Tag: TechCrunch

TechInnovation. Bangkok-based insurtech Sunday banks $45M Series B from investors like Tencent (Catherine Shu, TechCrunch)

Sunday, an insurtech startup based in Bangkok, announced it has raised a $45 million Series B. Investors include Tencent, SCB 10X, Vertex Growth, Vertex...

TechInnovation. BMW Group’s Neue Klasse lineup to focus on circular economy to achieve reduction in CO2 emissions (Rebecca Bellan, TechCrunch)

The BMW Group announced Thursday its intentions to commit to a 50% reduction from 2019 levels in global carbon dioxide emissions during the use-phase of its...

TechInnovation. Online learning platform CLASS101 bags $26M Series B to support growth (Kate Park, TechCrunch)

Everything is switching from offline to online mode, spurred by the pandemic, and that also has turned around things for the creative economy. Creative...

TechInnovation. Roli is rebooting as Luminary, following financial struggles (Brian Heater, TechCrunch)

I was fascinated by Roli the first time I saw founder/CEO Roland Lamb bending the keys of the Seaboard back at SXSW in 2013....

TechInnovation. Nikola and Bosch ink deal for hydrogen fuel cell modules (Aria Alamalhodaei, TechCrunch)

Beleaguered electric truck developer Nikola Corp. has inked a new agreement with Bosch for its hydrogen fuel cell modules. The modules will be used...

TechInnovation. Shepherd raises $6.2M seed round to tackle the construction insurance market (Alex Wilhelm, TechCrunch)

Shepherd, an insurtech startup focused on the construction market, has closed a $6.15 million seed round led by Spark Capital. The funding event comes after...

USA/China. FBI says Chinese authorities are hacking US-based Uyghurs (Carly Page, TechCrunch)

The FBI has warned that the Chinese government is using both in-person and digital techniques to intimidate, silence and harass U.S.-based Uyghur Muslims.  The Chinese government has...

TechInnovation. Botify raises $55 million to optimize search engine indexing (Romain Dillet, TechCrunch)

Botify has raised a $55 million Series C funding round led by InfraVia Growth with Bpifrance’s Large Venture fund also participating. The company has created...

Space. Virgin Galactic looks to late September, early October for first commercial crewed flight (Aria Alamalhodaei, TechCrunch)

Just two months after celebrating its first manned launch to orbit — which is now under investigation with the Federal Aviation Administration — Virgin...

Europe. Europe’s top court slaps down ‘zero rating’ again (Natasha Lomas, TechCrunch)

Europe’s top court has dealt another blow to “zero rating” — ruling for a second time that the controversial carrier practice goes against the...

TechInnovation. Trustshare runs escrow infrastructure as a service to facilitate online sales (Romain Dillet, TechCrunch)

Image Credits: Tim Evans / Unsplash Meet Trustshare, a London-based startup that is working on escrow infrastructure for online classified, B2B marketplaces, trade directories and more. It’s a white-label...

TechInnovation. Oviva grabs $80M for app-delivered healthy eating programs (Natasha Lomas, TechCrunch)

Image Credits: Danny O. (opens in a new window)/ Flickr (opens in a new window)under a CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new window)license. UK startup Oviva, which sells a digital support...

TechInnovation. VanMoof raises $128 million to become the world’s leading e-bike brand (Romain Dillet, TechCrunch)

Amsterdam-based startup VanMoof has raised a $128 million Series C funding round. The company designs and sells electric bikes that are quite popular in some markets....

TechInnovation. Sanas aims to convert one accent to another in real time for smoother customer service calls (Devin Coldewey, TechCrunch)

Image Credits: Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch In the customer service industry, your accent dictates many aspects of your job. It shouldn’t be the case that there’s...

TechInnovation. Olsam raises $165M to buy up and scale consumer and B2B Amazon Marketplace sellers (Ingrid Lunden, TechCrunch)

Image Credits: Olsam On the heels of Heroes announcing a $200 million raise earlier today, to double down on buying and scaling third-party Amazon Marketplace sellers, another startup out of...

TechInnovation. Yandex buys out Uber’s stake in Yandex Self-Driving Group, Eats, Lavka and Delivery for $1B (Rebecca Bellan, TechCrunch)

Image Credits: Alexander RyuminTASS / Getty Images (Image has been modified) Russian internet and ride-hail giant Yandex has acquired Uber’s stake in its Self-Driving Group (SDG), as well as...