The shopkeeper adept of direct delivery or dropshipping does not have the products he sells on his website. Instead, he expects a customer to place an order before purchasing the goods from a supplier. The latter then sends the product directly to the customer. In recent years, videos and sites…
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Financial institutions know how to calculate the risk of serving traditional businesses, although for the firms touching cryptocurrency, the math is still a bit fuzzy. The assumption of added regulatory hurdles and money-laundering fears, have led to a widespread problem, and most likely your bank would rather just not deal…
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China’s pivot to Africa Three African fintech startups; OPay, PalmPay and East African trucking logistics company Lori Systems, closed large fundraises this year. On their own, the deals aren’t particularly notable, but together, they expose a new trend within the African startup ecosystem. This year, those three companies brought in…
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Even the most ambitious attendees at Twin Cities Startup Week in October would have been hard-pressed to make it to every event. Along with dozens of inspiring speakers, networking sessions, and educational classes, more than 100 startups from around the state exhibited their businesses and discussed where they’re headed. The…
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It’s time to expand the horizons of microscopy, according to Israeli startup Augmentiqs, as the instruments — used for seeing small objects invisible to the naked eye — have remained essentially unchanged since their invention some 400 years ago. It’s still an “analog box that uses glass and light,” said…
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Figure Technologies, a nearly two-year-old, San Francisco-based fintech cofounded by Mike Cagney, the founder of the more established fintech company SoFi, is raising a whole lot of money — again. By February of this year, Figure had already raised $120 million in equity funding from a gaggle of investors, including…
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Indore-based Edtech startup, Digital Gurukul, has partnered with German tech networking company Certif-ID to roll out blockchain-powered certificates, which will allow employers to access the diplomas of applicants from any geographical locations. By integrating blockchain with certificates and diplomas, Digital Gurukul is eliminating the need to send or physically present…
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Miko is an Indian robot that has been entertaining and educating children in Asia. Now it wants to befriend American kids. Its Mumbai-based creator Emotix announced series A funding round of $7.5 million in August. Butler is a warehouse robot from Gurugram. Its maker GreyOrange has clients from Japan to…
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MediaFem allows you to make that money without having to sell to ONLY ONE company (Taboola and Outbrain are the same company now). With Taboola and Outbrain poised to become a single company, they no longer have to worry about competing with one another for business. But as a combined…
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Indonesian consumer insights platform Populix has closed a $1 million seed funding round led by Intudo Ventures that also received participation from Gobi Agung and Pegasus Tech Ventures. Founded in January 2018, Populix provides real-time consumer feedback to help clients make better business decisions. Its products range from intensive research…
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