September 2020

Chris Mann boards REV/XP as Senior Vice President

Sports marketing agency rEvolution has tapped Chris Mann to serve as the SVP of its gaming and esports division, REV/XP. The agency currently manages Chipotle’s gaming and esports activities. Credit:…

lecrab 30 September 2020

Technology News

‘The Real Facebook Oversight Board’ launches to counter Facebook’s ‘Oversight Board’

Today a group of academics, researchers and civil rights leaders go live on with ‘The Real Facebook Oversight Board’ which is designed to criticize and discuss the role of the…

lecrab 30 September 2020

eSports

Spacestation Gaming enters partnership with SteelSeries

North American organisation Spacestation Gaming has established a partnership with Danish gaming peripherals manufacturer SteelSeries. The deal includes the supply of SteelSeries’ range of peripherals for the organisation’s players and staff.…

lecrab 30 September 2020

Technology News

Europe eyeing limits on how big tech can use data and bundle apps — reports

European lawmakers are considering new rules for Internet giants that could include forcing them to share data with smaller rivals and/or put narrow limits on how they can use data…

lecrab 30 September 2020

Technology News

Element acquires Gitter to get more developers on board with the open Matrix messaging protocol

Some interesting news for lovers of open, decentralized communications tech: Element, the company behind the eponymous Matrix -based Slack competitor (formerly known as Riot) has acquired developer-focused chat platform, Gitter,…

lecrab 30 September 2020

Technology News

Juno Bio launches a vaginal microbiome test kit — targeting the women’s health data gap

Entrepreneur First -backed Juno Bio has launched a home test kit for women wanting to get a better understanding of their vaginal microbiome while also contributing data to further research…

lecrab 30 September 2020

Technology News

Businesses reducing trash and plastic consumption are beginning to look like treasure to some VCs

Zuleyka Strasner didn’t set out to become an advocate for zero-waste consumption. The former manager of partner operations at Felicis Ventures had initially pursued a career in politics in the…

lecrab 29 September 2020

eSports

Data startup PandaScore raises €5 million Series A funding

PandaScore, a French startup focused on artificial intelligence-driven statistics and odds data, announced today that it has raised €5M (£4.55 million) in a Series A funding round. The round was…

lecrab 29 September 2020

eSports

Pacaembu Stadium to house ‘world’s largest’ battle royale arena

Brazilian entertainment group Bad Boy Leroy (BBL) and concessionaire Allegra Pacaembu announced plans to construct a R$95 million (£13 million) battle royale esports arena complex on the grounds of São Paulo’s…

lecrab 29 September 2020

Technology News

Multis is a business bank account for cryptocurrencies

Meet Multis, a French startup that is building business bank accounts, except that it lets you store, send and receive cryptocurrencies. The startup just raised a $2.2 million seed round.…

lecrab 29 September 2020