2021 – Page 2261

Ula raises $20 million to expand its e-commerce marketplace in Indonesia

Tokopedia, Lazada, Shopee, and other firms created an e-commerce market in Indonesia in the past decade, making it possible for consumers to shop online in the island nation. But as…

lecrab 28 January 2021

eSports

SportsModule and 247 Leagues become members of ESIC

Sports data provider SportsModule and its subsidiary, tournament organiser 247 Leagues, have been announced as the latest members of the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC). As members of ESIC, both companies are…

lecrab 28 January 2021

Technology News

Flowhaven raises $16M to evolve brand licensing management beyond emails and spreadsheets

The media licensing business is a massive market, but much of the work involved is still handled manually through emails and spreadsheets. A startup called Flowhaven is working to change that.…

lecrab 28 January 2021

Technology News

Nigeria’s Cowrywise raises $3M pre-Series A to scale its wealth management platform

Cowrywise, a Nigerian fintech startup that offers digital wealth management and financial planning solutions, has raised $3 million in pre-Series A funding. Quona Capital led the round as Tsadik Foundation,…

lecrab 28 January 2021

Technology News

WhatsApp adds biometric authentication to its web and desktop versions

WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned popular messaging app with more than 2 billion users, has been getting a lot of heat and losing users in recent weeks after announcing (and then delaying)…

lecrab 28 January 2021

eSports

Team Vitality names Philips Monitors as FIFA partner

French esports organisation Team Vitality has announced a new partnership with electronics manufacturer Philips Monitors. The deal will see the organisation’s FIFA team play exclusively on monitors from the Philips…

lecrab 26 January 2021

Technology News

Grindr on the hook for €10M over GDPR consent violations

Grindr, a gay, bi, trans and queer hook-up app, is on the hook for a penalty of NOK100,000,000 (aka €10M or ~$12.1M) in Europe. Norway’s data protection agency has announced…

lecrab 26 January 2021

Technology News

Atomico promotes SaaS and enterprise-focussed investor Ben Blume to partner

Atomico, the European venture capital fund that typically invests at Series A and Series B, has made a number of internal promotions, including making SaaS and enterprise-focussed investor Ben Blume…

lecrab 26 January 2021

Technology News

A look at the soaring valuations of Rivian and Cruise with transportation VC Reilly Brennan

Perhaps more than most, Reilly Brennan loves cars and trucks. The native Michigander happily did grunt work for an automotive magazine as an undergrad at the University of Michigan before…

lecrab 26 January 2021

Technology News

Berlin’s Remagine secures $24M to finance high-growth and impact-led startups

Remagine, a financing platform offering banking services to high-growth companies with an ‘impact’ twist, has raised €20 million ($24M) in a Seed funding round. The Berlin-based startup has been operating…

lecrab 26 January 2021