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(Innovation/Technology) IoT satellite network startup Hiber secures €26M in funding round led by EU’s innovation agency (TechCrunch)

Mike Butcher European satellite and communications startup, Hiber BV has secured €26 million in EU and private investment to expand its IoT satellite network. https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/30/iot-satellite-network-startup-hiber-secures-e26m-in-funding-round-led-by-eus-innovation-agency/

(Innovation/Technology) Singapore-based Nimbly gets $4.6M to help businesses automate their standard operating procedures (TechCrunch)

Catherine Shu Many work teams, especially stores and restaurants, rely on manual spreadsheets to ensure their operations are running smoothly. https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/30/singapore-based-nimbly-gets-4-6m-to-help-businesses-automate-their-standard-operating-procedures/

(Innovation/Technology) Tutor marketplace GoStudent raises €70M Series B round led by new US investor Coatue (TechCrunch)

Mike Butcher Vienna-based GoStudent, which connects students to tutors on a virtual learning platform, has raised a €70M Series B funding round led by new...

(Innovation/Technology) Finch Capital acquires Wirecard Turkey (TechCrunch)

Steve O'Hear Finch Capital, the early-stage fintech VC with a presence in London and Amsterdam, is acquiring Wirecard Turkey, a subsidiary of Wirecard, the disgraced fintech out of...

(Innovation/Technology) Men’s health startup Manual raises $30M Series A from US and European investors (TechCrunch)

Mike Butcher Men’s health and wellbeing startup Manual has raised a $30m Series A round from US-based Sonoma Brands and Waldencast, and Manual’s existing European investors Felix...

(Innovation/Technology) African talent recruitment company TalentQL joins Techstars to further global ambition (TechCrunch)

Tage Kene-Okafor African-focused talent recruitment and outsourcing company TalentQL today announced that it has been accepted into Techstars Toronto. https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/29/african-talent-recruitment-company-talentql-joins-techstars-to-further-global-ambition/

(Innovation/Technology) Everli, the European marketplace for online grocery shopping, bags $100M Series C (TechCrunch)

Steve O'Hear Everli, the European marketplace for online grocery shopping that started in Italy but now also operates in Poland, Czech Republic and France, has...

(Innovation/Technology) Testing platform Tricentis acquires performance testing service Neotys (TechCrunch)

Frederic Lardinois If you develop software for a large enterprise company, chances are you’ve heard of Tricentis. https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/29/testing-platform-tricentis-acquires-performance-testing-service-neotys/

(Cybersecurity) 30 Docker images downloaded 20M times in cryptojacking attacks (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini Experts discovered that 30 malicious Docker images with a total number of 20 million pulls were involved in cryptomining operations. https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/116111/cyber-crime/docker-cryptojacking-attacks.html

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