March 16, 2020
A snapshot of the leading startups in Africa’s top VC markets
TechCrunch did a synopsis recently on Africa’s 2019 VC stats. Analyses...
February 19, 2020
Online learning marketplace Udemy raises $50M at a $2B valuation from Japanese publisher Benesse
The internet has, for better or worse, become the default platform for people...
February 13, 2020
Intuition Robotics raises $36M for its empathetic digital companion
Intuition Robotics, the company best known for its ElliQ robot, a digital home...
December 17, 2019
Today’s top tech news: gojek is shutting down a number of its GoLife services
gojek is shutting down a number of its GoLife services – The Jakarta Post...
August 7, 2019
Toyota partners with AI startup Preferred Networks on building helper robots for humans
Toyota is enlisting the help of startup Preferred Networks, a Japanese company...
June 14, 2019
How to negotiate term sheets with strategic investors
Three years ago, I met with a founder who had raised a massive seed round at a...
May 2, 2019
A 30-mph e-bike to compete with cars in cities? Investors just bet $20 million on it
Bird and Lime are scooting along, backed by hundreds of millions in venture...
April 20, 2019
Startups Weekly: Zoom CEO says its stock price is ‘too high’
In this week's newsletter: More IPOs, Boston Dynamics dog-like robot makes its...
April 19, 2019
Uber’s self-driving car unit raises $1B from Toyota, Denso and Vision Fund ahead of spin-out
Uber has confirmed it will spin out its self-driving car business after the unit...
March 14, 2019
Today’s top tech news, March 14: SoftBank, Toyota in talks to invest US$1B in Uber’s self-driving unit
In yet another breaking story, Alibaba-backed Paytm Mall is said to be very...