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Not Another African Tech Article
The great continent of Africa seems to be the flavor of the month. As the world wakes up to its potential, I can’t help but cringe each time an “African tech” article is published on a popular medium like TechCrunch. The lack of data and “exotic charm” of Africa makes it an easy target for baseless, heavily flawed or downright ridiculous content. This benefits no… Read More
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This Insane Rack Made Out Of 53 GoPros Captures 3D Movies
Sketchfab is an online platform to view and share 3D files. The company has been adding a bunch of new features over the past few months, including computer-generated animations and a VR button to view 3D models with a VR headset. Today, the company is partnering with TimeSlice Films to add support for “4D,” which are really 3D movie files captured using multiple cameras. Read More
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Join Us For A Micro-Meetup In New York Tonight
The inimitable Jon Shieber will be interviewing Pär-Jörgen Pärson of Northzone VC at a mini-meetup to be held in New York tonight and you’re invited. You can RSVP here. The event will be held at 116 Houston Street, Manhattan, NY and start at about 7pm. Shieber will talk to PJ for a bit and then there will be some good old networking, wine drinking, and the occasional heated argument… Read More
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Delivery Costs Are Devouring Food Startups
Food tech is big these days — Grubhub, Blue Apron, Instacart — but pretty web design and polished communication strategies aren’t enough to build a sustainable food business. No company will provide attractive gross margins without creating and executing a sustainable new paradigm for food delivery. It comes down to perishability: Fresh food breaks tried and true delivery… Read More
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OpenHouse Wants To Help You Buy A House That Fits Your Lifestyle
When it comes to searching for a new house or apartment to buy, the typical search experience usually focuses solely on geography, number of rooms and square footage. Over time, Zillow, Redfin and others have slowly added a few more search criteria, but OpenHouse takes all of this a step further by also helping you find a home and neighborhood that fits your lifestyle.
Are you looking for a… Read More
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Bloglovin’ Embraces Influencer Marketing With Sverve Acquisition
Bloglovin’ is announcing the acquisition of marketing startup Sverve, a move that should the expand monetization options for writers using the Bloglovin’ platform.
The New York-headquartered company offers an aggregator where consumers can find and follow fashion and lifestyle bloggers, and where those bloggers can reach and stay connected with a new audience. CEO Giordano… Read More
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Sprout Social Raises $42M For Its Marketing Tools
Sprout Social is announcing a big Series C round of funding — the company says it has raised $42 million from Goldman Sachs’ Merchant Banking Division and New Enterprise Associates. Brands using the company’s tools for monitoring and publishing to social media include Hyatt, Marvel, Microsoft, Uber, Zendesk and Zipcar. It says it’s currently working with more than… Read More
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Singapore-based Cloud Communication Startup Wavecell Scores $1.6M Series A
Wavecell, a Singaporean startup that creates APIs for communication tools, has raised a $1.6 million Series A. The round was led by Qualgro Asean Fund with participation from Wavemaker Pacific, and will be used to grow Wavecell’s market presence in Southeast Asia. London-Based Curve De-Cloaks With All Your Bank Cards In One, And Broader Fintech Convergence Play
Curve, the stealthy London-based startup backed by notable fintech investors, finally de-cloaks today with the soft launch of its iOS app and accompanying MasterCard-powered Curve card. Similar to Coin in the U.S., the headline feature is the ability to combine an unlimited number of bank cards into one physical payment card. After loading all of your debit and credit cards into the app,… Read More
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Casual Trading App Bux Pulls In Another $6.9M In Funding
More VC being thrown at casual trading app Bux. The app, which turns stocks and derivatives trading (via CFDs) into a game-like and social experience, thus potentially broadening the market to include a greater number of people who have never traded before, has pulled in a further $6.9 million in funding. Read More
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