27 July 2020

Tandem snags $5.7M for its language buddy app amid COVID-19’s e-learning boom

The Berlin-based startup behind Tandem, an app for practicing a second language, has closed a £4.5 million (~$5.7 million) Series A round of financing to capitalize on growth opportunities it’s…

lecrab 27 July 2020

eSports

Adam Whyte on how Edge makes it easier to pay players

As the esports industry expands and evolves, it is gradually becoming more and more professional — but it still lives up to the disparaging “Wild West” moniker at times. Every…

lecrab 27 July 2020

eSports

Adam Rymer’s Envy hiring highlights changes in media, esports

Cords? Cut. Print? Paltry. Box office? Busted. We live in a world where modern media is constantly changing. Partially a circumstance of the pandemic and partially digital trends a long…

lecrab 27 July 2020

Blockchain News

The time to digitise hidden value is now: How blockchain can help

48% of CEOs don’t trust blockchain technology. Yet 84% are curious about the compelling benefits that it offers. In today’s tumultuous markets, moving from an investigative mindset to one that…

lecrab 27 July 2020

Technology News

cargo.one gets $18.6M to take its air freight booking platform over the pond

Berlin -based cargo.one, which runs a marketplace for booking air freight, has closed an $18.6 million Series A round of funding led by Index Ventures. Next47 and prior backers Creandum,…

lecrab 27 July 2020