KKR invests $45M into GrowSari, a B2B platform for Filipino MSMEs – TechCrunch
A sari-sari store owner who uses GrowSari GrowSari, the Manila-based startup that helps small shops grow and digitize, announced today …
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Neil Young plans to pull his music from Spotify over Joe Rogan Covid misinformation – TechCrunch
Neil Young is threatening to pull his music from Spotify over concerns that the company’s exclusive deal with podcaster Joe …
Zoi, a preventive care startup co-founded by a former Macron advisor, raises $23 million seed round – TechCrunch
Meet Zoi, a new French startup that wants to combine routine medical checkups with preventive care through a mobile app. …
3 ways investors can assess the strength of an NFT opportunity – TechCrunch
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Indian food delivery giant Swiggy raises $700 million at $10.7 billion valuation – TechCrunch
Swiggy, India’s top food delivery startup, has raised $700 million in a new financing round, just six months after securing …
Castiron serves up a $6M seed round to support ‘food artisans’ – TechCrunch
The pandemic hasn’t been easy for anyone, but the food service industry has been hit particularly hard. More than 90,000 …
Crypto.com expands venture arm to $500 million to back early-stage web3 startups – TechCrunch
Crypto.com, a popular cryptocurrency exchange, has extended its venture arm’s fund size to $500 million as it looks to more …
Space startup Wyvern raises $4.5M and joins YC’s latest cohort – TechCrunch
A Canadian startup working at the cutting edge of satellite imaging has raised $4.5 million across a combination of a …
Social robotics company Furhat buys Sphero spin-out company Misty Robotics – TechCrunch
Misty has had a hell of a journey of it. After raising $11.5 million from Foundry and Venrock, then crowdfunding …
The race to fund crypto’s future sure is expensive – TechCrunch
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