December 11, 2019
One search equals to minus one pound of sea garbage: Here comes an ‘eco-friendly’ search engine
He has always wanted to escape civilisation and recede into nature at every...
November 18, 2019
Opera’s Africa fintech startup OPay gains $120M from Chinese investors
Africa-focused fintech startup OPay has raised a $120 million Series B round...
November 15, 2019
Despite bans, Giphy still hosts self-harm, hate speech, and child sex abuse content
Image search engine Giphy bills itself as providing a “fun and safe...
October 16, 2019
ZeroDown, valued at $150M, plans to take on Zillow
ZeroDown launches a home search engine.
October 4, 2019
Civic Champs app gives nonprofits the tech tools to manage volunteers
Nonprofits employ 10% of the U.S. workforce and generate some $2 trillion in...
September 26, 2019
Bodega, once dubbed ‘America’s most hated startup,’ has quietly raised millions
The startup — now Stockwell — is backed by GV, NEA and DCM Ventures....
September 4, 2019
How Zhihu has become one of China’s biggest hubs for experts
Zhihu may not be as well known outside of China as WeChat or ByteDance’s...
August 2, 2019
Africa Roundup: Canal+ acquires ROK, Flutterwave and Alipay partner, OPay raises $50M
In July, French television company Canal+ acquired the ROK film studio from...
July 17, 2019
AlphaSense, a search engine for analysis and business intel, raises $50M led by Innovation Endeavors
Google and its flagship search portal opened the door to the possibilities of...
July 10, 2019
Opera founded startup OPay raises $50M for mobile finance in Nigeria
OPay, an Africa-focused mobile payments startup founded by Norwegian browser...