Startup founders are building companies on WhatsApp
In Asia, where I work as a partner at an early-stage VC, startups are regularly...
Nexkey raises $6M Series A round to make your company’s doors smarter
Nexkey, a company that provides a mobile access control solution for commercial...
The 11 best startups from Y Combinator’s S19 Demo Day 1
Y Combinator, the genesis for many of the companies that have shaped Silicon...
Africa Roundup: Jumia’s post-IPO earnings, Gokada’s $5.3M raise, Facebook’s fake-news purge, Joe Montana’s fintech investment
Jumia held its first post-IPO earnings call and weathered a short-sell assault...
Startups net more than capital with NBA players as investors
If you’re a basketball fan like me, you’ll be glued to the TV...
As researchers pursue links between bacteria and human health, startups stand to benefit
In 2009, the National Institutes of Health launched a five-year, $150 million...
Snap is channeling Asia’s messaging giants with its move into gaming
Snap is taking a leaf out of the Asian messaging app playbook as its social...
Fleksy’s AI keyboard is getting a store to put mini apps at chatters’ fingertips
Remember Fleksy? The customizable Android keyboard app has a new trick up its...
Pure Bit, a South Korean exchange, pulls a $2.8 million exit scam
Another day, another exit scam. This time it comes to us from South Korea where...
A more inclusive Messenger platform involves building bots for the world’s poor and understanding cultural nuances
A word about cultural peculiarities and low tech literacy TL;DR In many...