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After QuizUp and Trivia Royale, Thor Fridriksson’s next act is a mobile MMO

After QuizUp and Trivia Royale, Thor Fridriksson’s next...

QuizUp founder Thor Fridriksson is at it again. The Icelandic serial entrepreneu...

Startups
10,000 subscribers later, This Week in Fintech has a venture fund

10,000 subscribers later, This Week in Fintech has a ve...

If you keep up with financial technology, you likely know that the fintech commu...

Funding
The Vets, a pet healthcare platform that provides at-home care, raises $40M led by Target Global

The Vets, a pet healthcare platform that provides at-ho...

The Vets, a tech-enabled pet healthcare platform that provides at-home care, has...

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Using an Abandoned Cart Email to Boost Sales through the Roof

Using an Abandoned Cart Email to Boost Sales through th...

Using an abandoned cart email to boost sales through the roof is one way to maxi...

Funding
Esusu becomes unicorn with SoftBank Vision Fund 2-led $130M funding

Esusu becomes unicorn with SoftBank Vision Fund 2-led $...

More than 100 million Americans spend an average of $1,100 (more than $1.4 trill...

Funding
Ascend’s BNPL approach to insurance lifted by $280M in new equity, debt

Ascend’s BNPL approach to insurance lifted by $280M in ...

Offering monthly flexible payments at the point of sale has resulted in customer...

Startups
Compound aims to be a one-stop-shop for tech employees to manage their finances

Compound aims to be a one-stop-shop for tech employees ...

Jordan Gonen and Jacob Schein had both worked in the tech industry for a few yea...

Funding
Vesta closes on $30M in an a16z-led Series A to build a new kind of mortgage infrastructure

Vesta closes on $30M in an a16z-led Series A to build a...

If you’ve ever taken out a mortgage, you know how painful and tedious the proces...

Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, S22 Plus, S22 full specs, design, and prices leaked online ahead of February 9 launch

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, S22 Plus, S22 full specs, des...

Samsung will launch the S22 series at its Galaxy Unpacked 2022 event which is sc...

Gadgets
Apple developing feature to allow iPhones to accept contactless payments directly: Report

Apple developing feature to allow iPhones to accept con...

The new system could be a boon for small businesses, which would be able to acce...

Technology
Google Maps to help users to save, share their location’s plus codes

Google Maps to help users to save, share their location...

Bishop added that the company is actively looking for opportunities to partner w...

Blockchain
Crypto infrastructure company Fireblocks nearly quadruples valuation to $8B in six months

Crypto infrastructure company Fireblocks nearly quadrup...

Crypto custody platform Fireblocks is quite possibly “the most successful and le...

Blockchain
Crypto investors have 1099 problems, but Cointracker helps make sure filing taxes isn’t one

Crypto investors have 1099 problems, but Cointracker he...

The upcoming tax season is likely to prove particularly complex for crypto inves...

Funding
Tanzanian fintech NALA raises $10M seed to build Revolut for Africa

Tanzanian fintech NALA raises $10M seed to build Revolu...

NALA, a Tanzanian cross-border payments company that recently pivoted from local...

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Agritech platform Aqgromalin secures $5.25 Mn in pre Series A

Agritech platform Aqgromalin secures $5.25 Mn in pre Se...

Aqgromalin, an agritech platform for animal husbandry and aquaculture ecosystem,...

Funding
Domestika raises $110M on a $1.3B valuation to expand its learning community for creative types

Domestika raises $110M on a $1.3B valuation to expand i...

The creative community has been a ripe target for startups building tools and se...