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Dec 5, 2022 • 3min
Looks like sextech startup Lora DiCarlo is done for
Lora DiCarlo, a sextech startup that made headlines in 2019 after being blacklisted from the Consumer Electronics Show, seems to have shut down. The company’s website is offline and reportedly orders have gone unfulfilled for months. TechCrunch has reached out to the eponymous founder for confirmation, but it sure looks like the end of the […]Looks like sextech startup Lora DiCarlo is done for by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 5, 2022 • 5min
Kenya’s Uncover raises $1M to expand skincare product enterprise across Africa
Africa’s beauty and personal care market is growing accelerated by its growing young and fashion conscious population, increasing spending power, and urbanization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 2, 2022 • 5min
Mozilla acquires Active Replica to build on its metaverse vision
An automated status updater for Slack isn’t the only thing Mozilla acquired this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 2, 2022 • 6min
Spend management platform Teampay expands partnership with Mastercard, raises $47M
In 2016, Andrew Hoag, formerly a senior manager at Verisign and a web project lead at NASA’s Ames Research Center, founded Teampay, a platform that attempts to automate the software purchasing process for companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 1, 2022 • 5min
Shield, a communication compliance platform for financial institutions, raises $20M
Two months ago, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it had fined 16 Wall Street firms more than $1.1 billion for “widespread recordkeeping failures” regarding maintaining electronic communications, contravening federal securities laws. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 1, 2022 • 5min
Airbnb is helping finds renters an apartment so they can Airbnb it
Airbnb really wants you to Airbnb an apartment. So its latest step is to find renters a place, which they can also list on the travel booking platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 30, 2022 • 4min
Natives Rising wins backing to help Native Americans into tech and startups
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, Black, Latina, and Native American women represent approximately 16 percent of the total US population, but make up only 4 percent of students obtaining bachelor’s degrees in computing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 30, 2022 • 6min
Southeast Asia insurtech Igloo increases its Series B to $46M
Igloo, a Singapore-based insurtech focused on underserved communities in Southeast Asia, announced it has raised a Series B extension of $27 million, bringing the round’s total to $46 million. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 29, 2022 • 4min
CRED acquires CreditVidya
CRED is acquiring CreditVidya, a SaaS startup that helps firms underwrite first-time borrowers, in the latest of a series of investments from the Bengaluru-headquartered fintech as it broadens its offerings. The firms did not disclose the terms of the deal. The 10-year-old CreditVidya — headquartered in Hyderabad and backed by Navroz Udwadia, Kalaari Capital and […]CRED acquires CreditVidya by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 29, 2022 • 5min
Female Invest acquires sustainability-focused investment platform Gaia Investments
When Female Invest launched in 2019, it did so with the goal of creating a community where women who wanted to invest in the stock market, but weren’t sure where to start, could gain the knowledge and confidence to take the plunge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
