A snapshot of the leading startups in Africa’s top VC markets

TechCrunch did a synopsis recently on Africa’s 2019 VC stats. Analyses...


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...


Intuition Robotics raises $36M for its empathetic digital companion

Intuition Robotics, the company best known for its ElliQ robot, a digital home...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...