What’s getting funded in climate tech: Managing ESG data, supplying fusion startups and removing carbon

Despite hints of a slowdown, investors still appear to be enamored with the climate tech world. Just ask those of us who cover the sector here at TechCrunch+: Our... Read more »

Laced, a UK-based resale marketplace for authenticated premium sneakers, raises $12M

The $79 billion sneakers (or “trainers,” for our U.K. readers) industry has spawned a lucrative resale market, expected to hit $30 billion by the end of the decade —... Read more »

EBANX: We will be operating in 11 African countries by the end of the year

For all the talk about emerging markets and their similarities, moves involving African startups expanding to Latin America are rare. Only two significant activities come to mind recently: Migo’s... Read more »

DouxMatok takes sweet journey to become Incredo after securing $30M

DouxMatok, a food tech company whose first product is a sugar-based, sugar reduction solution called Incredo Sugar, is taking a nod from that and changing its company name to... Read more »

Microsoft’s AI reaches Indian villages

Merely months have passed since Microsoft and OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT to the world, sparking a fervor among tech enthusiasts and industry titans. Now, the technology that underpins this generative... Read more »

What is this? A car for ants? Volvo hypes EX30’s ‘smaller’ CO2 footprint

Volvo is back with new details on its forthcoming EX30 electric SUV. This time, the Swedish automaker is talking up the vehicle’s carbon footprint, claiming it is smaller “than... Read more »

The Backbone One: PlayStation Edition mobile controller is now available for Android

Backbone One – PlayStation Edition controller, made by Sony and Backbone, is now available for Android. Last July, both companies partnered to release an iOS version of the controller... Read more »

UK’s Moonfire VC raises its second fund at $115M to aim at early stage startups

It was back in the Pandemic era of 2021 that we reported on the launch of Moonfire, at the time a $60 million “Fund I” seed-stage “data-driven” VC geared... Read more »

Indonesia’s Skorlife gets funding to give Indonesians power over their credit scores

Skorlife, the fintech that wants to give Indonesians more transparency into their credit scores, has raised $4 million in seed funding. The round was led by Hummingbird Ventures with... Read more »

OpenFin’s attack on the ‘toggle tax’ in financial apps secures it a $35M Series D round

Not unlike a post-Internet-era Bloomberg Terminal, OpenFin was a startup which joined the revolutionary world of user interfaces to fast-moving information, back in 2010. If you cast your mind... Read more »
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