in a round led by a16z crypto, with other investors ranging from Multicoin Capital to Coinbase Ventures. Aptos was founded by former Meta employees with the...

Bored Ape startup plans virtual land sales, APECoin token to kickstart metaverse gaming project

Yuga Labs, the business behind the heavily hyped Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection, is hoping to raise hundreds of millions of dollars by selling off virtual plots of land. A pitch deck obtained by ...

Bob Iger, Former Walt Disney CEO Supporting Metaverse Startup Genies

Former Disney chairperson, Bob Iger is making investment in Metaverse startup, Genies, and joins its team as board of directors advisors. Genies is an organization known for creating digital avatars f...

Former CEO at Walt Disney supports a metaverse startup

The former CEO of Walt Disney, Bob Iger, has announced plans to join the board of Genies, a digital platform focusing on avatars for the virtual world. Genies is developed on the Flow blockchain, whic...

Former Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger Backs Metaverse Startup

In brief Bob Iger, a longtime Disney fixture, joined NFT producer Genies LA-based Genies has raised $100 million and has customer that include major record labels Bob Iger, the former CEO of the Walt ...

Former Disney CEO Backs Metaverse Start-up

Alex Dovbnya Former Disney CEO Robert Iger has bet on a Metaverse startup, which is his first move since leaving the entertainment giant Former Disney CEO Robert Iger has joined the board of avatar co...

Crypto startup Gauntlet raises $23.8 million at $1 billion valuation

advertisement Crypto startup Gauntlet has raised $23.8 million in a new funding round led by Ribbit Capital. VC firms Polychain and Paradigm also participated in the round. Bloomberg first reported th...

Coatue Taps Ex-Index VC Sarah Cannon To Lead European Startup Investing Push

Venture capitalist Sarah Cannon will build out Coatue’s London office as the firm makes European tech startups an increasing priority. Courtesy of Sarah Cannon Investment giant Coatue has establ...

Two Co-head of Citigroup’s Digital Assets Quit, Planing to Launch New Crypto Startup

Two co-heads of Citigroup’s digital assets, Greg Girasole and Alex Kriete announced on Friday via their LinkedIn platform that they are leaving Citigroup to launch a new venture and would reveal more ...

Revolut Executive Quits Company to Establish New Crypto Startup

Alan Chang, the Chief Revenue Officer of Revolut, is reportedly leaving the UK fintech company with plans to raise funds in the millions of dollars for a new cryptocurrency initiative. $100 Million in...

Citigroup heads of digital asset division resign to open a crypto startup

Two executives heading Citigroup’s digital asset division have announced plans to leave the Wall Street firm and venture into the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector. The duo, Greg Girasole and Alex ...

Crypto startup to be launched by ex-Citi director 

Crypto startup is in the works by Alex Kriete  He was earlier the co-head of Digital Assets at Citi  The crypto adventure has come about the right time for the entrepreneur  Citi’s co-head of computer...

Israeli Blockchain Startup StarkWare Pulls $100M in Funding at $6B Valuation

StarkWare, an Israeli blockchain startup, is on track to close a $100 million funding round, according to details gathered by local media channel, Calcalistech, the capital raise has not been announce...

Citi’s Co-Heads of Digital Assets Leave to Launch Crypto Startup

Greg Girasole and Alex Kriete, who were spearheading the recently-launched digital assets group for Wall Street giant Citigroup have announced departing the firm. Citi Execs Bid Adieu According to Kri...

Citi’s digital asset co-heads resign with plans to create crypto startup

Alex Kriete, Co-Head of Digital Assets at Citi, announced his resignation from the banking giant after 11 years at the firm on March 10 via LinkedIn. He stated in his post that he intends to devote hi...

Gate.io Startup Introduces High-Yield IEO Launchpad With Advanced Security: Review

Gate.io Startup is a next-gen platform for initial cryptocurrency exchange offering (IEO) campaigns developed by the Gate.io crypto ecosystem. To ensure an unparalleled experience for all participants...

Women-led startup to help consumers monetize their data through blockchain

Web2 lets big tech companies collect consumer data without paying the people behind the statistics. However, the advent of Web3 technologies may change the way data is collected and let consumers get ...