Startups

Welcome back to The Interchange, the weekly technewss series that looks at the latest — and what's ahead — in the global fintech industry. It's an incredible time to be a financial technology journalist. Besides the fact that over 20% of all venture dollars last year went into fintech

As bad economic news piles up seemingly on a daily basis, we don't know what the future holds except that change is on the way. Although we are seeing layoffs and hiring freezes at some companies, it doesn't necessarily mean the talent crunch will immediately abate. There will likely be som

Founders have gotten the memo that the ground is shifting under their feet right now. What to do about it is the question. Already, teams are making plans to scale back their spending to preserve capital. They’re making painful staff cuts toward that same end — or else instituting hirin

Skyroot, the first private Indian company to design, build and test a solid rocket propulsion stage, has reached another key milestone in the development of its Vikram-I launch vehicle: a full-duration test of the rocket's third stage. The third stage, dubbed Kalam-100 in homag

You thought the market was bad for venture capitalists, but what about the actual workers behind the tech companies they've backed? Reluctantly, we're writing a tech layoffs roundup for the third week in a row, because once again, there have been reductions across stages and sectors. Over

Technology turned out to be a boon for pets during the pandemic. Without ready access to vets, pet owners turned to mobile apps to keep track of their pet’s health, often via educational content, and in some cases that was linked to insurance providers. The behavior has lit up the VC world as

CleverTap, a retention marketing platform which has raised $76.6 million to date, is to fully acquire Bulgarian-originated but San Francisco-based Leanplum, a customer engagement platform which has raised $131.2 million, for an undisclosed amount. The news was broken by South Eastern European start

Thursday May 19, 2022, and it's the last day of our in-person Mobility event. Tomorrow we take the journey to the mean streets of the world wide web, and you can still join us virtually! — Haje and Christine The technewss Top 3 Tl;dr: We know you don't have 32 minutes to read Meta globa

The latest developments in technology make it clear that we are on the precipice of a monumental shift in how artificial intelligence (AI) is employed in our lives and businesses. First, let me address the misconception that AI is synonymous with algorithms and automation. This misconception exists

Arrival, the U.K.-founded commercial electric vehicle company, unveiled the first prototype of its purpose-built electric vehicle for ride-hailing on the technewss Sessions: Mobility stage on Thursday. The company, which is perhaps best known for its potentially revolutionary goal of building mult

Making purposeful decisions on diversity and inclusion in the workplace goes beyond simply building your team. As a minority female entrepreneur and co-founder of a women's health startup, ensuring diversity within our cap table has been a must — and has proven instrumental to our success. Br

Historically, the relationship between landlords and tenants can be a contentious one. At the same time, the experiences of managing a property, and renting one, are not always smooth. Belong, a startup that aims to address both these issues while giving renters a way to save toward

How was your first day at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022? We hope you're fully caffeinated and ready to roll because day two is packed with groundbreaking tech, opportunities galore and more top-notch programming. Finish your coffee, peruse the event agenda and plan your day. We took the liberty of

At the Permissionless conference in sunny West Palm Beach, conversations around mergers and acquisitions in crypto were heating up as market players were starting to discuss this trend growing at the protocol level for decentralized finance (DeFi). Panelists Nikita Ovchinnik, chief business develop